Popular Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Sirajudeen Akanni Asukuna is dead, reports thegazellenews.com Thegazellenews.com reports further that the family of the deceased cleric announced his passing on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026. Sheikh Asukuna was the founder and spiritual leader of the popular Lagos based Islamic society, Hizbullah International Outreach Ministry. “With a deep sense of loss and total submission to the will of Allah, the family and the entire members of Hizbullahi International Prayer Outreach Ministry announce the passing of their beloved Grand Amir, Sheikh Sirajudeen Akanni Asukuna. “May Allah (SWT) forgive his shortcomings, have mercy on his soul, and grant him…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
Enugu State Government has launched a new television programme, Enugu to the World (ETTW), to showcase the state’s ongoing transformation, emerging investment opportunities and the people, policies and projects driving its development. The weekly 30-minute talk show and documentary-style current affairs programme provides an in-depth look at the transformation taking place across Enugu, with particular focus on infrastructure renewal, education and human capital development, healthcare, agriculture, tourism, business and investment, youth and sports development, women empowerment and support for small and medium-scale enterprises. Through compelling storytelling, project inspections, documentaries and interviews, ETTW presents Enugu’s development journey through the voices and…
Ace comedian and compere Gbenga Adeyinka will host the second edition of the QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit, while actress and content creator Kiekie has joined the growing list of speakers for the event. The announcement was made on Monday, 27 July, 2026, by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of QEDNG. Dr Olamide Okulaja, Technical Adviser to the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, and a key driver of the Invest Lagos initiative, is another addition to the lineup of speakers. The organisers also announced that veteran journalist and culture advocate Steve Ayorinde and broadcaster and media…
By Babafemi Ojudu For the past two weeks, I have been inundated with stories of empty hotels, deserted lounges, quiet supermarkets, and struggling businesses across Ekiti State, particularly in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Could this be real, has been the question I asked myself. The explanation was simple, everyone said. The EFCC has finally come to town. Not merely on occasional raids, but with a permanent command presence. The young men popularly known as Yahoo boys, together with their numerous associates and hangers-on, have reportedly fled in large numbers. Their fear of the EFCC, it would seem, has become…
Gunmen on the evening of Sunday, 26 July, invaded the residence of a former Chief Security Officer of the council identified as Letam Kine Bori, the headquarters of Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State and killed him. After the sad development, according to Punch online report, the community has been thrown into panic and fear as some alleged that the assailants may have been suspected cultists, just as it gathered that the attackers rained bullets on their target and fled immediately afterwards into nearby bushes. Bori houses the Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, named after the late playwright and environmental activist,…
By Ajayi, Temitope Micheal, PhD It is no gain-saying the fact that the name Is-haq Olanrewaju OLOYEDE remains iconic in the national trajectory of Nigeria, especially in the country’s educational sector. The man, apart from earning so many academic laurels, including a First-Class honours degree to his credit, he has creditably and transformatively served as Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, and Registrar, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Incidentally, it was in the course of his stint in the latter capacity that I had the privilege of working directly with him. Prior to my resumption at the JAMB National Headquarters, Abuja…
Junior D’Tigers and Junior D’Tigress open preparatory camp in Abuja on Tuesday, 28 July, 2026, with XEJet confirmed as Official Travel Partner The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has invited 36 players — 15 boys and 21 girls — to the national preparatory camp for the 2026 FIBA U18 AfroBasket Championships. Camp opens on Tuesday, 28 July 2026 at the Athletes High Performance Centre, Package B, Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. The Junior D’Tigers will be guided by Coach Michael Iikima, while Coach Peter Akindele leads the Junior D’Tigress. The championships proper will hold between 4 and 15 August 2026 in…
By Oseni Idris July 27, 2025, marked a defining moment in the political history of Alimosho Local Government. On that day, Hon. Akinpelu Ibrahim Johnson earned the overwhelming trust and confidence of the people, emerging as Executive Chairman through broad-based support that transcended political affiliations, religious backgrounds, and social divides. It was a remarkable demonstration of unity and collective aspiration, reflecting the people’s belief in his vision and capacity to lead. One year later, as the administration marks its first 365 days in office, the confidence reposed in the Chairman has been rewarded with purposeful governance, strategic leadership, and measurable…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), said he spearheaded the increase in soldiers’ salaries from N49,000 to N100,000 during his tenure as Chief of Defence Staff, disclosing that fresh efforts were underway to secure a further pay rise for troops. Musa made the disclosure on Monday, 27 July, 2026 at a one-day training and financial empowerment workshop for widows and wives of service personnel, held at Lungi Barracks, Abuja, where he explained that the earlier salary review was aimed at improving the welfare of troops in recognition of the sacrifices they made in defending…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola Frontline doctors hold the key to preventing Nigeria’s next Ebola outbreak, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has warned, as Lagos State First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, called for sustained investment in disease surveillance, healthcare infrastructure and emergency preparedness. The warning and the call were made on Monday, 27 July, 2026 at the opening of the 2026 Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State Branch. Sanwo-Olu said lessons from the Ebola epidemic, the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging infectious diseases had shown the need for stronger collaboration, scientific innovation…