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Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi conducted an unannounced inspection of the state secretariat around 11am and found several offices of top officials locked and empty, prompting a warning against indiscipline.
Jigawa Governor Umar Namadi discovered many senior civil servants absent during an unscheduled tour of the State Secretariat in Dutse at 11 a.m., sparking a viral video and a call for accountability.
A woman in her 50s was stabbed at the altar during mass at Holy Cross Church in Tramore, Ireland. A man in his 30s was arrested nearby. Her injuries are serious but non-life-threatening.
Former Miss Universe Nigeria Chidimma Adetshina expresses exhaustion but resolve as South African court postpones deportation ruling to August 19.
The Kebbi State Hisbah Board rescued an abandoned infant behind Zinari Hotel in Birnin Kebbi, urging community cooperation and legal solutions.
A man and a woman died instantly when a motorcycle crashed into a Dongfeng pickup at Koto Ajala in Ogun State. TRACE blamed excessive speed.
At least 60 holidaymakers, including British tourists, were hospitalized after a toxic gas leak from a faulty pool pump at a hotel in Benahavís, near Marbella, Spain.
Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Tinubu, appeared before the ICPC on July 21, 2026, to answer questions about the fake Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council.
An Indonesian court jailed 19 members of a child trafficking ring that bought and sold 34 babies for illegal adoption, with 12 sent to Singapore before the operation was uncovered.
The DSS will challenge life sentences for two Ansaru commanders, arguing the punishment is too lenient given their role in the Oriire abduction where two teachers were beheaded.
Yobe State Police arrested a kidnapping kingpin demanding N10m and two men for raping minors aged 7 and 8. The suspects were arrested in separate operations in Bursari and Bara.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs asks a federal judge to sanction Grace O'Marcaigh and her attorneys, calling her amended lawsuit legally baseless and forcing him to incur extra legal costs.
Andrew and Tristan Tate will contest extradition to the UK, their lawyer says, calling the case politically motivated and the arrest conditions cruel.
Cape Town police have opened an inquest into the death of Bafana Bafana star Jayden Adams, ruling out foul play, as his father reveals financial and personal pressures.
Deborah Franklin, 65, is accused of eight counts of gross indecency with a boy under 14 between 1991 and 1995 at a prep school in Hertfordshire.
MTN Nigeria has warned subscribers about a fraudulent '1 Month Free Data for Old Subscribers' promotion circulating online, urging them not to click links or share personal details.
Rescued Oyo teacher Zacchaeus Olatunde reveals a drug given by kidnappers relieved his arthritis; he spent 56 days blindfolded and initially feared rescuers speaking Hausa.
Yobe police arrest five suspects for fake bank transfer alerts and recover counterfeit foreign currencies, including fake US dollars and Somali shillings, during a raid.
A 27-year-old woman died after an anti-aging injection at a Bronx holistic center. The unlicensed doctor, Luis Rojas Cabrera, was arrested and charged with reckless endangerment.
Bauchi police arrest Clement Anthony for murder of community leader Jacob Bature after argument at beer parlour. Victim shot in ribs, died at hospital.
A 12-year-old boy from Benue State, Reuben Mtagher, missing and found in Gombe, is safe with NSCDC, which is searching for his family.
Six children from the same family died instantly when lightning struck a tree they were sheltering under during a rainstorm in Ganye LGA, Adamawa State. Four others were injured.
Andrew and Tristan Tate will stay behind bars after appearing in a Miami federal court on Monday to fight the UK's extradition request on charges including rape and human trafficking.
Niger State Police arrest two suspects for abducting a four-week-old baby in Minna. The infant was rescued and reunited with the mother. The suspects face charges.
The Federal Government has dismissed reports of an attack on FGGC Monguno, confirming the school is safe and no incident occurred.
A self-acclaimed prophet, Godwin Ajuluchukwucheya, has been convicted and sentenced to one year in prison for defrauding church members of N136.4 million in Enugu State.
Bayelsa police arrest three civil servants for allegedly stealing government equipment worth N500 million from the Ministry of Labour, Empowerment and Productivity.
Troops rescued seven kidnapped victims, neutralised two kidnappers, and arrested four suspected ISWAP terrorists in coordinated operations across Borno, Yobe, Benue, and Plateau states.
Operation Kosaye, a joint police offensive between Ogun and Lagos states, has rescued kidnap victims, destroyed criminal camps, and recovered weapons, marking a new era of intelligence-led policing and inter-state collaboration.
The death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, a Black swimmer in Mississippi, has ignited a national conversation about racial fears, parenting, and justice for Black children in America.