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  The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has declared a nationwide protest.   NANS declared the mass protest on Wednesday, July 2 over the continued closure of public primary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).   In a statement, signed by its president, Olushola Oladoja, on Monday, NANS expressed serious displeasure at the closures that have lasted over two months, affecting thousands of children (particularly poor families) from benefiting from basic education.   Last week, NANS gave an ultimatum of seven days to the FCT Administration, headed by Minister Nyesom Wike, to reopen the schools or face protests across the country. “It is very clear that the government’s silence is an act of negligence and apathy towards the educational destiny of the Nigerian child,”  said Oladoja, who described the closure as  “unacceptable.”   He added that despite repeated appeals and calls for dialogue, authorities had made no effort, of any k...

  Armed herdsmen have stormed Udei village, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, on Sunday, June 30 and killed four police officers. It was gathered that the mobile police officers attached to the 12 Police Mobile Force (PMF) unit were killed during an ambush by the herdsmen.   The killing happened after four mobile police officers at Tse Abough in Udei Community violently resisted attempts by the terrorists to launch simultaneous attacks on the Daudu, Tse Ashongu, and Tse Asha communities.   According to local residents, the combined team of security officers stationed in the area engaged the renegade herders when they attempted to invade the Ortese Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp.   “I think the herders constantly hearing about the return of the IDPs to their ancestral homes are targeting the camps now. This time around, it’s the Ortese Camp which is hosting thousands of IDPs. If not the quick intervention of the military personnel and other security...

  A 21-year-old content creator has been found inside a gutter in Lokoja, Kogi state.   The lady has been identified as Christiana Olatunji.   Before her death, she was a student at one of Lokoja's higher education institutions and was from Fehinti-Kabba in the state's Kabba Bunu Local Government Area.    Witnesses claim that early last week, the woman was last spotted with one of her friends at a well-known lounge in Lokoja.   Following a fruitless search by her friends and security personnel, her lifeless body was reportedly found inside a gutter next to the road on Thursday.    It was reported that one of her friends had been taken into custody and was assisting the police in their investigation to determine what caused her death.   The deceased was reportedly a well-known social media content creator.   The state police command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP William Aya, who confirmed the incident said arrest has been m...

  A Nigerian carer has landed in trouble after she was caught on CCTV violently manhandling a frail elderly man with dementia.   A footage showed her hurling him around just days before he died.   The carer, Bilikesu Olagunju, 42, who had been in the job just six days, was caught on camera 'manhandling' John Attard, 88, at his home in Bexley, Kent, a court heard.   Footage captured during the 45-minute visit shows the ordeal from which the great-grandfather never recovered, according to his family.   According to reports, Olagunju, who at the time was employed by Unique Personnel UK, stripped Mr Attard, threatened to beat him up, and even dragged him across his living room floor.   She is also said to have ignored the elderly man as he repeatedly told her she was 'hurting' him.   At one point, Olagunju tells him:  'Maybe I will beat you up. I will flog you. I will take you to the GP to get injections. I will call the police on you.'   She was...

  A  high-powered Federal government delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia to receive the remains of the late business magnate and elder statesman, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, ahead of his burial in the holy city of Medina. The delegation, led by the Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, departed Nigeria late Sunday and landed in Medina in the early hours of Monday. According to a statement by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, the delegation also includes the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN); the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris; and the Minister of State for Housing Development, Honourable Yusuf Abdullahi Ata. Prominent Islamic scholars were also part of the delegation, notably Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, and Khalifa Abdullahi Muhammad, who serves as the Imam of Dantata Mosque in Abuja. They...

  The Anambra State Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ibadin Judith-Chukwu, has raised concerns over the escalating rate of human trafficking in the state, describing the situation as increasingly alarming. Judith-Chukwu also expressed worry over a disturbing trend in the state, where young people are now cohabiting by mutual consent solely to produce babies for sale. Speaking in an interview with journalists in her office in Awka, on Saturday, she said NAPTIP, as an agency saddled with the responsibility, has performed fairly well by establishing state task forces to curb human trafficking in the rural areas, where it is most prevalent. “We have seen situations where a girl gets pregnant, and then someone suddenly presents a marriage proposal. “After she gives birth, often without her knowledge or consent, the man takes the baby and sells it,”  she said. Judith-Chukwu, who lamented that the sale of babies is more prevalen...

  The Saudi Arabian authorities have officially granted approval for the burial of renowned businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, in the holy city of Medina. Alhaji Mustapha Abdullahi Junaidu, the Private Principal Secretary to the late Dantata, announced this in a Facebook post on Sunday. “Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulilah Alhamdulillah, I have received approval to take Aminu Alhassan Dantata from Abu Dhabi to Madina, he will be buried tomorrow morning by the grace of Allah,”  the post read. Dantata died on Friday night at a hospital in Abu Dhabi after a brief illness at the age of 94. The family had earlier disclosed that the late industrialist would be buried in Madina next to his wife, Rabi’a Dantata, who died in 2023, in accordance with his final wishes. A special Islamic funeral prayer, *Salatul Ga’ib*, was held on Saturday in Kano in honour of the late business magnate. The prayer session was attended by a large number of mourners, includ...

Confidence Ikechi, a father of two, was reportedly beaten to death in the Elele community of Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, by members of the local vigilante group OSPAC, identified as Godspower and his associate, J Boy. Ikechi was reportedly killed on Friday, June 27, 2025, following a fight with Godspower's girlfriend. Speaking to reporters, the deceased's older brother, Chiwenkpe Ikechi, claimed that a woman in their compound had insulted Confidence by calling him a drunk.  He said that the altercation began when the lady spat on Confidence and slapped him, prompting him to slap her back. The lady then decided to call her boyfriend, Godspower, an OSPAC personnel.  “My brother closed work and came back by 11 PM. He came to where I work and drink. Then he went back to his compound. A lady in the compound started embarrassing him, that he is a drunkard, that he is smelling,”  he narrated.  "She now poured him (Confidence) saliva, also gave him a dirty...

  Popular Nigerian media personality and TV host, Frank Edoho has disclosed that his second marriage has crashed. Recall that Edoho married his second wife, Sandra Onyenuchenuya, after his first marriage to Katherine Obiang hit the rocks in 2011. Featuring in a recent episode of the Tea With Tay podcast, the TV personality disclosed that he and his second wife had separated. He explained that he did his best for the two marriages but they all failed. He said; “Maybe I’m not good at marriage, I must confess. The two women I had been married to are not my soul mates. Love of your life is different from your soul mate. The love of your life is the person who comes to your mind when you think of love. But your soul mate is someone who understands you even before you express yourself and you naturally align with. “I know that I went above and beyond for the two marriages. I carried my partner… I can abandon everything for her. But you don’t blame them for falling out of love with you. T...

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has extended an open invitation to anyone wishing to visit him at the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility. Kanu gave the invitation in reaction to the Kenyan High Court’s ruling on his extradition rendition to Nigeria. This was disclosed by his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, on Friday after his routine meeting with the Biafra agitator. Security agents had rearrested Kanu in June 2021 and subjected him to extraordinary rendition back to Nigeria. But a Kenyan High Court sitting in Nairobi, on June 24, ruled that Kanu’s extraordinary rendition was unlawful and illegal. Reacting to the judgment, Kanu commended his lawyers and family members for the landmark judgment. Posting on X, Ejimakor wrote:  “Rising from today’s visitation, MAZI NNAMDI KANU took the opportunity to hail his lawyers & siblings for the stunning victory from Kenya. “He also extended an open invitation to anybody (who is in doubt...

  Former Super Falcons Head Coach, Randy Marlon Waldrum, has cautioned that Nigeria’s national football team may struggle to remain competitive on the global stage unless there is substantial investment in infrastructure and institutional support. The 68-year-old man spoke in an interview with Eagles tracker, eveb as the former Trinidad and Tobago coach revealed the long-term plans he had in the works for the Super Falcons.  Waldrum, who led the team to qualify for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2024 Olympic Tournament in Paris, expressed concerns about the Nigeria Football Federation's (NFF) lack of investment in football. "It's easier to dispose coaches if they don't win, but with what's going on in Africa, it's going to be difficult to continue winning if the Federation doesn't start to support things better,"  Waldrum said.  He praised countries like Morocco, South Africa, and Ivory Coast for investing in football, noting that Nigeria...

  The Airport Police Command, in collaboration with other security agencies, has apprehended a suspected international fraudster, Abraham Akpojisheri, who was found in possession of 783 MTN SIM cards. The suspect was intercepted by eagle eye Aviation Security at the local wing of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, 2 Ikeja, Lagos State on June 24, 2025.  Akpojisheri, from Delta State, was billed to board a local flight to Asaba the same day from MM2 before his arrest.  Police Public Relations Officer of the command, CSP Daramola Kazeem, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, June 26 said the suspect confessed to being part of an international syndicate involved in identity theft and large-scale internet fraud.  The syndicate specialize in stealing people's identities and pictures to create profiles online with the intent to defraud victims by impersonation. The suspect allegedly used Facebook to contact his victims and had created multiple emails with dif...

Billionaire and Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos tied the knot with Lauren Sánchez on June 27 in a private ceremony held in Venice, Italy. On Friday evening, a tuxedo-clad Bezos, 61, and Sánchez, 55, exchanged vows on the San Giorgio Maggiore island in front of a barrage of star-studded guests including the Trumps, Kardashians, Jenners, Oprah Winfrey, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bill Gates, Barbara Streisand and Orlando Bloom.  Family and friends cheered and whistled for the newlyweds who sealed their marriage with a kiss.  The ceremony is expected to be followed by an extravagant reception that will spare no expense.  The couple’s three-day wedding festivities began on Wednesday, June 25. See Photos Below:

  The conditions President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave to restore Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers State have been made public. One of the conditions was that he will not run for re-election in 2027.    The truce was agreed upon on Thursday evening, June 26, during a private meeting between President Tinubu and members of the suspended Rivers state House of Assembly, Fubara, his predecessor, and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.   The article cites presidential sources who claim that the agreement, which is a component of a larger initiative to bring democracy back to Rivers, entails substantial compromises.   Insiders claim that one of the main conditions is that Fubara will be allowed to return for the remainder of his four-year term but will not be allowed to run for a second term in 2027. This will reduce his influence, but he accepted the requirement.   Wike would be permitted to nominate all local government chairper...

  In an unexpected turn of events, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has stepped down as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with his resignation taking immediate effect. Mr Ganduje, a former Governor of Kano State, cited health reasons for his decision, stating that he needs to focus on his well-being. Mr Ganduje’s tenure as APC chairman has been marked by controversy and challenges. He was elected as the APC National Chairman in August 2023, amidst internal party conflicts. Prior to his election, Mr Ganduje served as the Governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. While Mr Ganduje’s resignation letter attributes his decision to health concerns, sources familiar with the matter suggest that political tension within the party may have also played a role in his decision to step down. Allegations of financial impropriety have also been linked to his resignation, with some party members reportedly protesting “excessive financial demands” imposed by his office. Specificall...

  The Senate has issued a warning to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over the missing of ₦210 trillion.   A final warning issued through its Committee on Public Accounts demanded that NNPCLs Group Chief Executive Officer, Bashiru Bayo Ojulari, appear in person before the committee within 10 working days to address audit discrepancies totaling ₦210 trillion.   At its session on Thursday, the committee chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada expressed strong disapproval after NNPCL failed to honor the invitation to clarify inconsistencies in its audited financial statements from 2017 to 2023.   Instead, the company submitted a letter requesting a two-month extension to gather relevant documents. The letter was read aloud by the committee’s clerk.   Wadada and committee members firmly rejected the excuse, emphasizing that no further delays would be tolerated. A new date for the hearing has now been fixed for Thursday, July 10, 2025.   “This com...

A High Court in Nairobi, Kenya, has declared the abduction and detention of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, along with his subsequent extradition to Nigeria in June 2021, as unlawful and illegal. Delivering judgment, Justice E.C. Mwita held that the actions of both the Kenyan and Nigerian governments amounted to gross violations of Kanu’s fundamental human rights as protected by their respective constitutions. The court also awarded Kanu 10 million Kenyan Shillings (₦119,546,576.79) in compensatory damages against the Kenyan government for its role in the unlawful abduction and rendition. Justice E.C. Mwita said,  “Having considered the pleadings and arguments by parties, the decisions relied on, the Constitution and the law, I come to the following conclusions:  “First, the government of Kenya violated the Constitution and Mr. Nnamdi Kanu's rights and fundamental freedoms. Having entered Kenya lawfully he was subject to the protection offered...

  Edikan Adiakpan, a 33-year-old Nigerian has been arrested for fraud in the United States.   He was apprehended in Houston, Texas, for his involvement in a massive money laundering and business email compromise scheme.    This is according to information released by U.S Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei on Thursday, June 26, 2025.   Authorities detained Edikan Adiakpan, who appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Peter Bray for the first time today.   Adiakpan was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to transmit illegal funds in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Houston on June 11.    The indictment alleges that in 2021, Adiakpan and co-conspirators carried out a business email compromise scheme targeting companies in at least eight states, including a California research group focused on developing treatments for U.S. veterans.    Victims received “s...

  Cristiano Ronaldo has renewed his contract with Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr.   He will play for the Riyadh-based side until 2027.   The club made the announcement in a statement on Thursday, with Ronaldo pictured holding a jersey marked “2027” alongside Al Nassr Chairman, Mr. Abdullah Almajid.   The announcement confirms that Ronaldo, who also serves as the club captain, will continue his journey with Al Nassr for at least two more years.   Ronaldo also shared his excitement in a statement posted to his official X platform, saying,   “A new chapter begins. Same passion, same dream. Let’s make history together.”   Al Nassr praised Ronaldo’s leadership and influence, highlighting the significance of the extension as a continuation of the partnership between one of the world’s most iconic players and a club that has become a major force in Asian football.   The contract extension is seen as another boost for the Saudi Pro League’s global appeal, wi...

  A gospel singer, Oluwatimileyin Ajayi has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).   The sentence was handed him by the High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State.   He faced a single charge of culpable homicide, in violation of Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which prescribes the death penalty.   Justice Simon Aboki, who delivered the judgment, found Ajayi guilty of murdering and dismembering Adaidu.   He was charged with a single count of culpable homicide, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria, which carries the death penalty.

  Nigerian skit maker, Oderhohwo Joseph Efe popularly known as Carter Efe has lost his Instagram account with 1.8 million followers after insulting Afrobeats music superstar, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun popularly known as Wizkid.   It all started after Efe was seen in a live video session calling the singer names, claiming that he is proud.   “WizKid is now acting like one idiot boy with pride,”  he said, visibly upset.   After the clip went viral, fans of Wizkid known as WizKid FC reportedly mass-reported his account until Instagram took it down.   Shortly after his account was taken down, Carter Efe took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his heartbreak.   He wrote:  “FC una collect my Instagram account of 1.8Million followers 😭😭😭💔💔💔”   In another tweet, he showed signs of regret and emotional confusion:   “I love him with everything I have in my immune system ❤️🥺 But the fans are going wild for the first son💔 They betrayed me at the...