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Two natives of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), identified as Sunday Danjuma and Jacob Audu, have been shot by policemen deployed to quell a protest over the demolition of houses in the Karsana community of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC). The Karsana community chairman, Zakari Baba, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said the police opened fire when the natives, whose houses had been demolished, attempted to force their way into the community. He said the commotion began around 10 a.m. when policemen stationed at the main gate of the community barred the natives from entering the village to evacuate…

The Nigerian Army has successfully repelled an attempted attack by terrorists in Monguno, a town in Borno State. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, the attempted infiltration occurred around 2:55 a.m. on Sunday. The report stated that the terrorists attempted to breach Monguno through the Charlie 15 axis but were intercepted and engaged by troops of Sector 3, Operation Hadin Kai. Sources revealed that the troops observed bloodstains along the route taken by the fleeing terrorists, suggesting that some of them sustained injuries during the encounter. The army also recovered several items from…

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, has said immigrants from countries whose cultures do not align with British values should not be welcome in the UK. Badenoch made the remarks during an interview on Sunday with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria. The UK opposition leader has been outspoken about her concerns over the origin of immigrants and the cultures they bring with them. Born to Nigerian Yoruba parents and having spent much of her childhood in Nigeria, Badenoch defended her stance when questioned about her background. She argued that large-scale immigration risks eroding British culture. “Culture matters more,” she…

Tom Njemanze, the veteran actor, has passed away after battling prostate cancer. Stanley Ontop, the movie producer, announced that Njemanze died on Friday via an Instagram post. He added that all efforts to save him proved futile, describing his death as “the loss of another Nollywood legend.” “It’s another sad period as we just received news from Tom Njemanze’s family that he has succumbed to his ailment and passed on yesterday,” he said. “May his soul RIP. It’s well. We tried to save him, but God knows best. Nollywood lost another legend.” The post has prompted an outpouring of condolences…

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and four concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the government of President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to publish the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) which allegedly indicts high-ranking officials and politicians over missing N6 trillion from the commission between 2001 and 2019.” Following the allegations of grand corruption, the late former president Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 ordered a forensic audit of the NDDC’s operations. Also, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike recently alleged that the wife of a…

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced the disbursement of N1.82 trillion to the federal, state, and local governments as allocation for June 2025. This represents an increase of N170 billion from the N1.65 trillion shared in May. In a statement signed by Bawa Mokwa, director of press at the office of the accountant-general of the federation (OAGF), the figure was announced in a communiqué issued at the end of FAAC’s July 2025 meeting. The ministry said the N1.82 trillion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N1.01 trillion, value added tax (VAT) revenue of N631.507 billion and…

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has revealed that the agency is currently conducting investigations into 18 serving governors. Speaking during a sensitisation programme in Lagos on Friday, Olukoyede said the agency will take action when the tenure of the governors elapses. The programme was organised to sensitise stakeholders, including movie producers and bureau de change operators, on the ills of naira mutilation and abuse. During the question and answer session, the EFCC boss narrated how a former governor was arrested in the United Kingdom because a hotel manager thought he was mad for spraying…

The United States has announced a mandatory $250 visa integrity fee for non-immigrant travellers, with no room for waivers. The new fee is contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by the Donald Trump administration. The bill also permits the secretary of homeland security to set the fee higher. Travellers may get a reimbursement if they comply with all the conditions of their visas. These include not accepting unauthorised employment, not seeking to extend their validated stay, and departing the US not later than five days after the last day of such period. Visitors who are granted the…

Astronomer, a US software company, has launched an internal investigation after a viral video appeared to show Andy Byron, its CEO, and Kristin Cabot, its chief people officer, in an intimate moment during a Coldplay concert. The incident occurred on Wednesday when the pair were caught on the stadium’s “kiss cam” — a fan-interactive segment that prompts couples to kiss — while seated together at the event. Footage showed them swaying closely with their arms wrapped around each other before ducking away in apparent embarrassment as the camera focused on them. In a post via X, the software company clarified…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned two project officers for allegedly diverting World Bank funds meant for rehabilitation of schools in Adamawa state. The defendants are Popoona Samuel and Arama Davies Gyandi, officers under the state education investment project in the office of the accountant-general of Adamawa state in 2020. They were arraigned at the federal high court sitting in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, on a four-count charge bordering on money laundering and retention/conversion of proceeds of an unlawful act. The anti-graft agency accused them of allegedly conspiring to launder funds belonging to…