Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has reaffirmed her commitment to her faith and spiritual mission, despite criticism over a recent video showing her conducting a deliverance session. The video, taken during her weekly outreach program, captured the actress visiting a school and performing deliverance for a student. The moment sparked mixed reactions online, but Tonto explained…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State says his former principal, the late Rotimi Akeredolu, had on several occasions endorsed him as his successor but when Akeredolu became very sick, some vested interests saw an opportunity to stop him from becoming the Governor. Speaking during a media chat with select journalists on Friday, Aiyedatiwa disclosed that President…
Sokoto State launched the 2026 Polio Immunization Campaign in Kware Local Government Area. Officials targeted 1.2 million children under five during the four-day drive. Health authorities officially launched the campaign on March 7, 2026. Bello Marnona, Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary Health Care Development, led the flag-off. Moreover, Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno, Commissioner…
Nigerian social media activist and popularly known as VeryDarkMan; Martins Vincent Otse has reacted so passionately to the recent viral Tonto Dikeh’s School Deliverance. Tonto Dikeh had been to a school where she had conducted the deliverance ceremony on one of the students. She said that God had released her out of the Marine world…
The Nigeria Police Force has launched a nationwide online awareness campaign titled “Real Odogwu No Dey Hide Face” aimed at combating cybercrime and promoting safer online practices among Nigerians. The initiative, spearheaded by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC). This will run for one month and focus on strengthening digital security awareness across…
Global orthodox Anglican leaders announced a major split from the Archbishop of Canterbury in October 2025. Archbishop Laurent Mbanda issued the statement. He serves as chairman of the GAFCON Primates Council and primate of the Anglican Church of Rwanda. Moreover, he declared that the group could no longer recognize the Archbishop of Canterbury as an…
EFCC (The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission), handed over ₦279 million in recovered funds to the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts on Friday. The handover ceremony took place at the EFCC Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 in Ikoyi. Background Of The Case The recovery followed a petition in 2009. Kabir Yusuf, the…
The escalating hostilities between Israel and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Middle East have come down to allegations of sponsoring terrorism in Nigeria and a strong rebuttal. It started with the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, who during an interview with Arise News, alleged that Tehran is actively masterminding terrorism within Nigeria…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State has unveiled a new scholarship programme. Aimed at supporting the university education of children of commercial drivers across the state. Under the initiative, each selected beneficiary will receive ₦500,000 to help fund their tertiary education and reduce the financial burden on transport workers and…
The Federal Government has introduced a new National Laureate Prize aimed at rewarding exceptional academic research in Nigerian tertiary institutions, with top prizes reaching ₦20 million. The initiative announced by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa. Who said the programme will recognise outstanding undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral theses produced by students across the country. Rewards…
