Saturday, August 1, 2026

News Update

Ondo Gov Aiyedatiwa Confirms Amotekun Enlistment, Raises Salary to N100,000, Enrols Personnel in Pension, Health Insurance NRS, NFIU Forge Strategic Alliance to Strengthen Nigeria’s Financial Integrity, Combat Financial Crimes Emir Sanusi Hails CBN’s Monetary Policy, Says Nigeria Pulled Back from Brink of Total Collapse Tinubu Urged to Nominate Jonathan for UN Secretary-General – Group Says Ex-President Has “Proven Executive Experience” Tinubu Vows: “State Police Will Work, We Will Protect It from Abuse – No Negotiation with Criminals” Olubadan Hails Tinubu: “We’ve Never Had It This Good” – Monarch Thanks President for Rescue of Oriire Children, Praises Over ₦2 Trillion Infrastructure Projects in Oyo State Mufty-Iwo Sparks Outrage: “Don’t Elect ‘Kafiri'” – Urges Oke-Ogun Muslims to Back Only Muslim Candidates for Governor, Oba, LG Chairman BREAKING: Otedola Drops Another N222bn on First HoldCo – Now Controls 25.88% of Nigeria’s Oldest Banking Group Ondo Gov Aiyedatiwa Confirms Amotekun Enlistment, Raises Salary to N100,000, Enrols Personnel in Pension, Health Insurance NRS, NFIU Forge Strategic Alliance to Strengthen Nigeria’s Financial Integrity, Combat Financial Crimes Emir Sanusi Hails CBN’s Monetary Policy, Says Nigeria Pulled Back from Brink of Total Collapse Tinubu Urged to Nominate Jonathan for UN Secretary-General – Group Says Ex-President Has “Proven Executive Experience” Tinubu Vows: “State Police Will Work, We Will Protect It from Abuse – No Negotiation with Criminals” Olubadan Hails Tinubu: “We’ve Never Had It This Good” – Monarch Thanks President for Rescue of Oriire Children, Praises Over ₦2 Trillion Infrastructure Projects in Oyo State Mufty-Iwo Sparks Outrage: “Don’t Elect ‘Kafiri'” – Urges Oke-Ogun Muslims to Back Only Muslim Candidates for Governor, Oba, LG Chairman BREAKING: Otedola Drops Another N222bn on First HoldCo – Now Controls 25.88% of Nigeria’s Oldest Banking Group

Politics

Louisiana Man First in Region to Be Functionally Cured of Sickle Cell Disease Through Gene Editing

A 23-year-old Louisiana man, Daniel Cressy, has become the first person in the Gulf South to be functionally…

EFCC Chair Reveals How Yahoo Boys Stole Judge’s N7.2m Child’s School Fees Overnight

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has revealed how suspected internet fraudsters, popularly…

BREAKING: FG Summons Ivorian Ambassador Over Death of Nigerian in Custody, Demands Compensation

The Federal Government has summoned the Ivorian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kalilou Traore, to demand an explanation over the…

South Africa to Nigeria: “We Will Pay No Compensation – Tell Us Where Your Drug Dens Are”

South Africa’s government has told Nigeria that it will not pay compensation for businesses lost or damaged during…

WANTED 🇳🇬🚨: Nigeria Police declare six Anambra men wanted over alleged criminal conspiracy, cyberstalking, criminal defamation, incitement and other related offences.

“Yoruba Is Not Just a Language, It Is a Way of Life” – UI VC Declares as Foreign Scholars Flock to Study Yoruba Culture

By Ademola Adekusibe The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, has declared that the…

BREAKING 🇳🇬💊: Lagos becomes the first state in Nigeria to procure antiretroviral (ARV) drugs for people living with HIV, with the first batch expected before the end of August.

COMPASSION 🇳🇬📚: First Lady Oluremi Tinubu Donates 140,000 Books to Inspire and Empower Nigerian Children

First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu has donated 140,000 copies of seven storybooks on girl child development to the…

1991 PUBLICATION ON ISLAMIC STATE VISION RAISES QUESTIONS ON NATIONAL UNITY

Ibrahim El Zakzaky’s publication, Our Mission: Islamic Republic of Nigeria, released in 1991, presents a political and ideological…

BREAKING 🇳🇬🚨: Bandits Attack Kwara Community, Injure Two Residents in Failed Attempt to Kidnap Traditional Ruler

🇳🇬🇧🇷👑 ROYAL HERITAGE TOUR: Alaafin of Oyo Visits Akara Museum in Brazil

His Imperial Majesty Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, the Alaafin of Oyo, led a royal delegation to the…

BREAKING 🚧🇳🇬 : Construction of the Ekiti Knowledge Zone Design and Build Project has officially commenced. Built by CCECC Nigeria, the project will promote ICT training, research and development, and innovation, helping accelerate the growth of Ekiti’s digital economy.

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