Author: Akintayo Adams

Veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs has passed away. The actor died on Sunday, June 30, at the age of 82. Jacobs, a multiple award-winning actor, had been battling dementia for some time. In a recent interview, his wife, Joke Silva, mentioned that his poor health had significantly changed him, noting that he was no longer the man she married 37 years ago. “It hasn’t been easy. There was a point of acceptance for me that everything happening is reality. It is like the person I married, 80 per cent of the time, is no longer there,” she said. “But the…

Okoi Obono-Obla, a former Chairman of the Special Investigation Panel (SPIP) for the Recovery of Public Property, disclosed that the loot recovered under former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration was returned to the looters. SPIP was an independent investigative panel set up by former president Buhari to recover Nigeria’s looted assets. Obono-Obla made this known on Saturday during an interview with Seun Okinbaloye on the Mic On podcast. Discussing the severity of corruption in Nigeria, the former presidential aide stated that his efforts to prosecute many looters were thwarted by the former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,…

Aston Villa have confirmed the departure of Douglas Luiz from the club. The club confirmed it in a short statement on its Facebook page. “Aston Villa can confirm that Douglas Luiz has joined Juventus,” it read. During his time in Birmingham, Douglas Luiz became one of the very best midfielders in the Premier League, scoring 22 goals and providing 24 assists in his 204 appearances. The Brazil international has signed a 5-year contract until 30 June, 2029 with the Bianconeri. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

President Bola Tinubu has vowed that the terrorists behind the bomb attack in Borno State will pay heavily. Tinubu issued the warning while condemning the bomb attacks which resulted in the loss of lives and the maiming of other citizens in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. He described the attack as a desperate act of terror and a clear manifestation of the pressure mounted against terrorists and the success achieved in degrading their capacity to launch offensives. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the president declared that the purveyors of…

Muslim leaders in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, through the Ogbomoso Committee on Islamic Affairs, have cautioned against criticism of the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, regarding the Chief Imam’s appointment. They asserted that since 1818, the Soun has had the exclusive authority to appoint and remove the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso. They revealed that the tradition of appointing the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, which began in 1818 with the appointment of Muhammed Nafiu from Abogunde Compound in Laka Area of the town by the Soun of Ogbomoso, has continued despite the fact that the Soun was not a Muslim…

In the first half of 2024, the Naira depreciated by over 40% in the foreign exchange market. FMDQ data showed that the Naira weakened to ₦1505.30 per dollar on Friday from between ₦896.6 and ₦907.11 it closed on 29th December 2023. The figure showed that the Naira had continued its instability against other currencies in the last months despite a streak of months of appreciation before depreciation set in mid-April 2024. The Naira reached its highest peak of ₦1,665.50 in February 2024 and its lowest point in April when it stood at ₦1,140 and ₦1,230.61 at the official and parallel…

Nigerian Music Export, Patoranking, recently built a mini football stadium in Ebute Metta, Lagos, where he grew up. He shared a video of the stadium on social media, expressing his intent to unite the community and give back to the neighborhood that significantly influenced his upbringing. “God blessed me and I blessed my people, I built this from a place of love to unite my community Ebute Metta. First of many. World best,” he wrote. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

A hotel owner, Malachy Chukwu, allegedly committed suicide after discovering that his property had been demolished by suspected youths from the Ifite-Nteje community in Oyi Local Government Area. According to sources, he took his life after finding out about the demolition. Following the incident, members of the Divine Heaven Amalgamated Landlords Association in Ifite-Nteje staged a protest. The protesters, including both men and women, claimed that numerous buildings, including a hotel on Chinua Achebe Airport Road worth billions of naira, were destroyed by individuals claiming to be the executive members of the Ifite-Nteje Development Union. Chairman of the aggrieved residents,…

Former Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi, has passed away following a brief illness. According to family sources, he had been suffering from age-related health issues for several weeks before he died in his Abuja home early on Sunday. “Admiral Ibrahim Ogohi passed on to glory a few minutes ago, early Sunday morning,” a family source said. The late Admiral was Chief of Defence Staff between 1999 and 2003. He was the first naval officer in the Nigerian military to attain the four-star rank and the first to serve as Chief of Defence Staff from the Navy. The late…

Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, the State House has spent over ₦3.7 billion on vehicles and tyres, findings have revealed. An investigation using data from Govspend, a portal tracking government expenditures, showed that the Presidential Villa made four payments on May 21 and 31—coinciding with the week of Tinubu’s first anniversary in office—totaling ₦3,461,909,471. These payments went to Laralek Ultimate Limited and an unspecified beneficiary. According to BudgIT, a civil society organization dedicated to promoting transparency and citizen engagement, the total allocation for the State House is ₦40.62 billion, with ₦28.12 billion designated for capital expenditure. Over the years,…