President Bola Tinubu has renamed the Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna as the General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua University of Geological Sciences and Engineering Technology. Tinubu made the announcement during his 2026 Democracy Day broadcast on Friday, June 12. The president described Yar’Adua as one of the key figures who helped shape Nigeria’s modern democracy.…

A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison on Friday, June 12,  over charges linked to military drones sent over Pyongyang to help create a pretext for his failed December 2024 martial law declaration, Yonhap reported. The Seoul Central District Court found Yoon guilty of abuse of power…

On the last day of a week-long trip to Spain focused on irregular immigration, Pope Leo XIV told migrants gathered at a reception centre on Tenerife that “all of us are migrants.” The Canary Islands, located in the Atlantic, have become a major entry point for tens of thousands of people making the dangerous journey…

A mother has been handed a minimum jail term of more than 12 years for murd£ring her seven-week-old daughter. annoyed, detached and concerned about housing rather than her baby’s medical emergency.” The prosecutor continued: “The prosecution says that this sequence of events is important. “Eliza was visibly shaking. The defendant was told to take her…

Bajrakitiyabha collapsed while she was training dogs for a competition in northeastern Thailand. She was airlifted to Bangkok for treatment and remained hospitalized until her de@th. The palace said that she had suffered a severe heart arrhythmia resulting from inflammation following a mycoplasma infection. Bajrakitiyabha’s condition worsened due to an intra-abdominal infection, colitis, low blood…

Scores of traders, farmers and travellers have been abducted on a road leading to Sabon Birni Market in Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Residents said the attackers blocked a major route linking Sabon Birni and surrounding communities before launching their attack. Eyewitness, who requested anonymity, said the gunmen arrived at about 10am,…

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore reportedly fell unconscious on Friday, June 12, 2026, during a Democracy Day protest in Abuja after security operatives fired teargas to disperse demonstrators. The rally, which was part of a nationwide mass action organized by a coalition of civil society organizations against worsening economic hardship and…

The Hausa community in Ibadan, Oyo state have staged a protest in the state over ethnic profiling following weeks of heightened suspicion directed at the community in the wake of the abduction of over 40 students and teachers in Oriire local government area of the state. The protesters said it was wrong to label an…

The former couple made the announcement in a joint statement shared on Zari’s Instagram page today June 12. In the statement, the two explained that they had mutually agreed to part ways after reflecting on their journey together.  ‘’Five years later after much thought and reflection, we believe it is best for us to part…

The teacher who was stabbed while protecting students during a knife attack at a secondary school in Manchester has been named.  Maysum Abdullah, 27, has been called a “hero” after he intervened in the attack at Co-op Academy Manchester on Plant Hill Road in Blackley on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.  A 14-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murd£r following the incident…

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)**, the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) rate—the CBN’s official exchange rate According to the latest official data from the ** Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)**, the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) rate—the CBN’s official exchange rate—was approximately ₦1,360.55 per US$1.   Recent CBN/NFEM rates have been: So, for today, you…

“I will never return to South Africa, they are very wicked people. They killed my husband’ – Nigerian woman repatriated from South Africa says. A Nigerian woman, Emilia Godwin, has vowed never to return to South Africa, saying South Africans are w!cked and have no love for Nigerians. Emilia is among the 258 Nigerians that…

A Nigerian woman, Onyedeke Chidinma, has suggested that couples who share ‘happy moments’ of their marriage online for external validation often break up faster than the private ones.  Using her case as an example, Chidinma recalled a period when she would come online to share happy things about her husband and marriage. While her marriage…

There was a brief fire scare at the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday, June 10, after a fire broke out in the Senate wing of the parliamentary complex, prompting swift intervention by lawmakers and officialshwo joined efforts to put out the fire. The incident occurred at Hearing Room 107 shortly after the Senate Committee…

Authorities in the UK are hunting a Nigerian man who escaped from a prison van in southeast London.   Temitope Segun, 25, was last seen in the area of Woolwich High Street at around 6.40pm on Monday after he absconded from a prison transport, the Met Police said. He was being taken from Bromley Magistrates Court…

The man who was repeatedly st@bbed in a sickening attack that sparked riots in Northern Ireland lost his left eye in the near-beheading by a Sudanese suspect. Stephen Ogilvie, 44, suffered injuries to both eyes after Sudanese migrant Hadi Alodid, 30, allegedly tried to behead him late Monday night, the Sun reported. Barbaric video footage…

Three herders arrested over attack on farmers in Kaduna. Troops of Sector 7 of Operation ENDURING  (OPEP) have arrested three suspects following a clash between farmers and herders in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Security sources disclosed that the troops responded to a distress report at about 12:20 a.m. on June 10, 2026…

Nigeria’s leading hygiene brand, Dettol, in partnership with The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), has officially flagged off Phase 3 of the Dettol Hygiene Quest initiative, expanding its mission to equip more Nigerian children and families with essential hygiene education and healthy living practices. The milestone phase was launched with an educational event held at Eko…

An Air Peace evacuation flight carrying Nigerian citizens—including women and children—landed safely at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at approximately 10:35 a.m. today, June 11, following their repatriation from South Africa.  Top government officials were on the ground to officially receive the returnees upon arrival, including the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, the Minister…

Barely six months after their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for importing 31.5 kilograms of cocaine from Marshall Islands into Nigeria through the Apapa seaport in Lagos, 11 Indian sailors and their merchant vessel marked MV Aruna Hulya have been convicted and fined a total of Six Million US…

The House of Representatives has adopted the report on the proposed establishment of state police and approved 18 constitutional amendment clauses. The report was adopted during Thursday’s plenary session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. The approved clauses were part of recommendations considered by lawmakers during deliberations on constitutional amendments aimed at strengthening governance, security,…

Former U.S. police officer convicted of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl A former police officer in the United States has been convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Prosecutors said the abuse occurred while he was in a position of trust and authority. Following the conviction, he faces sentencing that could include a lengthy prison term…

A British couple have been arrested after the youngest child, a six-month-old baby, tested positive for coc@ine. According to Mail Online, the pair left their three young children in a Costa del Sol hotel to go out partying.   The baby has now been taken into temporary social services care, along with their siblings –…