SUNTV Global Channel | National News | July 5, 2026 A journalist, Nura Distin, has alleged that he was arrested, detained, and remanded in prison after accusing the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Yobe Microfinance Bank, Sheriff Almuhajir, of having a romantic relationship with his wife. According to Distin, the allegations were made…
SUNTV Global Channel | National News | July 5, 2026 Troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation HADIN KAI, have rescued six abducted persons, including two infants, during ongoing search-and-rescue operations in Borno State. According to a statement issued by the Acting Military Information Officer of Operation HADIN KAI, Captain Mohammed Goni, the…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 A member of the United States Congress, Riley Moore, has disclosed that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will closely monitor Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, stressing the importance of credible, transparent, and well-conducted polls. Speaking in an interview circulating online, Moore said both he and the Trump…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 The Federal Government of Nigeria has demanded a thorough investigation and swift prosecution of those responsible for the killing of two Nigerian citizens in South Africa, expressing deep concern over what it described as rising xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Nigerians and other foreign nationals. In a statement…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British woman, Mary Yetunde Barek, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine concealed inside fake plantain peels. According to the NDLEA, the suspect, who…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered a cocaine trafficking syndicate attempting to smuggle illicit drugs to Malaysia, leading to the arrest of an alleged kingpin identified as Nwabueze Felix Onyeka, a 45-year-old PhD student at the University of Putra, Malaysia. According to the NDLEA, Onyeka…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), the campaign organisation of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has called for an independent investigation into the alleged assassination plot involving the Director-General of the APC’s AMBO Campaign, Hon. Wole Oke. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, the council’s spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi,…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 The Federal Government has denied allegations that it spent more than ₦8.8 trillion outside Nigeria’s approved budget, insisting that reports suggesting the existence of a “shadow budget” are false and based on a misinterpretation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 2026 Article IV Consultation Report. In a statement…
SUNTV Global Channel | NEWSJuly 5, 2026 A fresh wave of communal violence has claimed one life and left another person hospitalised in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, raising renewed concerns over insecurity in the area. Philip Obin, Special Adviser to Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu on Digital Economy Development, alleged…
SUNTV Global Channel | Church News | July 5, 2026 Pastor Isah Lazarus Alkali has called on Christians to embrace covenant giving as a key to experiencing God’s financial blessings, emphasizing that giving should be done willingly, cheerfully, and from the heart rather than out of obligation. Ministering during a Sunday service at Living Faith…