Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that 204 people have died from Lassa fever in 2026, warning that delayed hospital visits, poor health-seeking behaviour and rising infections among healthcare workers are worsening the outbreak. According to the agency’s latest Epidemiological Week 19 report, the disease’s case fatality rate has climbed to 25.7…
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s son Maddox has filed to officially drop Pitt from his last name, according to a report. The 24-year-old filed documents requesting a legal name change, TMZ reported on Thursday, May 28. The change would drop “Pitt” from his surname, making his full name Maddox Chivan Jolie. The request is yet to be granted. Maddox filing for…
Rachael Alamu, the abducted principal of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire LGA, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, to negotiate with the kidnappers. Alamu and some staff members and students of the school were abducted on May 15 when gunmen raided three schools in the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of…
Jose Mourinho has signed his contract to return as the next head coach of Real Madrid. Mourinho, 63, signed a three-year contract until June 2029, with his annual salary said to be 12 million euros gross, according to The Athletic. Real Madrid is expected to officially unveil Mourinho after the club’s presidential elections…
The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered 498 kilograms of skunk cannabis hidden inside a shrine in the state. NDLEA Commander in the state, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in Benin City on Thursday, May 28, 2026 said two suspected drug traffickers were also arrested in a…
A 30-year-old interior decorator has been h@cked to de@th at a funeral in Benin City, Edo State. Esohe Aigbe, has reportedly offered to do a free design job as her contribution to a funeral ceremony. According to relatives, she had gone to assist a friend in decorating a funeral venue at Ujo Street in the…
Nigerian crossdresser, James Brown has stirred reactions after claiming that fellow crossdresser, Bobrisky is not living in the UK as many assumed. In a post shared on Instagram, James Brown jokingly claimed he found out Bobrisky was allegedly staying in Moldova, saying he even had to quickly search about the country himself. Reacting to the…
An X user has criticised the APC-led government in Ogun State following a fresh video of the abducted school principal in Ogbomosho, questioning the timing of the lavish Ojude Oba celebration. Reacting to the video, the user expressed frustration over dignitaries, including Seyi Tinubu, attending the event in “flowing agbada regalia” while victims of the…
By Eric Elezuo It was a moment of class, glamour and superlative display of cultural ingenuity as the historic city of Ile-Ife, in Osun State became a beehive of activities, hosting A-list dignitaries. It was the celebration former Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun’s wife, Mrs Olufunso Amosun, who not only celebrated her 60th birthday,…
Teachers and civil society groups staged a protest on Friday to the streets of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, The protesters are calling on the government to act quickly to rescue teachers and schoolchildren kidnapped in Oriire Local Government Area. The demonstration was led by the Oyo State Teachers Action Group alongside the Nigeria Teachers…
