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No  fewer than 68 passengers narrowly escaped death on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after an Enugu Air aircraft crash-landed at the Benin Airport in Edo State. The aircraft, with registration number 5N-ENR, was said to have been operating on the Enugu–Benin–Lagos route when the incident occurred. A source at the Benin airport who spoke on the condition of anonymity told the newsmen that the aircraft overshot the runway after landing and veered into a nearby bush. The source said officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) responded promptly to the incident and safely evacuated all passengers from the aircraft. “The aircraft overshot the runway and entered the nearby bush. FAAN officials immediately swung into action and evacuated all the passengers. No casualty was recorded,” the source said. The exact number of crew members on board the aircraft could not be confirmed as of the time of filing this report. Authorities are yet to issue an official statement on the caus...

The United Kingdom has published an updated list of prohibited and restricted items that travellers are not allowed to bring into the country in 2026, warning that banned goods will be seized by customs officials at the border. The updated guidance, issued as part of the UK’s border and customs regulations, outlines items that are either completely prohibited or require special licences before they can be imported. According to the guidance, several goods are banned from entering the UK because they pose risks to public safety, public health, the environment and wildlife conservation. Among the prohibited items are controlled drugs, offensive weapons such as flick knives, self-defence sprays including pepper spray and CS gas, endangered animal and plant species, rough diamonds, and indecent or obscene materials, including certain books, magazines, films and DVDs. The United Kingdom Government also bans personal imports of meat and dairy products from most non-European Union countri...

Media per sonality and Nollywood actress, Toke Makinwa, has claimed that it is not ideal for women to get married in their 20s. According  to her, most women are still discovering themselves in their 20s and don’t even know how to make better decisions yet. Speaking in a recent episode of her podcast Toke Moment with guest, reality star Tacha, Makinwa claimed that most of the women who got married in their 20s end up regretting. “ Women have no business getting married in their 20s… You don’t even know yourself yet. Those who did are regretting it now. Even those who are still married if they are being honest, they will tell you that they shouldn’t have rushed it,” she said. Her guest on the show Tacha added, “My mum says marriage is like an institution. Those inside want to get out, those outside can’t wait to get in.”

A Federal  High Court In Abuja has sentenced three convicts to life imprisonment over their involvement in the Oriire kidnapping incident in Oyo State after finding them guilty of concealing information about the masterminds of the attack. The convicts had earlier pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them to which they admitted guilt during proceedings. It was gathered that the three defendants arraigned by the Federal Government have pleaded guilty to concealing information about the masterminds of the Orire kidnapping in Oyo State. The defendants arraigned before Justice Salem Ibrahim of the Federal high Court Abuja, also pleaded guilty to being members of Darul Salam, an affiliate Ansaru a proscribed terrorist organization. The first and third defendant Abdulrazak Umar and Shamsudin Adamu pleaded guilty to providing training, instructions, and inciting members of their WhatsApp group titled “The oneness of Allah is the Foundation of Peace”, to commit acts of terrorism. ...

  The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered 908 ghost workers across several federal ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs), recovering about ₦942 million allegedly paid out through the fraudulent payroll scheme. It was gathered that the ICPC Chairman, Musa Aliyu disclosed that the discovery followed an investigation launched in 2024 after the commission identified irregularities in pension payments. Aliyu explained that the probe exposed widespread payroll manipulation, with fictitious names allegedly inserted into government salary systems to syphon public funds. He alleged that some senior public officials enrolled relatives and associates on government payrolls and diverted the salaries for personal use. The ICPC chairman cited one case in which a suspect allegedly placed the names of his wife, son and mother-in-law on the payroll while also collecting the salaries of 12 other workers. He said t...

  Nigeria has dropped one place to 90th on the latest Henley Passport Index, even as its passport continues to provide holders access to 44 destinations without obtaining a traditional visa before travel. The July 2026 edition of the global ranking, released on Tuesday by Henley & Partners, assessed 199 passports based on the number of destinations their holders can enter without securing a visa in advance. According  to the report, Nigeria retained its visa-free access score of 44 destinations, but the unchanged figure was not enough to maintain its previous 89th position in the April 2026 ranking. Henley & Partners said the index, published to mark its 20th anniversary, is compiled using exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and evaluates access to 227 destinations worldwide. Nigeria now shares the 90th position with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Turkmenistan, with each country’s passport granting access to 44 destinations ...