Latest News from Sunday, July 5th, 2026

The Lagos State Government has accused some bloggers and social media influencers of spreading false images of flooding, saying the posts are misleading residents and politicising a serious environmental issue.

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Waidi Shaibu, says the military is making progress in efforts to rescue the 39 pupils and seven teachers abducted from schools in Oyo State, assuring Nigerians that troops are closing in on the kidnappers.

U.S. Congressman Riley Moore says the United States will closely monitor Nigeria's 2027 general elections, stressing that Washington is interested in how the polls are conducted and their outcome.

Nigeria's electricity distribution companies lost more than 1.13 million customers in 2025 as many homes, businesses and industries turned to other sources of power because of rising electricity costs and unreliable supply, according to industry data.

Nigeria could face heavier rainfall and more severe flooding over the next 12 weeks if urgent action is not taken, the Nigerian Hydrological Services Agency (NiHSA) has warned.

The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested several suspected criminals during a raid on a known hideout in the Alimosho area as part of ongoing efforts to curb violent crime across the state.

When the 2026 FIFA World Cup began, few football fans outside Cape Verde knew the name Josimar Dias, but today, the world knows him by his nickname, Vozinha.

Morocco moved closer to making African football history and France stayed on course for a rare World Cup milestone after both teams booked places in the quarterfinals with victories on Saturday.

Minister of Works Sen. Dave Umahi on Sunday dismissed claims that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway triggered recent flooding in parts of Lagos, saying poor urban drainage, blocked waterways and indiscriminate waste disposal, not the federal road project was responsible for the flooding.

The death toll from bandit attacks on communities in Danchadi District, Bodinga Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has risen from six to eight, district authorities said Sunday.

Presidential candidate Peter Obi on Sunday renewed his call for President Bola Tinubu to resign, citing an IMF disclosure that about ₦8.83 trillion in 2025 government spending went unrecorded in the national budget.

The Federal Government on Sunday denied spending about ₦8 trillion outside the approved national budget, calling reports of the alleged off-budget expenditure a misrepresentation of comments by the International Monetary Fund's Resident Representative in Nigeria.

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian British woman at Lagos' Murtala Muhammed International Airport after officers allegedly found 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside fake plantain peels packed with food items in her luggage.

The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV could visit Nigeria in the coming years as both sides reaffirm strong diplomatic and religious ties.