Sinanduwiru is dead, Shettima of Okuta condoles Emir Kperogi-Affon
The Sinanduwiru of Okuta, Alhaji Idris Abdullahi Boro, is dead. The traditional chief died on Friday night after a brief illness. Meanwhile, the Shettima of Okuta Emirate, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona, has described the demise of the high chief as a great loss to humanity in general. Arowona who expressed deep sorrow over the passing of […]
EFCC Arraigns Man in Ibadan Over Alleged N56.4m Hajj Fraud
The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned a man, Lawal Musa, over an alleged pilgrimage fraud involving N56.4 million. Musa was arraigned on Thursday before Justice Olusola Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, on a 57-count charge bordering on forgery, uttering of documents and stealing. According to […]
Former Cambridge Professor Jason Arday Found Dead at 41
Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who was at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead at an address in Battersea, south London. Emergency services were called to the address on Friday afternoon by the London Ambulance Service. The Metropolitan Police said a man was found “unresponsive” and that his […]
Davido Slams Kwara Governor: ‘Villa Access Hasn’t Stopped Insecurity in Kwara
Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has fired back at Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq over comments on political access to the presidency. In a post on his verified X account on Friday, Davido accused the governor of failing to translate his closeness to Aso Rock into improved security for Kwara residents. He […]
Fresh Questions Raised Over Actress Temitope Osoba’s Death As Burial Is Postponed
Nollywood actress Temitope Osoba died on August 5, 2026 at the age of 40, but conflicting accounts about her final days have continued to raise questions about the circumstances of her death. Her burial, which had been scheduled for August 13, was postponed indefinitely on August 12 by the Osoba and Awonuga families. The families […]
Atiku Drags Tinubu to Court, Petitions EU Over Alleged Forged NYSC Certificate
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the disqualification of President Bola Tinubu from the 2027 presidential election over allegations of a forged National Youth Service Corps certificate. Atiku, who filed the case on Friday, also joined the […]
EMIR SULU-GAMBARI APPROVES THURSDAY, AUG. 20 FOR LATE QUEEN GONI SOBALOJU’S FIDAU
The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council, Mai-Martaba Alhaji (Dr) His Royal Highness, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR, has approved Thursday, 20th August 2026 for the Fidau prayer of Late Alhaja Alimat Goni Sobaloju Sulu-Gambari, one the widows of the 9th Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Zulqarnain Gambari Mohammed. According […]
BREAKING….ALHAJA ALIMAT SOBALOJU ZULU-GAMBARI, WIDOW OF 9TH EMIR OF ILORIN IS DEAD
It is with total submission to the will of Almighty Allah that the Ilorin Emirate Council announces the passing of Alhaja Alimat Sobaloju Zulu-Gambari, one of the widows of the 9th Emir of Ilorin, His Royal Highness, Alhaji (Dr) Zulqarnain Gambari Mohammed. Alhaja Sobaloju Sulu-Gambari passed away in the early hours of today, Thursday, 13th […]
All-Female Tazkiyah University Opens 2026/2027 Admission
Tazkiyah University, Zaria, the first all-female university in Nigeria, has opened applications for admission into its 2026/2027 academic session. Based in Kaduna State, the university is inviting qualified female candidates to apply through UTME, Direct Entry and transfer admission routes for programmes across Allied Health Sciences, Management and Social Sciences, and Computing. Available programmes include […]
NOUN to Host 2026 International Hybrid Conference on Peace, Security, Artificial Intelligence
By Abdulazeez Arowona The Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Faculty of Social Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced plans to hold its 2026 International Hybrid Conference on peace and security in Abuja. The 2-day conference is scheduled to hold on 1st and 2nd September, 2026 at the NOUN International Conference […]
