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The last batch of Nigerians evacuated from South Africa following renewed xenophobic tensions has arrived in Lagos, bringing the Federal Government's evacuation exercise to a close. The returnees were transported by an Air Peace flight, which touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport at approximately 11:28 a.m. on Wednesday. The evacuation marked the completion of the government's initiative to assist Nigerians who requested to return home due to rising security concerns and xenophobic attacks in parts of South Africa. Before the final flight, the Federal Government had carried out several evacuation operations to bring stranded citizens back to Nigeria as fears over their safety continued to grow. Air Peace played a key role throughout the operation by operati...

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the inclusion of N6.44 billion in the 2026 budget for a Presidential Support Group for the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, describing the allocation as questionable since Nigeria had already failed to qualify for the tournament before the budget was presented. In a statement issued on Wednesday through his spokesperson, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku expressed concern over the expenditure, arguing that it raises serious questions about the credibility of the country's budgeting process. His remarks come amid ongoing controversy surrounding the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), following the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi, who allegedly headed the fake agency. The ag...

Mary Habila, the late 26-year-old physiotherapist whose body was found naked at Works Minister, David Umahi’s house is set to be buried despite the public outcry for autopsy. Mary Habila who is popularly known as Mara, is said to be Umahi’s personal physiotherapist. She reportedly died on June 27, 2026 at Umahi’s residence at Uburu, in Ebonyi State under questionable circumstances. Reacting to the news of her impending burial, many Nigerians called on the Nigerian government to investigate the incident following similar allegations made against the minister in the past. However, amid the police investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding Habila’s death, the family announced Friday, July 17, 2026, as her burial date. The development has continued to raise dust...

Elon Musk could face criminal charges for violating Wisconsin election law when he gave some voters $1 million checks during the state’s high-stakes Supreme Court election last year. The Wisconsin Elections Commission, a bipartisan panel consisting of three Democrats and three Republicans, found probable cause that the billionaire violated the state’s election bribery law. According to a motion approved by the commission, Musk likely broke the law "by making a social media post that offered one million dollars to individuals who voted in the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court Election in order to induce them to vote in that election". The commission voted 5-1 in a closed session last Thursday to refer two confidential complaints, brought by voters in Milwaukee and Green Bay, to the Brow...

Five members from a beloved band have been identified among the ten victims who di£d in a horror plane crash as the airline has now suspended all of its flights following the disaster. Da Pond Band singer Shaniese Miller has said she is “still shocked” after five members of her band were k!lled in a plane crash. On Friday, July 10, a small plane operated by Flamingo Air crashed in the Bahamas, k!lling all 10 people on board.   Boarding a flight that usually takes under 20 minutes, the plane left Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau and was en route to San Andros when it crashed in North Andros, the Bahamian Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority said. Da Pond Band – known for performing Caribbean music – had been due to perform at an Independen...

Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have rescued three kidnapped students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. The rescued students, identified as Praise Obagbalu, 18; Favour Okoroje, 21; and Balogun Precious, 19, were abducted on Sunday, July 12, 2026, during an attack in the Ujemen G.T. Extension area of Ekpoma. The Commissioner of Police in Edo State, Monday Agbonika, disclosed the development on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 while briefing journalists at the Nigeria Police Divisional Headquarters in Ekpoma. The CP, who was represented by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the k!lling of one student during the attack.  According to the commissioner, the command received a distress report that armed men suspected to be kidnappers had...

Horror new details have emerged after a woman was arrested on child s£x crime charges. Victoria Anne Cranmer, 25, allegedly recorded a vile video assaulting a young child on May 6 in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey. Cranmer used a mobile phone gifted to her by her former roommate, according to local publication Patch. The woman’s former roommate, identified in court records as "Ms. P", reportedly discovered the unspeakable footage when Cranmer returned the phone after she was thrown out of the house. The 14-second clip saw Cranmer laughing while "acting inappropriately" with the child in the bathroom on her Snapchat, the affidavit alleged. Cranmer was identified by distinct tattoos, including one on her leg of "boobs", her voice and the fact that the v...

The Organising Secretary of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Lagos State Council, Toba Ajiboye, popularly known as Ijaya, has d!ed after gunmen attacked and shot him in Lagos. Ajiboye was reportedly returning home on Sunday night, July 13, from his childhood community in Fadeyi when he was attacked by the gunmen. The assailants allegedly intercepted his vehicle along the Ikorodu Road corridor before opening fire, leaving the car with several bullet holes. Sources familiar with the incident said Toba and other occupants of the vehicle sustained bullet wounds and survived the attack.

The Nigerian Senate has blasted the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for calling for a United Nations-led probe into the abduction of pupils and teachers from Oriire Local Government Area of the state. Speaking at the plenary on Tuesday, July 14, the Senate asked the governor to stop trivialising a very serious and traumatic matter. Recall that Gov Makinde, in a statewide broadcast on Monday, July 13, called on the United Nations and other international human rights and accountability bodies to investigate the circumstances surrounding the abduction. Speaking during Senate plenary today, Senator Adams Oshiomole described Governor Makinde’s demand for UN investigation as “not statesmanly and politics taken too far”. The former Edo governor urged the Senate to call on Makinde to...

In a surprising legislative shift, the House of Representatives has withdrawn its self-sponsored constitutional amendment bill aimed at establishing state police across Nigeria.The decision, made during Tuesday's plenary session, July 14, clears the path for lawmakers to focus entirely on a separate, executive-backed State Police Bill forwarded by the presidency.Following the withdrawal of its own draft, the Green Chamber immediately fast-tracked the executive's proposal to ensure the momentum on decentralized policing remains intact.The executive-sponsored bill successfully scaled both its first and second readings during Tuesday's sitting. Following its second reading, the bill was referred to the House Committee on Constitutional Review for further legislative input, public hearings, an...