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Aduwo Ayodele

July 9, 2026

Ukraine to get licence to produce Patriot missiles, says Trump

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the U.S. would grant Ukraine access to produce Patriot air defence interceptors.

Trump sitting with Zelensky
July 9, 2026
United States President Donald Trump
July 8, 2026

Tinubu urges Afreximbank to mobilise resources for Africa’s industrialisation

Mr Tinubu urged the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank to leverage Africa’s human, financial and natural resources to promote economic progress for all Africans.

July 8, 2026

Two suspects in Oyo-Iwo Expressway armed robbery nabbed: Police

The police command in Oyo state said it has arrested two suspected armed robbers and recovered a firearm linked to a robbery along the Oyo-Iwo Expressway in Afijio.

Two suspects in Oyo-Iwo Expressway
July 7, 2026

UK court convicts Nigerian-born Emmanuel Popoola of murder

The prosecutor said Mr Popoola attempted to escape by boarding a one-way Eurostar service from London St Pancras to Paris with the help of his girlfriend.

July 6, 2026

UTME: JAMB’s AI plan could exclude visually impaired candidates, CITAB warns

Mr Fenemigho, however, warned that without deliberate preparations, the initiative could remain an ambitious idea rather than a project.

July 6, 2026

Ogun lawyers boycott court over N100,000 virtual hearing fee, oath administration hike

Lawyers in Abeokuta, Sagamu, and Ota commenced a three-day boycott of court proceedings to protest new policies introduced by the state judiciary.

Protesting Lawyers
July 6, 2026

Microsoft lays off 1,600 Xbox employees, shuts four studios amid focus on AI

The company plans to cut approximately 3,200 jobs in the next year.

Microsoft
July 6, 2026

Okigwe Eight: Kidnapped Scripture Union delegates freed after 22 days

Eight members of the Scripture Union abducted along the interstate boundary between Imo and Anambra on June 14 while returning from a national conference are freed.

Eight members of the Scripture Union abducted
July 6, 2026

Xenophobia: FG to airlift about 300 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday

The Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria and the consulate general in Johannesburg have announced plans to repatriate about 300 Nigerians from South Africa on Wednesday.

Nigerians evacuated from South Africa