Tuesday, August 4, 2026

News Update

BREAKING: Tinubu Approves Major Salary Increase for Military Officers – Private to Staff Sergeant Gets 80% Raise FG Opens Doors for Public Input on State Police Bill, Unveils Seven-Week Roadmap – Draft Ready for Tinubu by September 3 Two Dead, Over 6,700 Infected as US Faces Largest-Ever Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Lettuce APC Blasts Adeleke: “Stop Blaming Tinubu, Oyetola for Your Woes – You Are the Architect of Your Own Failure” FIFA in Turmoil as English FA Withdraws Support for Infantino, UEFA Threatens Legal Action Over “Shabby” World Cup Sell-Off Oyedepo Tears Into FG Over Insecurity: “Are Human Lives Not of Value Anymore?” Umahi: Tinubu Ignored Calls for My Sack Over Nurse’s Death, Told Me to Build More Roads 20 Ethiopian Youth Footballers Abscond After Tournament in Sweden BREAKING: Tinubu Approves Major Salary Increase for Military Officers – Private to Staff Sergeant Gets 80% Raise FG Opens Doors for Public Input on State Police Bill, Unveils Seven-Week Roadmap – Draft Ready for Tinubu by September 3 Two Dead, Over 6,700 Infected as US Faces Largest-Ever Cyclosporiasis Outbreak Linked to Contaminated Lettuce APC Blasts Adeleke: “Stop Blaming Tinubu, Oyetola for Your Woes – You Are the Architect of Your Own Failure” FIFA in Turmoil as English FA Withdraws Support for Infantino, UEFA Threatens Legal Action Over “Shabby” World Cup Sell-Off Oyedepo Tears Into FG Over Insecurity: “Are Human Lives Not of Value Anymore?” Umahi: Tinubu Ignored Calls for My Sack Over Nurse’s Death, Told Me to Build More Roads 20 Ethiopian Youth Footballers Abscond After Tournament in Sweden

Politics

BREAKING: Tinubu Declares War on Raw Cocoa Exports – “Nigeria Will No Longer Export Beans, Will Process Locally”

By Ademola Adekusibe President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will no longer export raw cocoa beans, unveiling…

Senate Slams Makinde: “Stop Calling for UN Probe, You Are Undermining Nigeria’s Security”

By Ademola Adekusibe The Nigerian Senate has issued a stern warning to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde over…

BREAKING: Nigerian Troops Arrest Suspected Moroccan ISIS Operative Following Failed ISWAP Attack in Borno

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have intensified counterterrorism operations in Borno State after repelling a failed ISWAP attack…

Yoruba hunters kill a gigantic Ògbò (African buffalo) during a hunting expedition in an Osun forest.

BREAKING ⚖️: A Federal High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Adeniyi Adeyemi, Director General of the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, after he failed to appear for trial over alleged forgery, fraud, and impersonation charges.

Man Jailed 20 Years for Aiding Notorious Bandit’s Escape, Hiding Intelligence from Security Agencies

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced one Muhammad Sani to 20 years imprisonment for conspiring to…

After my husband lost his job as a pilot, he worked at my company and earned a salary for 11 months.” — Bunmi George (Jbums).

JUST IN 🇺🇦: Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko has resigned from office.

BREAKING 🏗️: President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday unveil the ₦2.4 trillion Abuja City Walk, a 250-hectare mixed-use urban development along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport corridor in the Federal Capital Territory. 👏

📸 ROYAL VISIT: The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, paid a historic visit to the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, in Ogun State.

BREAKING 🕊️: The family of slain Oyo teacher Michael Oyedokun has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Governor Seyi Makinde to recover his body from his abductors for a proper burial.

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚽: Ile-Ogbo-born defender Rofiat Imuran has been named in the Super Falcons’ squad for the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. The London City Lionesses left-back, who represented Nigeria at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, will be aiming to help the nine-time African champions secure another continental title.

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