The United States Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche, a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, as the country’s attorney general following a closely contested vote that exposed deep divisions over the future independence of the Justice Department. Blanche was approved 50–49 in the early hours of Saturday, August 8, 2026, narrowly securing the majority … Read more
Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Rotimi Salami, has remembered his late colleague, Allwell Ademola, with an emotional tribute as the actress approaches what would have been her 50th birthday. Ademola, who died in December 2025 at the age of 49, was born on August 9, 1976. Her birthday will therefore fall on Sunday, August 9, 2026, … Read more
South African Consul-General to Nigeria, Prof. Bobby Moroe, has explained that Afrobeats singer, Ayra Starr, was denied a South African visa in February 2024 after submitting an inappropriate yellow fever certificate. Moroe said the visa issue involving the Nigerian music star was not a fresh development, contrary to the impression created by recent discussions surrounding … Read more
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has officially assumed the position of Chairman of the Governing Board of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), pledging to deploy his political influence and experience to strengthen the Agency and expand electricity access to underserved communities across Nigeria. Fayose was formally inaugurated on Friday, August 7, 2026, in Abuja … Read more
The growing dispute over the leadership of world football has taken another turn after Argentina and Mexico publicly threw their support behind FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, joining a bloc of football associations and continental representatives resisting calls for major changes at the organisation. The latest developments have widened the divide between Infantino’s supporters and critics … Read more
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has responded to Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, after the Governor took a swipe at Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, over his widely publicised dancing at official and political events. Davido’s response came through his Instagram Story on Friday, August 7, 2026, when he shared an image … Read more
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has received a delegation of the Supreme Council of Tijaniyya worldwide at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, with the Islamic leaders visiting to offer condolences following the death of prominent Nigerian scholar and Tijaniyya leader, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. The delegation, which included representatives from Algeria, Nigeria and Senegal, was also … Read more
At least seven people were killed and more than 20 others injured after a 14-year-old student went on a shooting rampage at a school in Thailand’s Nonthaburi Province, near the capital, Bangkok, on Friday, August 7, 2026. The teenager is accused of first killing his two grandparents at their home before going to Debsirin Nonthaburi … Read more
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has alerted Nigeria’s security agencies after discovering what he described as a suspicious bank transfer into one of his personal accounts, raising fresh concerns over financial privacy and possible political sabotage ahead of the 2027 general election. The development was disclosed on Friday … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has denied any connection with retired Department of State Services (DSS) operative, Nwaogu Ihechimere Ezeakolam, following his arraignment before a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations that he provided support to the separatist group. The development comes after Ezeakolam was brought before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar on Thursday … Read more