Month: July 2026
Veteran Nollywood actor, Elegbeje Ado dies at 66
Veteran Nollywood actor, Taiwo Adeshina, professionally known as Elegbeje Ado, is dead. Elegbeje Ado, who is also a pastor, died on Monday, June 29, 2026,…
Notorious bandit, Auta Yankuzo posts cash obtained from kidnap ransom on TikTok
A notorious bandit, identified as Auta Yankuzo, has reportedly shared a photo on TikTok showing a large sum of cash allegedly obtained from kidnap ransom…
Nigerian man arraigned for allegedly defrauding Australian investor of AUD$8.4m, US$3.6m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Usie Otukpa Osang before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over an…
Xenophobia: Nigerian embassy packed, 269 return as S’Africa protests rise
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians still residing in South Africa of their safety, even as fresh concerns over xenophobic tensions and renewed anti-immigrant protests…
Marketers reject fuel pricing curbs, threaten shutdown
Fuel marketers have declared that their filling stations will stop selling petrol should the Federal Government try to enforce price control. The National Publicity Secretary…
Why Nigeria ignored IMF on $5bn UAE Loan – Oyedele
Nigeria’s minister of finance, Taiwo Oyedele, has explained why it did not put into consideration the advice of the International Monetary Fund on the $5…
World Bank approves $1.25bn Nigeria loan despite backlash
The World Bank has approved a fresh $1.25bn loan for Nigeria under its Nigeria Actions for Investment and Jobs Acceleration programme, amid public concerns over…
Power surge triggers fire at Ilorin laundry shop, residents escape unhurt
By Ahmed Olayinka A fire outbreak believed to have been triggered by an electrical power surge razed a laundry shop attached to a residential building…
APC presents INEC nomination form to Kwara Guber candidate
By Ahmed Olayinka The Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday formally presented the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination form…
Tinubu approves N883bn Federal road projects for Kwara following AbdulRazaq’s infrastructure drive
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved federal road and bridge projects worth about N883 billion for Kwara State, marking one of the largest infrastructure investments…

