The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday evening performed sacred ancestral rites during the Oshoosi Day observances of the ongoing 2026 World Obatala Festival in Ile-Ife, invoking divine and ancestral blessings for peace, moral rebirth and national renewal in Nigeria. In a statement issued on Saturday by the Director of Media and Public…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has expressed sadness over the tragic and senseless death of a Nigerian national, Emeka Christian, in Pune, India, who was allegedly beaten to death by two of his compatriots, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, over a romantic dispute. NIDCOM Chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement issued on Saturday in…
The controversial pregnancy of a ārescuedā 13-year-old girl in the custody of an orphanage belonging to the Lagos State Government is causing ripples in Aboru area of Alimosho Government Area of the state. Friday Akor, a native of Benue State, is dismayed that his 13-year-old daughter in the custody of an orphanage belonging to the…
A fully loaded 33,000-litre diesel tanker overturned on Akala Expressway, Ibadan, on Friday, January 16, 2026, spilling fuel across the road and crushing a parked black Mercedes Benz GLE SUV belonging to a female driver. The woman, who had briefly stepped away to buy food near the OPay office, returned to find her vehicle flattened…
Passenger aircraftāÆwithāÆ248 passengers and 12 crew members has made a safe emergency landing at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after suffering technical fault while airborne. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, saw the pilot execute a safe landing with the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, response team and other emergency responders standing-by on extreme…
Cross River State recorded a major peace breakthrough on Friday as dozens of militants operating in Akpabuyo Local Government Area voluntarily laid down their arms under the state governmentās amnesty programme. The Nigerian Army said the surrender took place in the early hours of 16 January 2026, when a large number of militants emerged from…
The Students Union Government of Federal School Of Statistics, Ibadan Campus has mourned the passing away of the institution former Dean of students, Mr Kehinde Dore. According to sources, the news of Mr Dore demised was announced on Friday, 17 January. Our correspondent couldn’t verify the cause of his death as at the time of…
Bishop Francis Wale Oke, President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), is also the President of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries. In this interview with select journalists, during a media luncheon, which he hosted in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, spoke extensively on the insecurity in the country. He stated that the ultimate goal of…
The special adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on security, Fatai Owoseni, has said that three key suspects involved in the killing of the five forest guards at the Old Oyo National Park in Oloka Village on January 5, have been arrested. Mr Owoseni disclosed this on Friday while briefing Mr Makinde who…
In an attempt to nourish their families, many women remain stuck in the age-old tradition of cooking over open-fire stoves, as they believe that it cooks food faster and properly, and makes it tastier, undoubtedly exposing them to smoke and toxins. The National Bureau of Statistics, in its 2024 Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey, indicated…
