capitaltimesnews.com https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Blog Headlines July 18th, 2026 Indian Activist Hospitalized After 21-Day Hunger Strike as Health Deteriorates Care Homes Laud DSS DG For Recruiting 27 Orphans Into The Service Senate Finds No Evidence of Missing ₦210tn in NNPC Accounts, Says Financial Records Were Misinterpreted Trump’s Threats, U-turn on Hormuz Fees Further Undermine US Credibility WHEN MACRO-ECONOMIC INDICES ARE NO LONGER SUFFICIENT  Cyberattack Forces Indefinite Delay of NBA Presidential Election Tinubu’s Digital Identity Reforms Position Nigeria for Digital Economy, Says SGF FG Unveils Five World Bank-Backed Programmes, Targets 30 Million Pupils, 500,000 Teachers Four Confirmed Dead, Four Missing After Flash Flood Ravages Northern Vietnam US Launches Seventh Straight Night of Airstrikes on Iran as Conflict Deepens Mary Habila’s Death: South-East Academic Doctors Demand Independent Probe, Call for Forensic Transparency More Than 1,100 Evacuated as China Landslide Claims Lives, Rescue Efforts Continue Federal Government Files Terrorism, Kidnapping Charges Against Three Over Abduction of Oyo Schoolchildren Kano to Establish Cottage Industry Hubs to Drive Industrialisation, Job Creation Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking INEC Recognition of Turaki-Led PDP Interim Committee Second Body Recovered After San Francisco Boat Tragedy, Two Still Missing Twenty Pupils Killed in Uganda School Bus Crash as Government Suspends All Excursions Powerful Earthquake Strikes Mexico Near Guatemala, Tsunami Threat Issued Brenda Fricker, Star of My Left Foot and Home Alone 2, Dies Aged 81 ICC Chief Prosecutor Rejects Sexual Misconduct Allegations as Lawyer Speaks Out Report Urges Nigeria to Prioritise High-Impact Agricultural Spending to Boost Revenue, Create Jobs Kogi Security Forces Rescue Four Kidnap Victims Abducted from Dekina Examination Centre Home From Baby Bath to World Cup Final: UNICEF Reunites Messi and Yamal’s Incredible Story Tinubu Launches $3.05bn NG-CARES, HOPE, SOLID Programmes to Tackle Poverty, Strengthen Human Capital Breaking: DSS, Forest Guards Rescue Two Abducted Children in Kwara, Kill Two Suspected Kidnappers Trump Doubles Down on Election Claims in Primetime Speech, Calls for Tougher Voting Laws FG Inaugurates Ministerial Advisory Committee to Deepen Economic Reforms Tinubu Presents Certificate of Return to Shettima, Confirms Running Mate for 2027 Xi Calls for Greater Global Cooperation on AI, Criticizes US Restrictions on Technology Sharing Catastrophic Flooding Sweeps Across Texas as Deadly Rains Trigger Hundreds of Rescues Nigerians Among Those Affected as US Unveils New Visa Regulations Wildfire Smoke Chokes US Midwest and East Coast, Officials Urge Millions to Stay Indoors Starmer Pledges ‘Unwavering Support’ for Ukraine on Final Visit as Prime Minister Andy Burnham Poised to Become Britain’s Next Prime Minister After Labour Leadership Win Scientists Discover New Orange-Lipped Monkey Species Hidden in DR Congo Forest Japan’s Parliament Approves Male-Only Succession Law to Preserve Imperial Family Princess Aiko Still Barred as Japan US Expands Air Campaign Against Iran, Targets Bridges and Strategic Port Infrastructure Nicaragua Breaks Diplomatic Ties with Italy Over Extradition Dispute Linked to Aldo Moro Murder UNICEF Commends FG Over Rescue of Abducted Oyo Schoolchildren, Applauds Child Welfare Initiatives Headlines July 17th, 2026 Messi Hits Back at Argentina’s Critics: ‘Nothing Was Handed to Us’ Calls for Accountability Grow After AP Investigation into ICE Officer’s Troubled Past Iran Strikes Military Bases in Gulf After New U.S. Offensive Andy Burnham Declared Leader of Britain’s Labour Party, to Become Prime Minister on Monday More Than 800 Canadian Wildfires Burning as Air Quality Alerts Extend Into United States Zelensky’s Removal of Popular Defence Minister Sparks Rare Wartime Protests in Ukraine Guinea-Bissau Opposition Urges ECOWAS to Back Civilian Transition, Reject Military-Led Reforms