Gunmen have abducted Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, the Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Edo-Delta Chapter. The kidnapping occurred around 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2025, in the Angle 90 area of Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Eyewitnesses reported that the respected Islamic cleric…
A congressional investigation into the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally last year has sharply criticized the Secret Service for a series of “inexcusable” security failures and called for stronger disciplinary actions. The incident occurred on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pennsylvania, when a gunman opened fire at a…
The Taraba State Police Command has successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt, rescuing 17 passengers traveling along the Wukari highway. James Lashan Saminu, the police spokesperson, announced the development in a statement to journalists in Taraba on Sunday, July 13, 2025. The incident occurred around 11:45 p.m. on July 12, when suspected armed kidnappers intercepted a…
France’s prison service announced on Saturday, July 12, that it has launched an investigation after a man escaped by hiding inside his cellmate’s bag as the latter was released from jail after serving his sentence. The 20-year-old inmate fled from Lyon-Corbas prison, near Lyon in southeast France, on Friday, July 11. According to reports, the…
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state at 92, has officially declared his intention to run for re-election. In 2008, Biya removed presidential term limits, allowing him to seek office indefinitely. Today, July 13, he announced his plan to contest for an unprecedented eighth term via a post on his official…
Premier League side Chelsea clinched the inaugural edition of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup with a commanding 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday night. Despite being underdogs going into the match, the Blues took full control within the first 43 minutes. England playmaker Cole Palmer was the…
The Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has passed away at the age of 91. The monarch died on Sunday evening, July 13, just hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Oba Adetona ascended the throne on April 2, 1960, and reigned for over 64…
Hundreds of supporters from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Katsina State have officially defected to the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by state coalition leader Mustapha Inuwa. The announcement was made during the unveiling of the Katsina State chapter of the ADC,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has firmly rejected claims of lacking integrity and transparency leveled against its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, by columnist Steve Osuji. In a statement released by EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, the commission described the allegations as “worrisome and unjustifiable,” condemning the personal attacks on Olukoyede as baseless. “More concerning is…
Dr. Solomon Ogbonna Aguene, President of the socio-cultural group Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State, has accused the state government of disenfranchising Igbos from voting and participating in the ongoing local government elections held across Lagos on July 12. Speaking from his residence in Ikoyi, Aguene expressed deep dissatisfaction with the continual exclusion of Igbo politicians…
