The Federal Road Safety Corps has warned motorists and members of the public against fraudulent text messages claiming that recipients have been recorded for new road traffic offences. The corps, in a statement signed by its Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, said the messa...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced strategic engagement with the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities and cluster heads to boost the participation of persons with disabilities in the 2027 gene...
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Following the death of veteran actor Olu Jacobs at 84 on Wednesday, a 2021 interview in which his wife, actress Joke Silva, first publicly opened up about his health condition has resurfaced. Silva disclosed during an interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo in November 20...
The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, reserved judgment in an appeal by the Independent National Electoral Commission against a Court of Appeal judgment voiding provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 dealing with political party primaries and membership registers. The appeal, marked SC/...
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President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who died at age 84. Jacobs’ death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his S...
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, better known as Olu Jacobs, died on September 16, 2026, at the age of 84, bringing to an end a screen career that spanned British theatre and television, international cinema and Nollywood. His son, Olusoji, announced his death, prompting tributes from po...
Former Ogun State governor and senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, and his successor, Ibikunle Amosun, are among those appointed to spearhead the All Progressives Congress campaign in the state ahead of the 2027 elections. In a document signed by the state chairman of ...
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has given criminals operating in the state’s forest reserves 14 days to vacate the forests. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Forestry, Mr Bidemi Obayangban, made this known in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Akure. ...
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The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has mourned the death of veteran Nollywood actor and cultural icon, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who died on Wednesday at the age of 84. Musawa described the death of the ce...
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis accused them on Wednesday of targeting Islam’s holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a “lie” Riyadh’s statement that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca, which attract...
The Sokoto State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the Lukuwa Jumu’at Mosque in Mabera, Sokoto metropolis, following the stabbing of an Islamic cleric, Musa Lukawa, after Friday prayers and the subsequent killing of his alleged attacker by worshippers. The governmen...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board has reiterated its commitment to promoting reading culture, intellectual development and critical thinking among Nigerians. The Executive Secretary of the NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, stated this at the fifth edition of t...
A presidential aspirant and chieftain of the Peoples Redemption Party, Yakubu Kingsley, has said public appointments should be based on competence, integrity and accountability rather than ethnicity, religion, political affiliation or personal loyalty. Kingsley said the principle...
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