Nollywood mourns actress Nimmy Ferrari
By Ayo Onikoyi Nollywood actress and social media influencer, Nimmy Ferrari, has died, reportedly shortly before she was scheduled to celebrate the completion of her new home in Sagamu, Ogun State. News of her death was announced by her colleague, Oluwakemisola Apesin, popularly known as Kemity, who expressed grief over the actress’ passing in a […]
Plastic waste: FG mandates manufacturers, importers to take responsibility
By Yinka Kolawole The Federal Government has unveiled the National Environmental (Plastic Waste Control) Regulations 2026, mandating manufacturers, importers, brand owners, recyclers and other operators in the plastics value chain to take responsibility for the waste generated by their products. Unveiling the regulations in Abuja, Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, said the measure was […]
Ondo father rejects drowning theory in deaths of 3 children, demands probe
—Says no water in their stomachs By Dayo Johnson Akure A family in Ondo State is demanding a full investigation after three siblings were found dead near a stream inside the 32 Artillery Brigade Army Barracks in Akure. The deceased are 11-year-old twins, Joshua and Jacob Jonah, and their 5-year-old sister, Blessing. Their father, Samuel […]
PSG go for three in a row as Champions League returns
Another UEFA Champions League season gets going this week with the beginning of the league phase as Paris Saint-Germain bid to join the tiny band of clubs to have won the competition three years running.
Manufacturing GDP rises 3.3% to N4.13trn amid renewed optimism
By yinka Kolawole At the backdrop of improved optimism among manufacturers in Nigeria’s business environment, the manufacturing sector contributed N4.128 trillion to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2026 (Q2’26), indicating a 3.3 percent year-on-year (y/y) increase compared to N3.998 trillion recorded in Q2’25. Data from the National Bureau of […]
FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2
By Dele Sobowale The Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway to sudden death symbolizes everything wrong with how the Federal Government and Minister David Umahi have been managing Nigerian roads. The horrors of that road are being replicated everywhere – as will be demonstrated shortly. Umahi obviously is the wrong man for one of the most important assignments. Nigeria’s […]
