The Lagos State Government has warned husbands against forcing their wives to have sex without their consent, stressing that such conduct could attract life imprisonment under the state’s criminal laws. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Dr. Babajide Martins, issued the warning while speaking at the commencement of…
Nigerian actress Atinuke Remilekun Kareem, popularly known as Atinuke Kareem, has died after battling breast cancer. The President of the Ogun State chapter of the Theater Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Owolabi Ajasa, announced her death in a statement shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday afternoon, September 1. Ajasa expressed…
Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 4.43 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, surpassing the 4.23 per cent recorded in the same period of 2025 and the 3.89 per cent growth posted in Q1 2026. The Federal Ministry of Finance disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday,…
Scott McTominay is set to undergo heart surgery this week after Napoli confirmed that the midfielder has developed a “mild benign arrhythmia.” The 29-year-old former Manchester United star is expected to miss several weeks while he undergoes treatment for the condition. Napoli announced on Tuesday that McTominay will have a cardiac arrhythmia ablation using…
Troops of 3 Battalion (Motorised) have arrested five suspects and intercepted suspected logistics allegedly destined for terrorist couriers and vendors during a targeted operation in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The operation was carried out at about 5:35 p.m. on August 28, 2026, in the Ladari and Gamboru Garage areas of Gamboru-Ngala. One…
President Bola Tinubu has confirmed the rescue of 21 people, including 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and six other victims, who were abducted last week in Kogi State. The victims, comprising eight males and 13 females, were rescued on Monday from the forests of Ofu Local Government Area during a coordinated Search and…
The Senate of Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled six students for gross examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at a lecturer’s private residence. The decision was reached during the university’s 167th Regular Senate Meeting held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the university auditorium. The development…
