Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Thursday 16th July 2026
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target=_blank>BREAKING: Court bars FRSC officials from state roads
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ruled that the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) lacks the authority to operate on state and local government roads. The court has also declared the actions in Kano metropolis unlawful and a violation of citizens’ fundamental rights. Delivering judgment on Thursday in the case filed by Kano-based
target=_blank>Vardy: Ndidi, Iheanacho used ‘juju cream’ for injuries during Leicester days
Leicester City legend Jamie Vardy has revealed that his former Nigerian teammates at the club, Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho, used what he described as “juju cream” while playing for the Foxes. Vardy made the revelation on his “Jamie Vardy’s Having A Party” podcast, saying both players used the cream to aid their recovery from
target=_blank>Another beheaded body found in Plateau
Residents of Angwan Durun-Uwa in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State were thrown into panic on Thursday after the decomposing body of a beheaded person was discovered inside a sack at a refuse dump in the community. The identity of the deceased is yet to be established as of the time of filing
target=_blank>‘Another disgraceful episode’, Atiku hits Tinubu over BCDA Scandal
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Tinubu administration of serial governance blunders, which he said has become unbearable. Commenting on the leadership crisis at the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA), Atiku lamented that there is another disgraceful episode in a “growing catalogue of administrative confusion” that has turned
target=_blank>Villagers flee as bandits attack Benue community
Residents of Ankpechi community in Oglewu District of Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State on Thursday fled their homes after armed invaders launched an attack on the area. The community, located along the Otukpo–Ogobia Road, is close to Ondo-Ugboju in Otukpo Local Government Area, where armed invaders attacked on Tuesday, killing one person
target=_blank>Salihu Lukman quits ADC, blames El-Rufai
Former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Mohammed Lukman, has suspended his membership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the opposition coalition. Lukman announced his decision in a message addressed to the National Chairman of the ADC, Senator David Mark, and copied to coalition leaders. He attributed his exit
target=_blank>Man allegedly kills wife, sets house ablaze
The Kano State Government has arraigned one Ali Sulaiman Adam of Gadon Kaya before Kano State High Court No. 15 over the alleged murder of his wife, Maryam Nababa Badamasi. The state counsel filed a two-count charge against the defendant, bordering on culpable homicide and arson, alleging that he set the room where the incident
target=_blank>Two Togolese arrested over alleged kidnap plot in Kwara
Two Togolese nationals have been arrested in Kwara in connection with an alleged kidnap and extortion plot. The suspects, identified as Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia, also reportedly threatened to abduct a resident and kill his younger brother unless a ransom was paid. They were arrested during an intelligence driven operation that also led to
target=_blank>Police arrest 36 suspects, rescue kidnap victims in Sokoto
The Sokoto State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 36 suspects for alleged offences ranging from banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling, drug trafficking and collaboration with criminal groups. It also rescued kidnapped victims and recovered 689 rustled domestic animals in a series of operations carried out between May and July 2026. Commissioner of Police, Hayatu
target=_blank>SAP @40: CSOs, Labour leaders, experts, others demand new development model for Nigeria
Some labour leaders, development experts and civil society organisations and economists have declared that the country’s market-driven reform model has failed to deliver industrialisation, mass job creation and inclusive prosperity, calling for a new development strategy anchored on a capable developmental state. The call is coming forty years after Nigeria adopted the controversial Structural Adjustment
target=_blank>BREAKING: Dangote: Nigerian filling stations increase fuel price
Nigerian filling stations increased their Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, pump prices on Thursday. A market survey by DAILY POST showed that AA Rano, Ranoil and other filling stations raised their fuel price to N1,220 per litre, up from between N1,170 and N1,180 per litre in Abuja and its environs. This means the filling stations adjusted
BREAKING: Dangote: Nigerian filling stations increase fuel price
target=_blank>Police, Customs to conduct live shooting exercises in Kano
The Kano State Police Command has announced that the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigeria Customs Service Training College will hold separate live-ammunition shooting exercises at Hawan Kalibawa in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the police exercise will take place
Police, Customs to conduct live shooting exercises in Kano
target=_blank>Rotimi Amaechi loses mother at 89
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate Rotimi Amaechi has lost his mother, Mary Amaechi. The family announced in a statement issued by the Rotimi Amaechi Media Office on Thursday that the matriarch died peacefully on Thursday at the age of 89. “Late Mrs Mary Amaechi was a cherished matriarch who held
Rotimi Amaechi loses mother at 89
target=_blank>Kwara: Police arrest two foreign nationals in foiled kidnap plot
Operatives of the Kwara State Police Command have arrested two foreign nationals identified as Yakubu Ismaila and Hadiza Kosia (female), both Togolese nationals, over an alleged foiled kidnap plot in Baruten Local Government Area of the state. The police command recorded the successful disruption of a planned kidnapping and extortion scheme, leading to the arrest
Kwara: Police arrest two foreign nationals in foiled kidnap plot
target=_blank>ADC chieftain slams Soludo for hyping Tinubu’s proposed road projects in South-East
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has lambasted Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Soludo, for hyping the proposed road projects of the President Bola Tinubu administration in the South-East. Soludo had on Thursday thanked Tinubu for approving the design and procurement of two major South-East roads. The roads are the
ADC chieftain slams Soludo for hyping Tinubu’s proposed road projects in South-East
target=_blank>NSP clears air on Mary Habila Physiotherapy status
The Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy, NSP, has clarified reports, stating that Mary Habila was not a registered physiotherapist. The society made the clarification via its official X handle on Thursday. According to the statement, Mary does not appear in its database of registered physiotherapists. The statement reads in full: “Following verification through the appropriate regulatory
NSP clears air on Mary Habila Physiotherapy status
target=_blank>Abia Govt cautions new medical staff against absenteeism, sale of hospital property
Abia State Government has charged the newly recruited medical staff in the state to handle patients, drugs and public funds with integrity, warning that absenteeism, extortion of patients and the sale of consumables in hospitals or primary healthcare centres will not be tolerated. The Chairman of the Abia State Civil Service Commission, Pastor Eno Jerry,
Abia Govt cautions new medical staff against absenteeism, sale of hospital property
target=_blank>Taraba judiciary, revenue service strengthen partnership on tax enforcement
The Taraba State Judiciary (TSJ) has reaffirmed its commitment to collaborating with the Taraba State Internal Revenue Service (TIRS) to enhance revenue generation and strengthen tax administration in the state. The Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice Joel F. Agya, made this known on Thursday while receiving the Executive Chairman of TIRS, Brigadier General Jeremiah
Taraba judiciary, revenue service strengthen partnership on tax enforcement
target=_blank>Mary Habila: What she told her boyfriend before she died – Umahi breaks silence
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, on Thursday broke his silence on the circumstances surrounding the unfortunate death of Miss Mary Habila, a staff member who died at the minister’s residence in Uburu, Ebonyi State. The Minister at a press conference in Abuja revealed that Mary Habila spoke with her boyfriend complaining that she was
Mary Habila: What she told her boyfriend before she died – Umahi breaks silence
target=_blank>Osun Guber: Ooni sues for peace
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has appealed to political parties, candidates, supporters and residents of Osun State to ensure a peaceful and violence-free governorship election in 2026. The monarch made the appeal on Thursday while receiving the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and members of the party’s campaign council
Osun Guber: Ooni sues for peace
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