Beninese music icon Angélique Kidjo has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of her outstanding global influence and decades-long contribution to African music. Kidjo received the prestigious honour in the Recording category, making her the first African musician and the first Black African to receive a star on…
The Kano State Multi-Agency Committee on Illicit Drugs and Related Offences has arrested a former chairman of Rogo Local Government Area over allegations of supplying and administering fentanyl injections to young people. The committee’s chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, disclosed the arrest during a video interview with a local media outlet on Monday, August 17, 2026.…
The Super Falcons are set to have a new technical crew ahead of their 2028 Women’s Olympic qualifying campaign, which begins in October. National Sports Commission Director-General Bukola Olopade disclosed that the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) is expected to appoint a new coaching team after the federation asked coach Justine Madugu and his technical crew…
Fourteen people have been charged in connection with an alleged cocaine trafficking operation linked to two fraternities at Pennsylvania State University. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said 13 of the suspects were students when the alleged activities took place between 2023 and 2024, while the 14th suspect, the father of one of the students,…
Presidential candidates, including Peter Obi of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress (AAC), and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate, on August 18 converged in Abuja to sign the National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections. The event, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate fell to 15.43 percent in July 2026, down from 15.91 percent recorded in June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index and inflation report released on Monday, August 17. The report also showed that headline inflation stood at 1.57 percent on…
Veteran Nollywood actor Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, is reportedly battling stage-four cancer. The development came to light after his daughter, Kira Taiwo, made an emotional appeal on social media seeking medical advice and possible treatment options for her father. According to Kira, doctors have said they can no longer administer chemotherapy due to…
The Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced an investigation into Haruna Yusuf and multiple undeclared foreign currencies intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport. The currencies include $73,300, £15,957 and 827,800 Saudi Riyals, which were allegedly concealed in footwear and sports…
Former Super Eagles star Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has revealed that he came close to joining German giants Bayern Munich in 1991. Speaking on the Obi One Podcast, Okocha said Bayern wanted to sign him after he impressed while playing for their youth team at a tournament in Switzerland. However, the move collapsed because of…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 329,865.585 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs valued at an estimated N301.058 billion in a court-ordered exercise in Lagos. The exercise, conducted on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Navy Town, Ojo, followed orders from the Federal High Court, Lagos Judicial Division, and involved drugs linked to concluded…
