Every rainy season, Lagos drowns. And every year, the reasons are exactly the same. On the morning of June 29, 2026, Lagos residents woke up to streets that had become rivers overnight. From Gbagada to Lekki, Surulere to Ikorodu, Oshodi to Chevron, water swallowed roads, entered homes, and swallowed vehicles whole. Motorists abandoned cars on…
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, one of the founders of Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa Cartel, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States. US District Judge Brian Cogan handed down the sentence on Monday, ordering the 76-year-old drug kingpin to spend the rest of his life behind bars and pay $15 billion (£11 billion) in…
Andy Burnham has been appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom after meeting King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Monday that King Charles III invited Labour leader Andy Burnham to form a new government. This comes following the resignation of Sir Keir Starmer. In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “His Majesty…
A US service member has died as fighting between the United States and Iran continues to intensify across the Middle East. The US military has confirmed that one American soldier was killed and another injured in northern Iraq after an Iranian drone attack. According to US CENTCOM, the casualty occurred during the controlled detonation of…
The NDLEA has uncovered over 1.6 million tramadol pills hidden in two trucks linked to a cross-border drug trafficking network. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 1,630,000 pills of tramadol. The pills were concealed in specially built compartments inside two trailers. Both trailers were travelling into Nigeria from Togo through the Benin…
US Vice-President JD Vance has announced the birth of his fourth child with wife Usha Vance. JD Vance revealed that he and his wife, Usha Vance, welcomed a baby boy named Alec Neel Vance on Sunday morning. The vice-president said both mother and baby are healthy, while their three older children are excited to meet…
Kylian Mbappe made World Cup history, while Spain dominated the tournament’s individual awards after lifting the 2026 FIFA World Cup. France forward Kylian Mbappe finished as the tournament’s top scorer with 10 goals in eight matches, becoming the first player to win the WC Golden Boot twice. He edged Argentina captain Lionel Messi, who ended…
Spain claimed the 2026 FIFA World Cup title with an extra-time victory over Argentina after dominating the final from start to finish. Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 after extra time to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, securing their second men’s world title with a commanding display in New Jersey. Ferran Torres scored the decisive goal…
Russia fired dozens of missiles and drones at Kyiv overnight, leaving one person dead and several others injured. Russia launched one of its largest ballistic missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, since the start of the full-scale war, killing at least one person and injuring 14 others, Ukrainian officials said. Ukraine’s military said Russia fired…
The influencer brothers were detained in the US after British prosecutors announced fresh criminal charges and requested their extradition. Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, have been arrested in the United States after the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) filed new criminal charges against them and requested their extradition to Britain. Andrew Tate faces…
