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Violence has broken out in the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, following clashes between suspected Yoruba and Hausa groups over the alleged killing of a Yoruba tricycle engineer by Hausa scrap collectors. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear, and the alleged killing has not been independently verified. Security personnel from the Oyo State joint security task force, Operation Burst, have been deployed to the area to restore calm […]

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered a firearm allegedly used in a robbery operation along the Oyo-Iwo Expressway in Afijio Local Government Area. The Command's Public Relations Officer, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, disclosed the development in a statement issued in Ibadan. According to the statement, the incident occurred in the early hours of Sunday, July 5, 2026, after the Police Control Room at Eleyele […]

No fewer than five people lost their lives in fire and other emergency incidents across Kano State in June, while property valued at ₦120.45 million was destroyed, according to the Kano State Fire Service. The agency disclosed this in its operational report for June, which highlighted the scale of emergency response activities carried out across the state's 44 local government areas. According to the report, the Fire Service responded to […]

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has assured Nigerians that the proposed constitutional amendment to establish state police contains adequate safeguards to prevent abuse by state governments and ensure accountability. Speaking in Abuja during a meeting with members of the diplomatic community, Kalu said concerns that state governors could use state police to intimidate political opponents have been carefully addressed in the proposed legislation through constitutional […]

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have recorded another significant breakthrough in the ongoing counter-terrorism campaign with the surrender of two senior terrorist commanders in Borno State. The military disclosed that the two commanders surrendered to troops of Sector 2 in Geidam on July 4 before being transferred to Maiduguri, where they arrived the following day and are currently in military custody. According to the military, the surrendered suspects held the […]

The three co-hosts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup—the United States, Mexico and Canada—have all been eliminated from the tournament before the quarter-final stage, ending their hopes of lifting the trophy on home soil. The United States became the last of the host nations to bow out after suffering a 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the Round of 16. Despite home support, the Americans were unable to contain the Belgian […]

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has disclosed that Togo, the Republic of Benin and the Niger Republic failed to fully settle their electricity bills for the first quarter of 2026, leaving an outstanding debt of $12.66 million. According to the Commission's First Quarter 2026 report, the three neighbouring countries were billed a total of $17.48 million for electricity supplied by Nigerian Generation Companies (GenCos) through the Nigerian Electricity Supply […]

  The Edo State Government has warned individuals involved in cult-related activities against organising or participating in any celebrations or unlawful gatherings associated with July 7, reaffirming its commitment to maintaining peace and security across the state. The warning was issued by the spokesman for the Edo State Security Squad, codenamed *Operation Flush Out Kidnappers and Cultism*, Noah Idemudia, during the parade of two suspects arrested in separate security operations […]

The Federal Government has intensified efforts to reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, as it engaged key players in the downstream petroleum sector over what it described as the gap between declining global crude oil prices and current domestic fuel prices. At a high-level stakeholders' meeting held at the headquarters of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) in Abuja, government […]