APC members stage protest at Lagos Assembly (Channels)
Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State on Monday staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly over the alleged planned imposition of appointees at the 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) of the state.
The aggrieved APC party members are also demanding the removal of the partyโs state chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi.
The protesters, believed to be representatives from all 57 LGAs and LCDAs in the state, gathered in large numbers, chanting slogans and holding placards with inscriptions such as โOjelabi Must Goโ and โWe Want Fresh Leadershipโ. Read more
Police arrest bride, accomplices over staged kidnap (Guardian)
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have uncovered a staged abduction orchestrated by a newlywed woman in a desperate bid to recover wedding expenses.
The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Bright Edafe, who confirmed โwhat was initially believed to be a case of kidnapping but later turned out to be a self-abducted caseโ, told The Guardian in Asaba on Monday that the operatives arrested all suspects involved in such criminal deceit, saying, โthe law will take its full course.โ
Edafe stated that the Command received a distress report about the abduction of a female victim by unknown armed men in the Bonsaac area of Asaba, on July 21, 2025, at about 8:30 p.m. Read more
Kaduna to distribute 400 trucks of free fertilisers to 100k smallholder farmers (Nation)
The Kaduna State Government has unveiled plans to distribute 400 trucks of free fertilisers to 100,000 smallholder farmers as part of a major intervention to boost food security, reduce agricultural costs, and support rural livelihoods.
Commissioner for Agriculture, Murtala Dabo, announced the initiative during a press briefing following a multi-stakeholder committee meeting ahead of the rollout.
According to Dabo, Kaduna is currently the only state in Nigeria offering fertilisers free of charge to smallholder farmers. โOur target is to directly reach 100,000 vulnerable farmers, ensuring that even the poorest are not left behind,โ he said. Read more
Police recover body of Kogi journalist murdered by colleague (Vanguard)
The Police Command in Kogi has confirmed the recovery of the body of Mr Ayo Aiyepeku, a photo-journalist, allegedly murdered by his colleague, Oluwapelumi Adebayo.
The commandโs spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday day in Lokoja.
Ovye-Aya explained that Ayobamiโs corpse was found on Sunday evening at a location around WAEC office, Crusher Zone 8 axis in Lokoja. Read more
Strike: Doctors give FG another 21 days (DailyTrust)
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has temporarily suspended its proposed strike.
This was as the association gave the government another 21 days to address the issues in contention.
This came after series of meetings convened at the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum earlier handed down to the government. Read more
Aisha Buhari, family relocate to ex-Presidentโs Kaduna residence (Punch)
Aisha Buhari, wife of former President Muhammadu Buhari and members of her family have relocated from Daura in Katsina State to her late husbandโs residence in Kaduna State.
The residence, where the former president stayed before leaving Nigeria for medical treatment in London, is located at Ungwan Rimi GRA in Kaduna.
PUNCH Online reports that Aisha and her family members arrived on Sunday at the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna. Read more
Tinubu overfeeding Nigerians with wrong statistics โ Peter Obi (Sun)
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused President Bola Tinubu of further entrenching Nigeria and its citizens in poverty while feeding them with wrong statistics.
In a statement he posted on his X page on Monday, Peter Obi stated that under Tinubuโs leadership, Nigeria has become one of the worldโs hungriest nations.
The Labour Party leader recounted how Tinubu, as a presidential candidate in the 2023 election campaign, chastised him for regularly using statistics. Read more
Heidi Klum defends her lingerie photo shoots with daughter Leni (PageSix)
Heidi Klum isnโt done stripping down for the cameras.
The supermodel, who catapulted to fame in the early โ90s, still likes to โrun around sexyโ at age 52, she told People.
โFor me to be older, it doesnโt matter,โ Klum said. โI donโt have this age-shaming or body-shaming thing. I feel like everyone should do what they want to do.โ Read more
Vanessa Kirby lost voice filming Fantastic Four birth scene (Filmnews)
Vanessa Kirby lost her voice while shooting her character’s birth scene in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
During a key sequence in the latest Marvel film, Kirby’s character Sue Storm goes into labour on a spacecraft while they’re being chased through space by the Silver Surfer.
In an interview with Variety, The Crown actress revealed that she spent two weeks shooting that birth scene “in zero gravity”, and lost her voice after “roaring” with pain non-stop. Read more
Gaza experiencing ‘real starvation’, Trump says (BBC)
There is “real starvation” in Gaza, Donald Trump has said, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted there was no such thing.
Asked if he agreed with Netanyahu that it was a “bold-faced lie” to say Israel was fuelling hunger in Gaza, the US president replied: “I don’t know… those children look very hungry… that’s real starvation stuff.”
Speaking during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Trump said: “Nobody’s done anything great over there. The whole place is a mess… I told Israel maybe they have to do it a different way.โ Read more
Massacre in Congolese Catholic church kills at least 31 worshippers (CNA)
An armed group linked to the Islamic State on Sunday killed dozens of worshippers at a Catholic church in the northwest of the Democratic Republic of Congo while they were participating in a prayer vigil.
According to the BBC, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) stormed a church in the town of Komanda, where they shot and killed the worshippers, then looted and set fire to nearby businesses.
Komanda is in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, an area rich in minerals and whose control is disputed by several armed groups. Read more
Thailand and Cambodia Announce Ceasefire (Newsweek)
Thailand and Cambodia have reached a ceasefire agreement, Malaysia’s Prime Minister said on Monday, after long-simmering violence flared between the two neighboring Southeast Asian countries last week.
Bangkok and Phnom Penh have agreed to an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire,” which will come into effect in the next few hours, Anwar Ibrahim said after hosting Thailand’s acting Prime Minister, Phumtham Wechayachai, and his Cambodian counterpart, Hun Manet.
U.S. President Donald Trump had pushed for the two countries to reach a deal, saying over the weekend he had informed Thailand and Cambodia the U.S. would not press ahead with trade negotiations if fighting continued. Read more
Sydney Sweeney called out for new ‘disturbing’ jean campaign that’s caused uproar (Unilad)
Sydney Sweeney is being called out for her involvement in a jean brand campaign that is being called ‘disturbing’ and ‘racially insensitive’.
A new American Eagle advertisement campaign has hired the 27-year-old actress as its poster woman for its fall 2025 denim catalogue, which has gone down like a lead balloon.
According to AE, it is hoping to ‘further elevate its position as the #1 jeans brand for Gen Z’, yet both the brand and Sweeney have been catapulted to the forefront of controversy – not for the jeans, but over what critics say is its celebration of the Euphoria star’s whiteness. Read more
Ajibade, Okoronkwo, other Falcons top WAFCONโs best 11 list (Punch)
Four Super Falcons stars, Rasheedat Ajibade, Esther Okoronkwo, Michelle Alozie, and Chiamaka Nnadozie, have been named in the Womenโs Africa Cup of Nations Best XI, following Nigeriaโs dominant run to clinch their 10th continental title.
The Confederation of African Football Women via its official X handle (formerly Twitter), unveiled the tournamentโs standout performers on Sunday.
โThe stars who shined the brightest. Read more
Englandโs Lionesses head home to party after Euro glory (Vanguard)
Englandโs victorious Lionesses prepared to fly home to a rapturous reception on Monday after retaining their European Championship crown with a dramatic penalty-shootout victory over world champions Spain.
Chloe Kelly converted the decisive spot-kick in Basel after Sundayโs Womenโs Euro 2025 final ended 1-1, repeating her heroics from three years previously.
It was sweet revenge for Sarina Wiegmanโs defending champions, who suffered bitter defeat against the same opponents in the World Cup final two years ago. Read more
23 players who changed national allegiance to play for Super Eagles (Nation)
For many footballers of Nigerian heritage, whether raised domestically or abroad, representing the Super Eagles is both a profound honor and a deeply held aspiration.
While some develop through Nigeriaโs own football infrastructure, others born overseas have chosen to switch their international allegiance to proudly wear the green-and-white.
Though the chance to represent Nigeria is not extended to all, a distinguished group of players have embraced this commitmentโoften after previously representing other nations at youth level. Their choices have enriched the national team, bringing valuable skill and depth across multiple generations. Read more
Victorious Super Falcons arrive in Abuja (Guardian)
The Super Falcons of Nigeria have returned home to a heroโs welcome after winning their 10th Womenโs Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title in Morocco.
The team touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja aboard a chartered flight at about 2:26 p.m., where a crowd of cheering fans and top government officials were on hand to receive them.
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Among those present to welcome the team were the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris; Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hanatu Musawa; and the Minister for Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim. Read more
Why being famous is boring โ Victor Osimhen (Sun)
Victor Osimhen, a Super Eagles striker, has given his thoughts on stardom.
He thinks fame is boring.
He remarked that fame prevents him from having as much fun as he would like to.
The Napoli star noted that he loves going back to the Olusosun area of Lagos, where he grew up, to temporarily escape from his new reality. Read more