Saturday, August 29, 2026

News Update

“Nigeria’s Borders Are Not Closed, So They Cannot Be Reopened” — Tunji-Ojo Fires Back at Atiku TOURISM — THE UNTAPPED RAW MATERIAL IN YORUBA LAND CDCFIB Releases Shortlist for Oral Interview, Gives Candidates Dates to Check FG Activates Emergency Task Force as Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Katsina, Kano RMAFC, NEITI Strengthen Partnership to Boost Nigeria’s Revenue Transparency Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of IPPIS, Federal Agencies Over Ghost Workers, Fraud NUPRC Seeks Completion of 10-Storey Headquarters to Boost Nigeria’s Investment Appeal NDLEA Begins Nationwide Training of Counsellors on Standard Rehabilitation Guidelines “Nigeria’s Borders Are Not Closed, So They Cannot Be Reopened” — Tunji-Ojo Fires Back at Atiku TOURISM — THE UNTAPPED RAW MATERIAL IN YORUBA LAND CDCFIB Releases Shortlist for Oral Interview, Gives Candidates Dates to Check FG Activates Emergency Task Force as Diphtheria Outbreak Hits Katsina, Kano RMAFC, NEITI Strengthen Partnership to Boost Nigeria’s Revenue Transparency Tinubu Orders Forensic Audit of IPPIS, Federal Agencies Over Ghost Workers, Fraud NUPRC Seeks Completion of 10-Storey Headquarters to Boost Nigeria’s Investment Appeal NDLEA Begins Nationwide Training of Counsellors on Standard Rehabilitation Guidelines

Politics

BREAKING: “Are You Igbo or Yoruba?” – Surulere Aspirant Aremu Olalekan Abdulateef Exposed for Dressing in Igbo Attire, Posting Campaign Posters in Igbo Language

The people of Surulere Constituency II are angry. And they have every right to be. Aremu Olalekan Abdulateef,…

🇳🇬🏨: Taiwo Afolabi, Billionaire Owner of Lagos Marriott Hotel Where Rooms Go for N583,635 to N3.9 Million

Taiwo Afolabi, Nigerian billionaire and founder of SIFAX Group, owns the Lagos Marriott Hotel in Ikeja GRA. He…

BREAKING: “We Stopped IPOB From Turning Lagos Upside Down – We Will Stop Their Political Takeover Too” – Think Yoruba First Declares

Aare Kurunmi Kakanfo, President of Think Yoruba First, has warned that Yoruba nationalists stopped IPOB from using protests…

“Release Kanu or Your Political Career Is Buried” – Ohanaeze Youth Declares Tinubu’s 2027 Doom

The Ohanaeze Youth Council has warned President Bola Tinubu that his re-election bid in 2027 will fail unless…

EXCLUSIVE: Adeleke’s War on Yoruba Heritage – A Timeline of Betrayal (Osun Osogbo 2024, Biafra Mourner 2025/2026, Yoruba Indigene Sacked for Her)

Let us take you back. Because Governor Ademola Adeleke has been quietly waging war on Yoruba culture and…

BREAKING: Fresh Mining Licence Scandal Rocks Adeleke’s Administration – Osun APC Vows to Expose Those Behind Controversial Deals

A new storm is brewing in Osun State as the APC prepares to unmask individuals allegedly behind questionable…

“Terrorists Go High-Tech” – Nigerian Military Intercepts Over 400 Starlink Devices Linked to Boko Haram, ISWAP in North-East

JAMB 2026 🎉📚: Yoruba excellence dominates 2026 JAMB top scores, with 5 of the top 10 highest scorers and 8 of the top 10 candidates selecting universities in the South West, reflecting strong regional academic performance tied to the Obafemi Awolowo educational legacy in Yorubaland.

OVERVIEW: A peep into the planned Federal Fire Service station in Oyo shows a modern facility set to improve emergency response and fire safety infrastructure upon completion.

🇳🇬📊 VOTE BUYING REPORT: 2023 STATE ELECTIONS (Center for Development and Democracy, 2023)

BREAKING 🇳🇬🏆: Yoruba Daughter Owoeye Daniella Tops 2026 JAMB With 372 (English 98, Chemistry 98, Physics 94, Biology 82) — Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board

BREAKING 🇳🇬📚: Lagos Central senator Wasiu Eshinlokun distributes over one million exercise books to public secondary students and N200m grants to 2,000 beneficiaries across the district on Monday.

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