Breaking News from Nigerian Evening Newspapers and Evening News Wednesday 22nd July 2026
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target=_blank>3 injured as truck rams into vehicles in Lagos
Three persons sustained serious injuries on Tuesday after a MACK flatbed truck reportedly suffered brake failure and crashed into multiple vehicles along the LASU–Isheri Road at Iyana School, in Igando, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), in a statement issued by its Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, said the
target=_blank>Kano: Hisbah warns applicants of mass wedding against fraudsters
The Kano State Hisbah Board has warned members of the public against paying money to anyone claiming to facilitate registration for the state’s mass wedding programme, describing such demands as fraudulent. Deputy Commander General of the Board, Dr. Mujahideen Aminuddeen, issued the warning in Kano on Wednesday. He said the board had received reports that
target=_blank>Trump writes Tinubu, hails ‘decisive leadership’ against terrorists
The United States President Donald Trump has written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commending him on his decisive leadership “on behalf of the Nigerian people.” This was made known in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy on Wednesday. In the letter, Trump applauded Tinubu’s resolve “to tackle
target=_blank>Killing of photographer: We’ve degraded Boko Haram’s propaganda machinery – Troops
Troops of Operation Hadin KAI (OPHK) say the elimination of Abu Salim al-Barnawi, Chief photographer and propaganda operative of Boko Haram/ISWAP during a failed attack on a military location, has degraded the capabilities of the sect. Daily Trust had reported how troops recovered a video camera, among other items after neutralizing some terrorists last week.
target=_blank>Father, daughter die after falling inside Kano well
A father and his teenage daughter have lost their lives after falling into an abandoned well in Yancibi Village, Tsanyawa Local Government Area of Kano State. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday evening, involved Abubakar Abdullahi, aged about 45, and his 15‑year‑old daughter, Fiddausi. According to the Kano State Fire Service Public Relations
target=_blank>Mentally-ill man found dead in Ondo
Residents of Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government area of Ondo State, have expressed concern over environmental and public health risks following the discovery of the corpse of a mentally-ill man along the Ore overhead bridge. The lifeless body of the unidentified man, covered with a yellow cloth, was found beside the roadside, attracting
target=_blank>Villagers flee as teenager killed, cattle rustled in fresh Benue attack
Residents of Ugboju communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State have reportedly fled their homes following a fresh armed attack that left a 15-year-old boy dead, one person missing and herd of cattle rustled. The attack, which occurred at about 7am on Monday in Olahimu village of Ugboju district in Otukpo LGA allegedly
target=_blank>Gunmen kill vigilante commander, 3 women in Rivers
Gunmen suspected to be cultists have killed the Omoku Zonal Commander of the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), Ozomela Stephen Nwaocha, and three women in an attack along Oba Road in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident occurred on Monday evening while the vigilante commander was
target=_blank>Atiku demands Tinubu’s resignation over contradicting narratives in PFIPC scandal
Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that the conflicting accounts by the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) accounts have exposed a government trapped by its own contradictions. In a statement
target=_blank>Ondo: Gunmen abduct two farmers, demand N10m ransom
Suspected gunmen have abducted two farmers along the Oke-Ifira/Idogun forest axis in Akoko South-East Local Government Area of Ondo State. A relative of the victims disclosed the incident during a Phone conversation with Daily Trust on Tuesday, saying the farmers were kidnapped on Saturday in the area. The family member said the incident had been
target=_blank>Police top list as ICPC exposes 908 ghost workers across MDAs
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has revealed that it uncovered 908 ghost workers across several federal ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs, in a payroll fraud scheme that allegedly drained hundreds of millions of naira from government coffers. The anti-corruption agency disclosed that it recovered about N942 million believed to have
Police top list as ICPC exposes 908 ghost workers across MDAs
target=_blank>Super Eagles: ‘Nobody told me why’ – Seyi Olofinjana laments being left out of World Cup squad
Former Super Eagles midfielder, Seyi Olofinjana, has shared his thoughts on being left out of Nigeria’s squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, saying that no one even cared to explain his omission despite his significant contributions during the qualification process. Olofinjana, who represented the Super Eagles 48 times from 2000 to 2011, expressed his
Super Eagles: ‘Nobody told me why’ – Seyi Olofinjana laments being left out of World Cup squad
target=_blank>Kano ready for state police – Gov Yusuf
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, says the state is ready for the creation of a state police system, describing it as an important step towards improving security and protecting lives and property. The governor made the statement on Wednesday while inaugurating the Inter-Agencies Task Force on Drug Abuse and Trafficking at the Government House
Kano ready for state police – Gov Yusuf
target=_blank>‘We will not give automatic presidential ticket to any aspirant’ — NNPP
The Founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Boniface Aniebonam, has said the party will not give an automatic presidential ticket to any aspirant ahead of the 2027 general elections. Aniebonam, in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos, said every aspirant seeking the party’s presidential
‘We will not give automatic presidential ticket to any aspirant’ — NNPP
target=_blank>Court stops EFCC from investigating Oyo finances
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating the finances of the Oyo State Government. The court stopped the planned investigation on Wednesday. The court, while halting the process, described the exercise as speculative. Justice Nkeonye Maha, while delivering judgement in
Court stops EFCC from investigating Oyo finances
target=_blank>REA: Fake federalist – Atiku’s aide hits Tinubu
Demola Olarenwaju, the Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, NDC, 2027 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described President Bola Tinubu as a fake federalist. Olarenwaju made the remark while noting the federal government as no business keeping the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, as a moribund organization. He was responding to an argument by
REA: Fake federalist – Atiku’s aide hits Tinubu
target=_blank>Kano Hisbah warns residents against paying for mass wedding registration
The Kano State Hisbah Board has warned residents not to pay anyone to be registered for the state’s upcoming mass wedding programme. The board’s Deputy Commander-General, Dr Mujahideen Aminuddeen, gave the warning on Wednesday following reports that some individuals were collecting money from people hoping to benefit from the programme. He said the Kano State
Kano Hisbah warns residents against paying for mass wedding registration
target=_blank>2027: Sam Amadi tackles Igbo leaders criticising Obi’s one-term pledge
The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought, Sam Amadi, has tackled Igbo leaders begrudging the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his decision to serve only one term and adhere to the rotational presidency arrangement. Amadi wondered why prominent Igbo leaders such as Emeka Ihedioha, Governor Alex Otti
2027: Sam Amadi tackles Igbo leaders criticising Obi’s one-term pledge
target=_blank>Nasarawa Gov sacks six commissioners in cabinet reshuffle
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has relieved six commissioners in a minor cabinet reshuffle as part of efforts to reposition his administration ahead of the 2027 general elections. This came after the fifth State Executive Council meeting of 2026, held at the Government House in Lafia and presided over by the Governor. The governor, while
Nasarawa Gov sacks six commissioners in cabinet reshuffle
target=_blank>Nigeria’s economy on right tracks despite external pressures – CBN Gov, Cardoso
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, says Nigeria’s economy has continued to demonstrate strong resilience in the face of external pressures. Cardoso made this assertion on Wednesday at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Institutions. The apex bank governor assured the Senators that despite volatility
Nigeria’s economy on right tracks despite external pressures – CBN Gov, Cardoso
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