Federal High Court Sentences Two Ansaru Commanders to Life Imprisonment

The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced two senior leaders of the Ansaru terrorist group to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to terrorism charges linked to their activities, including the 2022 attack on the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Emeka Nwite handed down the sentence on Monday after the two defendants changed their earlier not guilty pleas and admitted to the 32-count charge filed against them by the Department of State Services (DSS). The...

Kwankwaso Confirms Obi Signed One-term Pact Ahead of 2027 Election

The vice-presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, has confirmed that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, signed a written agreement committing to serve only one four-year term if elected president in 2027 before power returns to the North. Kwankwaso made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, saying the arrangement formed part of the party’s power-sharing agreement aimed at ensuring regional balance. The former Kano State governor...

Governor Ododo Applause Igbo Youth Leader In Kogi On Community Development 

The Senior Special Assistant on Surveillance and President of Igbo Youth Congress [IYC] Lokoja, Hon. Iweha Empire to Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Usman Ododo has received applause from his principal for his contributions to community development. The Governor gave the commendation while speaking at the commissioning of two motorized boreholes initiated and executed by Hon. Iweha Empire in Lokoja. Represented by the Deputy Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Comfort Ojoma...

NLC Seeks National Minimum Pension, Pushes Review Of Minimum Wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is demanding the introduction of a national minimum pension to improve the welfare of retired workers across the country, while announcing plans to commence a nationwide campaign for a fresh review of the National Minimum Wage. Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, made the declaration during the commissioning of the Comrade Godwin Abumisi Pensioners Legacy House and Multipurpose Hall in Abuja on July 19,2026. Ajaero noted that...

Devastating Thunderstorm Leaves 6 Minors Dead, 2 Injured in Adamawa

A thunderstorm has killed six minors in Dadiri Tirgali village in Ganye Local Government Area of Adamawa State who were struck by lightning while working on a farm, with two others sustaining injuries. According to Ganye 24 Media, the incident occurred on Sunday, July 19, 2026, when lightning struck eight children working on a farm, killing six on the spot and injuring the remaining two. The medium reported that the injured victims have been rushed...

46 Students Rescued as Troops Repel ISWAP Attack on Monguno School

Operation HADIN KAI has foiled an attempted mass abduction by suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) at the Federal Government Girls College (FGGC), Monguno, Borno State, rescuing 46 students after a fierce overnight gun battle. The military disclosed in a statement on Sunday that the attack occurred at about 1:30 a.m. on 19 July at the school, which is currently being used by the Borno State Government as temporary hostel accommodation...

₦210bn Duplicated Budget Allocations: Atiku Says Tinubu’s Govt Is Fiscally Reckless

…Tells NASS To Conduct Comprehensive Forensic Review Of 2026 Appropriation Act Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Tinubu’s government as one of the most fiscally reckless in Nigeria’s democratic history, following allegations of ₦210 billion in duplicated allocations in the 2026 budget. Atiku urged the National Assembly to immediately conduct a comprehensive forensic review of the 2026 Appropriation Act, stressing that Tinubu’s administration...

Former President Obasanjo Describes Prof. Barth Nnaji As Excellence Exemplified

The Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, celebrating with Professor Barth Nnaji on his 70th birthday, described him as excellence exemplified and a transformational leader. Speaking as the Chairman of the occasion held at the International Conference Center Enugu, the Former President Obasanjo reiterates that true success is measured by the positive impact one leaves on institutions and society, as is evident in the impact of the celebrant, Prof Nnaji. “For...

Wabara-led PDP BoT Rejects High Court Judgement On INEC

The Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the High Court judgement which dismissed the suit it filed seeking the court to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to obey the extant judgments of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court by listing the members of the party’s Interim National Working Committee (INWC). A statement signed by Senator Adolphus Wabara, Chairman PDP BoT, noted that the...

Jonathan Condoles With Ex-Gov, Amaechi Over Mother’s Passing

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has condoled with former Rivers State governor, and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice presidential candidate, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi over the passing of his mother, Dame Ezinne Mary Amaechi. In a condolence message on Saturday signed by the former President’s media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan extended his heartfelt sympathies to Amaechi, the entire Amaechi family, and all those mourning the late matriarch. The former President described the death of...

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