Angelique Kidjo To Become First African Musician To Get Hollywood Star
Born in Benin, the artist has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and was once dubbed "Africa's premier diva" by Time magazine. Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo is set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, becoming the first African musician and first Black African to be recognised on the...
Reconnect With Nigerians Or Risk 2027, Vatsa Tells Tinubu After APC Lost Osun
In a statement issued in Minna, the Niger State capital, Vatsa said the performance of the APC during the Osun election showed that the party must return to the grassroots and address the economic challenges confronting Nigerians. A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to change the...
‘We Respect The Process’: Oyebamiji Endorses APC Review Of Osun Election Result
Oyebamiji lost to incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party in Saturday’s election, coming second with 444,815 votes. About two days after the Osun governorship election, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, has broken his silence, throwing his weight behind his party’s decision to review the outcome of the just-concluded poll. Oyebamiji lost to incumbent Governor Ademola...
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CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS Renew Call for Investigation into Alleged Promotion Racketeering in the Nigeria Police Force Abuja, Nigeria — 12th August 2026 Two civil society organisations, Capital Watch Media and the Al-Mushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA), have renewed their calls for a comprehensive and impartial investigation into allegations surrounding the promotion of C.S.P. Chima Eze Ogarashi, A.P. No. 118847,...
President Trump explains plane switch following Iranian threats against Air Force One
US President Donald Trump has explained why he secretly switched planes after an Iranian threat against Air Force One, saying the decision was made by the Secret Service and military officials. The president was smuggled from an Air Force One jet onto a smaller C-32A aircraft via a catering truck after intelligence officials raised concerns of a possible Iranian assassination attempt. Trump...
Court sentences man to 13 years imprisonment and 20 lashes for r@ping his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter in Minna
A man identified as Aliyu Bala has been sentenced to 13 years imprisonment and 20 strokes of the cane for r@ping his neighbor’s 10-year-old daughter in Minna, Niger State. The court also ordered the convict to pay N250,000 in compensation to the victim. After the judgment, authorities took the convict Aliyu Bala to the Hakimi Palace in Bosso, where he was...
‘Tinubu practices Muslim-Christian ticket with First Lady in the other room’ – Kwankwaso replies Sheikh Jingir
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential running mate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said President Bola Tinubu practices a Muslim-Christian ticket with the First Lady, Remi, in the ‘other room’. Kwankwaso made the remark while reacting to controversial Islamic cleric Sani Jingir, who urged Nigerian Muslims to vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Muslim-Muslim ticket in the 2027 presidential election. Speaking in...
Katsina United Player Ozoh Chinedu d!es after collapsing during Pre-Season friendly
Katsina United Football Club has announced the death of its newly signed player, Ozoh Chinedu, following a medical emergency during a pre-season friendly against Niger Tornadoes FC at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina. The club announced the death in a statement published on its official Facebook page on Tuesday, August 11, 2026.According to the club, Chinedu became ill during...
‘I’m worried about democracy, we’re caged’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed deep concern over the trajectory of governance across the continent, arguing that imported political models have hindered true self-determination. Speaking as a panelist at the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation Democracy Dialogue 2026 in Bauchi State, the former Nigerian leader criticized the wholesale adoption of foreign systems, stating: “There is no democracy in Africa, but borrowed and...
Fleeing kidnappers abandon female victim in Plateau
Troops of Sector 3, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have rescued a 47-year-old woman, Mrs Pollina Alfred, who was kidnapped from her residence in Dong Village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. The rescue operation was conducted on August 11, 2026, following the abduction of the victim from her residence in the community. A military source told Zagazola Makama that...
