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Thunderstorm has claimed the lives of six children and left two others injured in Dadiri community, Tirgili district in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State.  The tragic incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, July 19, 2026, following a severe thunderstorm that struck the community without warning. According to reports, eight children were caught in the storm while they were in the affected area.  Six of the children d!ed instantly at the scene while the two surviving children sustained varying degrees of injuries and are currently receiving medical treatment.  The tragic incident has thrown the entire Dadiri and Tirgili communities, as well as Ganye Local Government Area, into mourning.  https://www.youtube.com...

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Faye was elected on Sunday during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held in Lungi, Sierra Leone. He succeeds Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio, who previously chaired the regional bloc. In another milestone for Senegal, Birame Diop, the country's former Minister of the Armed Forces, was elected President of the ECOWAS Commission for the 2026–2030 term. The appointment marks the first time since ECOWAS was established in 1975 that a Senegalese national has been elected to lead the Commission. Diop succeeds Gambian diplomat Omar Touray, who has served as President of the ECOWAS Commission since 2022. ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Hore, Bello Bodejo, in the sum of N2 billion with two sureties in like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who delivered the ruling on Monday, ordered that one of the sureties must reside in Abuja and present a three-year tax clearance certificate before the court. The judge further ruled that the second surety must own landed property in Abuja valued at N2 billion. As part of the bail conditions, Bodejo was ordered to deposit his international passport with the court registrar and must not travel outside Nigeria without the permission of the court. Justice Ekwo held that the offences against the defendant were bailable and that the court had the discretion to grant him bail.  Africans&...

A woman who lives in Canada has stood her ground after going viral for saying her husband has to take a vow to remain faithful and treat her well if she helps him relocate to join her in Canada. Ezinne Frank Nwanorue previously said on Facebook that her husband has to agree to her terms before she can allow him join her in Canada (read here). Now, in a new post, she insisted that he must take a vow which would lead to de@th if he breaks it. She wrote: "There is nothing anyone will say or do that will change the fact that my husband shall surely DI£ if he comes to Canada and has anything to do with any woman, man or animal s£xually, except with his wife, Ezinne Maryjane Nwanorue. "His d£ath will explain itself; he will d!e on top of whoever or whatever he is committing the sin of immortalit...

July 20, 2026 11:27 am The National Business and Technical Examinations Board on Monday announced the commencement of the 2026 selection and placement of qualified candidates into state and technical colleges nationwide. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NABTEB, Dr Mohammed Aminu, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja. Recall that 15,290 candidates had earlier registered for the entrance examination, while 13,848 candidates eventually sat for the test nationwide. 10,426 candidates, representing 75.29 per cent, obtained scores of 50 per cent and above, while 5,708 candidates, representing 41.22 per cent, scored at least 70 per cent. Aminu said the exercise was a critical stage in the admission process designed to ensure that qualified candidates are fairly and transpar...

President Tinubu has again condemned the Xenophobic attacks in South Africa, saying the country should be reminded that the freedom it currently enjoys is the result of the sacrifices and liberation efforts of African countries, including Nigeria.  GeographicReference Many African nationals have been forced out of South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, and anti-immigrant protests. While speaking on Sunday in Freetown, Sierra Leone, during the 69th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, the President, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, informed the African leaders that the Nigerian government had “already evacuated over 1490 of its citizens from harm’s way in seven batches and is prepared to engage further on t...

Social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has called on authorities to arrest the Director-General of the Budget Office and launch a comprehensive investigation into Nigeria's budgeting process. VDM made the demand in a video shared on his Instagram page while reacting to the arrest of the Director-General of the Project Financial Implementation and Public-Private Partnership Commission (PFIPC), Prince Adeniyi Matthew. According to him, Adeniyi had privately disclosed details about how the PFIPC was allegedly included in the national budget with the support of influential individuals within government. VDM claimed he decided to make the information public because he believes authorities are attempting to make Adeniyi solely responsible for t...

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Kemi Pinheiro, has called on the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya (SAN), to make restoring unity within the association a top priority as she prepares to assume office. Pinheiro made the appeal in a congratulatory message after Badejo-Okusanya made history by becoming the first woman to be directly elected by NBA members as the association's president. He praised the president-elect for her outstanding leadership qualities, describing her as a legal professional known for excellence, courage, and inclusiveness. He also expressed confidence in her ability to lead Africa's largest legal association successfully. While celebrating her electoral victory, Pinheiro noted that the NBA is currently gr...

Iran’s supreme leader vowed to teach the United States “unforgettable lessons” on Saturday, as Washington reported its first military deaths since renewing its hostilities with the Islamic republic.A month after the foes signed a now-abandoned preliminary deal aimed at ending their war, Tehran struck infrastructure around the Gulf in retaliation for a week of intensifying US attacks, which Iran said had hit an airport, a railway station and bridges.Iran hit an oil facility in Kuwait as well as a power and water plant, authorities in the Gulf state said, while in Bahrain the army said air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks.Tehran also launched fresh strikes in Jordan, where the US military’s Central Command said two service members were killed on Friday as they “defended against Ir...

VP Kashim Shettima and Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Jalloh  On arrival at the Sierra Leone International Airport, Lungi, Shettima was received by the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Jalloh, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sola Enikanolaiye. By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Sunday arrived in Lungi, Sierra Leone to participate in the 69th Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government Summit. On arrival at the Sierra Leone International Airport, Lungi, Shettima was received by the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Jalloh, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Minist...