The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested Prophet Adefolusho Aanu Olasele, founder and General Overseer of The Turn of Mercy Church, also known as Abbas Ajakaiye, for alleged involvement in cross-border drug trafficking. Olasele, who had been on the run for months, was apprehended on Sunday, August 3, at his church in the […] More
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Lagos State, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, widely known as “Raye,” has accused the scheme of deliberately withholding her discharge certificate in retaliation for her criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Recall that Uguamaye first drew public attention earlier in the year after a TikTok video in which […] More
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has released pre-wedding photographs with his partner, Chioma Rowland, ahead of their ceremony in Miami, United States. The singer shared the images on his Instagram page on Saturday with the caption, “CHIVIDO2025.” Davido had in April announced plans to hold the wedding in August, but did not […] More
A grieving mother has taken to social media to accuse the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, of alleged medical negligence that she claims led to the death of her 5-month-old son. In a post shared on her Instagram account, @ms.abim, the businesswoman and mother of twins alleged that her baby was given an overdose of […] More
Soaring living costs, high exchange rates, and rising import tariffs are pushing foreign-used cars out of reach for many Nigerians, with Nigerian-used cars becoming the popular option. This trend, Terry A news has learned, is fuelling a boom in the Nigerian-used cars market as more buyers turn to locally pre-owned vehicles for affordability. Findings revealed […] More
Nigerian singer, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, and actress Temi Otedola, daughter of billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, have tied the knot in a private ceremony in Iceland. The wedding, according to reports, was held at the Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavík, which was adorned with flowers and closed to the public for the event. […] More
Telecom operator 9mobile has announced a transformation of its brand identity and business strategy, unveiling itself as T2, a bold, youthful, and innovation-driven digital lifestyle brand with a renewed mission to power Nigeria’s digital economy. 9mobile (now T2), at the brand relaunch event, in Lagos, on Friday, declared the unveiling as more than just […] More
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Friday, said the Commission is working towards ensuring that prison inmates vote during elections. The plan was on the agenda in discussions between INEC and officials of the Nigeria Correctional Service at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja on Friday. Yakubu said moves to […] More
The Nigeria Police Force has freed human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, from detention, two days after his arrest sparked widespread condemnation. Sowore, who was detained in Abuja on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, was accused by the police of alleged cyberbullying and forging of police document published […] More
A bus carrying mourners from a funeral crashed in western Kenya on Friday, leaving at least 21 dead, an official said, a day after deadly plane and train accidents killed 14. The latest deadly accident follows an aircraft crash near the capital, Nairobi, on Thursday, when an air ambulance came down in a residential area, […] More
A new twist was witnessed during the 2025 Osun Osogbo festival when a male chief priest, rather than the traditional votary maid, carried the sacred white calabash known as ‘Igba Osun’ during the grand procession to the Osun sacred grove on Friday. The Arugba, according to culture have always been the domain of a female […] More
The West African Examinations Council, Nigeria, has released reviewed results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, for school candidates, following the discovery of grading discrepancies that significantly affected candidates’ performance statistics. In a press briefing on Friday, at the council’s national office in Yaba, Lagos, the Head of WAEC Nigeria, Dr. Amos […] More