Thursday, October 8, 2026

News Update

Nigerian National Arrested by ICE in Pennsylvania After Public Indecency Incident, DHS Says He Was Working as Congressional Campaign Canvasser Oyo Empire Day to Draw Over 60,000 Visitors as Alaafin Owoade Opens Ancestral Homecoming to Oyo Descendants THE YORUBA AND THE CRISIS OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS “Yoruba Graduates Should Boycott NYSC” — O’odua Group Tells FG to Scrap Scheme NIGERIA AT 66: A CASE FOR A CONFEDERATE NIGERIA By Bolarinwa Ayoola The Forgotten Industrial Projects of the Western Region: When a Region Tried to Build Its Own Industrial Economy BREAKING: After Explosive Whistleblower Revelations, Nigeria Arrests Fulani Power Broker Accused of Terrorism and Killing Christians as U.S. Pressure Over Christian Killings Intensifies Geopolitics with Bolarinwa: Muhammed Ali, The Forgotten Founder of Boko Haram Nigerian National Arrested by ICE in Pennsylvania After Public Indecency Incident, DHS Says He Was Working as Congressional Campaign Canvasser Oyo Empire Day to Draw Over 60,000 Visitors as Alaafin Owoade Opens Ancestral Homecoming to Oyo Descendants THE YORUBA AND THE CRISIS OF COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS “Yoruba Graduates Should Boycott NYSC” — O’odua Group Tells FG to Scrap Scheme NIGERIA AT 66: A CASE FOR A CONFEDERATE NIGERIA By Bolarinwa Ayoola The Forgotten Industrial Projects of the Western Region: When a Region Tried to Build Its Own Industrial Economy BREAKING: After Explosive Whistleblower Revelations, Nigeria Arrests Fulani Power Broker Accused of Terrorism and Killing Christians as U.S. Pressure Over Christian Killings Intensifies Geopolitics with Bolarinwa: Muhammed Ali, The Forgotten Founder of Boko Haram

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OGUN POLITICS 🇳🇬🗳️: 750 Communities Back Jemili Akingbade Fourth Term Bid in State Assembly as Traditional Rulers, Youths and Stakeholders in Imeko Afon LG Endorse Continued Representation Ahead of 2027 Elections.

Thunderstorm kills police inspector in Borno – officer struck during duty as severe rainstorm hit the area

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚔️: Troops Foil IPOB/ESN Attack in Enugu, 3 Soldiers Injured, Suspect Arrested – Operation UDO KA says terrorists’ hideout destroyed and explosives recovered in Imezi Owa during patrol.

BREAKING 🇳🇬💥: Sixteen people died and six were injured in a crash on the Lokoja–Okene highway in Kogi State when a bus from Jos to Lagos veered off the road and fell under a bridge near Osara axis on Friday morning.

BREAKING 🇳🇬⚖️: Bashir El-Rufai dumps APC for ADC as his defection is announced in the House ahead of 2027 elections.

LAKE 🇳🇬🌊: Eleyele Lake, created in 1942 through the Eleyele Dam on the Ona River, remains a breathtaking natural masterpiece in Ibadan, admired for its calm beauty, scenic atmosphere, and strong appeal as one of the most charming tourist attractions in Oyo State.

Yoruba cultural celebration holds in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago — The Ogun Festival showcases Yoruba heritage in the Caribbean through traditional worship, cultural displays, and communal expression linked to Ogun reverence.

EGUNGUN FESTIVAL 2026: Raw, rooted, powerful Yoruba heritage on full display through Egungun masquerade, drumming, and cultural expression.

Military Clears ISWAP Enclaves in Timbuktu Triangle, Terrorists Flee

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have cleared several ISWAP enclaves in the Timbuktu Triangle, Borno State, during sustained…

BREAKING: Billionaire Drug Baron, Two Female Kingpins of Igbo Descent Fall in Global Sting Operation

NDLEA operatives, in coordination with the US-DEA and European partners, have arrested billionaire drug baron Amadi Simon in…

Happy 100th Birthday to Afenifere Leader Pa Reuben Fasoranti

Pa Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, the esteemed leader of the pan-Yoruba organisation Afenifere, celebrates his 100th birthday today.

🇳🇬🇿🇦 Senate President decries killing of Nigerian surgeon by mechanic in South Africa, condemns xenophobic attacks and demands urgent Senate action and protection for Nigerians.

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