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…
A suspected serial ki!ller identified as Akaninyene, has been arrested in Cross River State following intelligence that linked him to the disappearance and m8rder of a recent victim. Security operatives, acting on a tip off tracked him to an isolated hut he built inside a forest in Abanyama, Ukim Ita Community, Creektown of Odukpani…
Bashir El-Rufai, the son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has announced that his marriage to Halima Nwakaego Kazuare has ended. The couple got married in a traditional ceremony in Abuja in November 2020, but Bashir El-Rufai recently confirmed they are no longer together. He made this known while chatting with followers on X,…
The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed an attack on residents of Kofai Amadu community in Takum Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on Thursday, May 28, 2026 at about 4:00 p.m. in a busy trading hub where farmers, traders, and other residents were carrying out normal commercial activities. Eyewitnesses…
The Nigerian film industry has been thrown into mourning following the sudden death of veteran actor and academic, Professor Patrick Okoye. Popularly known by his screen moniker “Energy,” Okoye passed away in the early hours of Thursday, May 28, 2026. The announcement was made via a statement posted on his official Instagram page…
A woman has shared her amusement at the state of a cinema in Ado-Ekiti. According to the young woman, her mother took her and her sisters to the cinema for a day out. However, she was surprised to see that it was just a regular hall with chairs arranged in linear form and a television…
Terrorists behind the mass abduction of school teachers and approximately 40 pupils in the Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have released a new video of the captives. The recently surfaced footage shows the hostages in a state of visible exhaustion. Amid the deteriorating conditions, a school principal identified as Mrs. Alamu made…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has become the world’s top exporter of jet fuel in April, driven by increased production and disruptions in global supply caused by tensions in the Middle East. This was revealed in a report by S&P Global Energy, which included comments from the refinery’s CEO, David Bird, during an interview at the facility…
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested two suspected ‘one-chance’ robbers, terrorising residents of Obantoko and its environs. The spokesperson for the command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, May 29, 2026 said operatives attached to the Obantoko Division received a distress call from members of the public concerning…
