Portugal football icon, Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-time partner Georgina Rodriguez married on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026 in a ceremony in the Portuguese resort of Cascais, said the football superstar’s representatives. The couple tied the knot exactly one year after Rodriguez, a 32-year-old influencer, announced their engagement on Instagram. The wedding capped a decade-long relationship and came after days of intense media speculation in Portugal over the location and timing of the ceremony. Ronaldo, 41, shared a photo of the couple’s hands with their wedding bands and the caption: “C (heart) G” on his Instagram account. The couple’s five children…
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By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the immediate closure of the secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses in the FCT. The FCT Administration announced the directive on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026 in a statement issued by the Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, explaining that the secretariat had remained operational after the committee completed its assignment to attend to issues arising from its activities. Wike also approved the creation of a dedicated division in the Department of Land Administration…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Senate Public Accounts Committee has given Seplat Energy and three other oil companies 48 hours to appear before it and respond to queries contained in the 2021, 2022 and 2023 audit reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The committee, chaired by Senator Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, issued the ultimatum on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026, after expressing concern over the companies’ repeated failure to honour its invitations, warning that they could face the full weight of the National Assembly’s legislative powers should they fail to appear within the stipulated period. The affected companies are…
By Adetutu Audu In a strategic move to solidify grassroots mobilization ahead of the 2027 presidential re-election campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former federal lawmaker, Senator Tokunbo Afikuyomi, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Council for the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu/Kadir Obafemi Hamzat Independent Campaign Group (PBAT-KOH ICG). The appointment was ratified during a high-profile strategic meeting held in Lagos to map out structures for the impending flag-off of the presidential campaigns. The meeting was attended by key political stalwarts, including: Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun, National Director General of the PBAT-ICG; Dr. Seyi Bamigbade, who represented…
By Adetutu Audu RCCG’s 74th Annual Convention Draws Millions, Delivers 94 Babies, and Ordains 19,500 Ministers The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), now present in 198 countries, has concluded its 74th Annual Convention themed Mountain Movers – a week of worship, teaching and humanitarian impact that drew hundreds of thousands to Redemption City, Mowe, Ogun State. General Overseer Pastor Enoch Adeboye led the seven‑day gathering, which featured major milestones: 19,500 new ministers ordained; 94 babies delivered with free medical care; over 78,000 children and teenagers engaged in dedicated programmes; and thousands served through medical, diagnostic and feeding interventions The…
By Kayode Akinmade Drive along the Siun-Sagamu Expressway today and it is easy to miss how recently the landscape around Kobape was little more than open bush. Today, standing prominently on that corridor is Prince Court Estate — a thriving residential community of completed and occupied homes, with its own electricity supply, shopping mall, health centre, ATM gallery and security post. It is more than an estate. It is a statement of what housing policy can become when it is conceived not merely as the provision of shelter, but as an instrument of economic development, urban renewal and wealth creation.…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, has disclosed that the creative sector currently contributes roughly 2.3 per cent of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, against an official target of N100 billion in GDP contribution and two million jobs by 2030 under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Musawa made the disclosure on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026, in her office when the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Professor Ayo Omotayo, and former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, paid her a visit to intimate her of NIPSS’s…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening partnerships and investments in cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, as part of efforts to reduce the burden of the disease in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako, made this known when he received members of the Global Advisory Council of the National Cancer Control Plan Technical Working Group in Abuja on Tuesday, 11 August, 2026 describing cancer as a major global health challenge that remains particularly severe in Africa due to late presentation, high mortality, limited infrastructure, inadequate…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Federal Government has empowered more than 162,445 women through the Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up, establishing over 6,900 Women Affinity Groups and disbursing N3.548 billion in livelihood grants as part of efforts to transform rural women into economically empowered entrepreneurs. The disclosure was made by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, during a field visit to inspect the implementation of the project in Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State on Wednesday, 12 August, 2026 where she interacted directly with beneficiaries and assessed the programme’s impact. The Minister commended the…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Lagos State Audit Service Commission has organised a staff development session aimed at enhancing the digital competencies of its workforce and promoting the effective use of technology in the delivery of public service. The training, themed Mastering Your Digital Workspace, was held at the commission’s conference room in Alausa, Ikeja, and formed part of the commission’s continuous capacity-building initiatives aimed at improving productivity and operational efficiency. In her remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Mrs Oluwakemi Amudat Garbadeen-Adedeji, encouraged officers to embrace digital transformation by applying the knowledge acquired during the session to their day-to-day responsibilities. She…