Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable has welcomed a new child while still in detention, following his recent remand over criminal charges. Just five days after Portable was ordered to be remanded in custody, his first wife, Omobewaji, reportedly delivered a baby. The singer was arraigned on Monday, January 12, 2026, before…
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has announced plans to establish a special intervention fund aimed at addressing critical infrastructure and academic needs at the College of Agriculture and Renewable Natural Resources, Iseyin Campus of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso. The governor disclosed this during a stakeholders’ meeting held at the Governor’s Office,…
The protracted case of the gruesome murder of Master Aniekan Idongesit Edet, a nine-year-old pupil of Lutheran Primary School (LPS), Itoko, Ibesikpo Asutan local government area of Akwa Ibom State, was at the weekend concluded by Justice Archibong Archibong of the State High Court, sitting in Uyo, the State capital. The long-running legal tussle since…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have claimed the bronze medal of AFCON ’25 following a 4-2 win over Egypt on penalties. Ademola Lookman scored the winning kick but Nwabali provided the platform with two saves in the shootout. Following defeat in their semi-finals, both sides ringed the changes, and for Nigeria, there was no Victor…
Traditional rulers in Ona-Ara Local Government Area have declared that the 2027 Federal House of Representatives seat for Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency must return to Ona-Ara. The declaration was made earlier today, January 17, 2026, as HRH Oba Kamorudeen Adebowale JP, the Oniladuntan of Laduntan, led other revered monarchs across Ona-Ara to openly pledge their support…
Osborn Umahi, son of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has obtained the nomination and expression of interest forms of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to contest the chairmanship of Ohaozara Local Government Area ahead of the August local government elections in Ebonyi State. Umahi picked the forms at the party’s state secretariat along Waterworks…
President Bola Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Saturday after he and some of his ministers participated in the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW2026). Earlier today, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy said Mr Tinubu left his hotel in Abu Dhabi for the homeward journey after the summit. On…
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…
President Yoweri Museveni has been declared the winner of Thursday’s election extending his four decades in power by another five years. He gained 72% of the vote, the election commission announced, against 25% for his closest challenger Bobi Wine, who has condemned what he described as “fake results”. Wine has called on Ugandans to hold…
