President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has publicly hailed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for its “visionary leadership” in infrastructure development and flood control initiatives. In an open letter, Dangote expressed appreciation for the President’s efforts, particularly highlighting the transformative Bar Beach Land Reclamation project (Eko Atlantic City) and the ongoing nationwide superhighway constructions. Dangote’s commendation, tagged, “Open Letter To President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR: Appreciation”, was shared by the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his X handle on Wednesday. In his open letter, Dangote drew a parallel between the success of the Eko…
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Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, aka Mohbad, has filed a notice of appeal against the Lagos High Court ruling which upheld the legal advice that cleared music executive, Azeez Fashola, aka Naira Marley, and show promoter, Balogun Eletu, popularly known as Sam Larry, of any wrongdoing in his son’s controversial death. The appeal, filed at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, seeks to overturn the July 2, 2025, decision delivered by Justice D.T. Olatokun. Through his legal team led by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Wahab Shittu, and Don Akaegbu, Aloba is challenging the Director…
With the launch of The First Decree, a powerful new apostolic expression known as The Radiant Republic is birthing a vision for holiness, healing, and heavenly assignment in the hearts of a generation. The movement is grounded in Ephesians 5:27 and emerges as a prophetic response to a growing hunger for authenticity in the Church. Designed for those who seek more than performance-driven Christianity, The Radiant Republic is reclaiming discipleship, consecration, and Kingdom strategy. According to Wilson C. Diamond, Convener of The Radiant Republic, “We’ve inherited forms without fire. The Radiant Republic is a holy disruption—a space where presence replaces…
Barely 48 hours after 10 people died in a road crash in Ogun State, at least eight people have lost their lives in another road crash that occurred at the Atura Bus Stop in the Badagry area of Lagos State on Sunday. This is just as eight other passengers sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial bus rammed into a truck. It was learnt from a statement by the spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LAST MA), Adebayo Taofiq, that the accident involved a 16-seater commercial Mazda bus with number plate KJA 811 YF, and a DAF…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said that no amount of insults will provoke him. Adeboye disclosed this during his sermon at the July’s Holy Ghost service, held on Friday evening at the Redemption City of God, Mowe area of Ogun State. Speaking during the service, the cleric said he had been target of numerous verbal attacks, maintaining that no amount of criticism would push him to anger. He therefore warned his members against anger, describing it as “temporary madness” capable of destroying destinies. “Anger is temporary madness. You don’t want…
A Nigerian man, Kehinde Oluwagbemileke, who was fighting for the Russian military in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, has been captured by the Ukrainian forces. Oluwagbemileke was apprehended by the Freedom of Russia Legion, a unit composed of Russian fighters supporting Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s “I Want to Live” project. The 29-year-old was captured in the Zaporizhzhia region after serving with Russian forces for five months. Oluwagbemileke had been living in Russia for four years before his arrest on drug-related charges, the project said. He was said to have agreed to join Russia’s military campaign in exchange for…
In a case that has shocked international law enforcement and stirred diplomatic interest, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has revealed that a Nigerian internet fraudster, identified as Ehiremen Aigbokhan, orchestrated a sophisticated cyber scam that siphoned off more than ₦460 million meant for the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump in January 2025. In a civil forfeiture complaint filed before a U.S. District Court, the FBI detailed how Aigbokhan, operating out of Lagos, Nigeria, masterminded a cryptocurrency-based fraud that exploited vulnerabilities in digital communication systems. The operation was executed just weeks before the high-profile Trump-Vance inauguration, scheduled…
The governing council of Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed two academic staff members over allegations of misconduct, including inhuman treatment of students, sexual harassment, and financial impropriety. The dismissals were approved during the council’s 143rd statutory meeting held on July 3, 2025, following the recommendations of a joint council-senate disciplinary committee. The staff members are Olatunji Tajudeen Fasasi Abanikannada (professor) and Khadeejah Olufunke Kareem-Ibraheem (PhD). Abanikannada, the dean of the school of agriculture, Epe Campus, faced multiple allegations. He was accused of subjecting 400-level agriculture students to inhuman treatment by keeping them on the farm for extended hours (6:30…
Chief Bode George, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), expresses sadness about the defection of former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President of the Senate David Mark to the newly formed African Democratic Congress (ADC). Although Atiku has not formally declared his defection to the ADC, he — amid his party’s lingering crisis — championed the coalition of opposition politicians and their eventual adoption of the party as the coalition’s political platform ahead of the 2027 election. Meanwhile, citing the PDP crisis, Mark, who emerged as the coalition’s interim national chairman, has officially resigned from the PDP. Other longstanding…
Nigerian football was thrown into mourning again on Thursday following the death of former Super Eagles goalkeeper and 1994 AFCON winner Peter Rufai, who passed on at the age of 61. Rufai was said to have died in Lagos in the early hours of Thursday following a brief illness. Former Nigerian midfielder Waidi Akanni confirmed that the body of Rufai had been deposited at a Lagos hospital. The NFF described him as “a giant of Nigerian football” and one of the country’s most iconic players. “Forever in our hearts, Dodo Mayana,” the NFF wrote on X. “We mourn the passing…