Ecuadorian authorities have seized 369 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a truck near the Colombian border, with several of the drug packages bearing the image of Norwegian football star Erling Haaland.
A fire outbreak has destroyed one of the hostel buildings at St. Louis College in Jos, the Plateau State capital, triggering panic among residents and witnesses as flames consumed parts of the school’s boarding facility.
Ghanaian police have foiled an alleged coordinated bank robbery in Accra after a gun battle with suspected robbers left two suspects dead, one Nigerian suspect in custody, and another person on the run.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the country’s state-owned refineries will return to productive operation, saying the Federal Government is carrying out a comprehensive restructuring aimed at making the facilities commercially viable rather than merely operational.
A tunnel under construction for a hydropower project in India’s Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has become the scene of another deadly industrial disaster after a landslide sent water and debris rushing into the underground worksite, killing at least seven workers and leaving several others injured.
The Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU) has honoured the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, with its Golden Era Pillar of Critical and Strategic Intelligence for National Development Award as part of activities marking the union’s 50th anniversary.
A fresh security scare has emerged in Borno State after suspected fighters of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly ambushed Nigerian troops, killing at least four soldiers, injuring several others and destroying military vehicles during an attack along the Yamtake–Bitta axis.
The United Nations has issued a fresh warning over the condition of women and girls in Afghanistan, saying restrictions imposed since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 have created what it describes as the world’s most severe women’s rights crisis.
A 41-year-old Nigerian national, Babajide Adesayo, has been found guilty by a federal jury in the United States for his alleged role in laundering more than $2.7 million linked to romance fraud and other online scams targeting victims.
African Democratic Congress chieftain Dele Momodu has described the August 15 Osun State governorship election as a contest that goes beyond the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the All Progressives Congress, saying the real political battle is between Adeleke and the influence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has told the Senate that more than N115 billion in statutory obligations owed to the Niger Delta Development Commission by oil companies was recovered following investigations conducted between 2021 and 2023.
The Senate Public Accounts Committee has issued a 48-hour deadline to four oil companies, including Seplat Energy, directing them to appear before the panel and respond to outstanding queries arising from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s audit reports.
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has opened a forensic investigation into the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Lotus Bank and Hackerbella Ltd following allegations that students’ personal information was used to create bank accounts without proper legal authorisation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could seize European-owned vessels in retaliation for European countries taking control of cargo from ships linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet”.
Management of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education in Rivers State has suspended all remaining activities of its Students’ Union Government Week after a 100-level student was reportedly shot on campus by suspected cultists.