NAF air strikes kill nine ISWAP fighters, commander in Borno
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has reported the killing of nine Islamic State West Africa Province, ISWAP, fighters, including a senior commander, in an air strike in Borno State. The operation was conducted on Saturday, August 8, 2026, following intelligence on the activities and movement of suspected terrorists within the […]
Police release Osun commissioner arrested over alleged shooting in Ilesa
Ojelabi said: “The commissioner has been released. He was released around 1.00 p.m on bail.
I spent over N300m on my wedding – Peller
Nigerian content creator Habeeb Hamzat, popularly known as Peller, has revealed that more than N300 million was spent on his wedding.
Arsenal suffer back-to-back pre-season defeats as Dortmund win Emirates Cup
Arsenal’s defensive problems continued during pre-season as Borussia Dortmund secured a 3-2 victory over the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium to claim the Emirates Cup.
Lagos-Calabar Highway: We stand with Tinubu, but don’t bypass Ondo coast — Afenifere
By Dayo Johnson, Akure AKURE — The Secretary-General of Afenifere, the apex Yoruba socio-political organisation, Chief Sola Ebiseni, has expressed support for President Bola Tinubu’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, but urged the Federal Government to ensure that the road does not bypass the coastline of Ondo State. Ebiseni described the unscheduled visit of the Minister […]
Osun Accounts: EFCC acted within powers freezing account, says lawyers’ group
By Matilda Ikediobi ABUJA — The Chairman of the League of Patriotic Lawyers, Abubakar Yesufu, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, acted within its statutory powers when it froze the Osun State Ecological Fund account over concerns about the possible diversion of more than N11 billion in public funds. Yesufu stated this […]
IsDB, SOZEA intensify Islamic social finance drive
By Musa Ubandawaki The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), in collaboration with the Sokoto Zakkat and Endowment Agency (SOZEA), has intensified efforts to strengthen Islamic social finance institutions in Nigeria with a specialised staff training and capacity-lnbuilding programme on Zakkat, Waqf and other Islamic social finance instruments. The training, held on Sunday at Dan Kane Guest […]
Wike, Fubara crisis had no link to Ijaw interest — Eradiri
…Hails emergence of Major Jack as coalition’s guber running mate By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT — Former President of the Ijaw Youths Council, IYC, Worldwide, Engr. Udengs Eradiri, has said the political crisis between former Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, was a political dispute […]
OPHK air strikes neutralized scores of terrorists fighters in Borno
The strikes, conducted on Saturday, Aug. 8, around the Yuwe and Sabil Huda enclaves in the Sambisa Forest, were described by intelligence sources as highly effective.
Tinubu urges religious leaders to confront extremism, misuse of faith
Tinubu observed that the gathering was taking place at a consequential moment in human history, with societies across the world confronted by conflicts, uncertainty, climate shocks, food and energy shocks, violent extremism, terrorism, transnational crimes and the increasingly dangerous manipulation of identity and religion.
Sokoto Teenager’s Death: Family demands justice, prosecution of suspects
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The family of 15-year-old Fadimatu Abubakar Gizo, who allegedly died after being sexually assaulted in Yarume Mai Hako village, Wamakko Local Government Area of Sokoto State, has appealed to the authorities to ensure justice for the deceased. The family also called for a thorough investigation and prosecution of the […]
