The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and other members of the International Contact Group have warned that there is no military solution to the ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
President Tinubu has appointed a five-member delegation led by SGF George Akume to represent Nigeria at the burial of U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson in Chicago.
Germany says it will not join the U.S.–Israel offensive against Iran, stressing limits in military capacity and calling for caution as tensions rise.
The Defence Headquarters says about 100 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Nigeria to provide training, technical support and intelligence-sharing assistance to the Armed Forces.
Education reform received a fresh push as President Bola Tinubu asked the Senate to urgently pass the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Amendment Bill 2026 to strengthen the governance of public senior secondary schools.
Governor Peter Mbah has called for financial autonomy, constitutional backing and greater investment in technology for the proposed State Police, arguing that effective funding and operational independence are critical to improving security across Nigeria.
A Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Offences Court in Anambra has remanded a 46-year-old man over the alleged defilement of a 14-year-old girl, with the case adjourned until August 5 for hearing.
Enugu's decades-long land dispute between the Onuogba Nike community and the Ezza Nkomoro community has been brought to an end after the Supreme Court affirmed the ownership claims of Onuogba Nike, ending nearly 50 years of litigation.