US President Donald Trump indicated that progress in talks with Iran has slowed, departing from his assertion at the start of the week that an agreement to end the war was nearly finalized. Speaking during a Wednesday cabinet meeting at the White House alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary…
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly k!lled a Nigerian pastor identified as Akor, over delay to pay ransom money. An Abuja-based cleric, Bishop Peter Attayi Yakubu, disclosed this in a Facebook post on Monday, May 25, 2026. According to Bishop Yakubu, the kidnappers k!lled Akor three days after the abduction. “My heart is bleeding….
The Edo State Police Command has disrupted a cultists’ gathering in Ohonre community, Benin City and arrested two suspects. The spokesperson for the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. According to the PPRO, operatives attached to Ugbowo Division responded to a distress report indicating that…
A US-based Nigerian woman, Oyinna Ogbonna, has revealed one of the most audacious requests she received from Nigerian men. According to the mother of two, a driver she had hired during her visit to Nigeria last year asked her to give him money to complete the construction of his house. She noted that…
Former Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) shortly after losing the party’s Senate primary for Delta Central. In a resignation letter dated May 22 and addressed to the APC chairman of Orogun Ward 2 in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, he confirmed that his exit takes…
The Lagos State Police command has arrested one of the key suspects linked to the alleged theft of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, valued at N1.02 billion and recovered assets worth more than N300 million connected to the crime. The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Fatai Tijani, disclosed this while briefing journalists at the…
The Lagos State Government says it has recovered more than N270 million from fraudulent estate agents and property developers on behalf of residents affected by real estate scams across the state. Commissioner for Housing Moruf Akinderu-Fatai disclosed this during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa, Ikeja, stating that the recovery reflects the government’s…
A former friend and publicist of Matthew Perry has alleged that the actor’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was seen driving Perry’s car in the early hours shortly after the actor’s death, in a letter submitted ahead of his sentencing. Lisa Calio, who said she worked with Perry for nearly 30 years, wrote to the court describing…
The Presidency has called for legal action against social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) over the spread of an alleged fake audio involving President Bola Tinubu. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, made the demand in a post shared on X, accusing the influencer…
Uganda has closed its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo in an effort to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the region, the health ministry announced on Wednesday, May 27. The decision comes after the country recorded seven confirmed cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola since the outbreak was first identified in the…
