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Nigerian media personality, GehGeh has criticised the response of Nigerian youths and security agencies to issues relating to insecurity and governance in the country. The remarks were contained in a statement posted on GehGeh’s official page. According to the statement, GehGeh compared recent developments in South Africa with the situation in Nigeria, alleging that citizens in South Africa appeared more coordinated in their actions. “See how South African people came out to carry out a mission and their government supported them on the low. You see their police force supporting them, too. “But here in Nigeria, our police are looking for yahoo boys and private Chef girls, and the youths are not even ready to stand up to take back their country from these evil politicians,” the ...

A Nigerian woman, Chiamaka Godswill, was left traumatized after a strange man followed her during her morning run, making crude comments and threatening to r@pe her. The incident happened in Enugu on Sunday morning, May 24, 2026.  According to Chiamaka, the man followed her all the way to a walking trail in a lonely part of Okpara Square, Independence Layout, where he began to m@st!bate. "Went for a run this morning and this man followed me. He started saying all manner of things to me. What was my offense? I was just walking on the sidewalk, listening to music and being on my own," she wrote." "At a point he started threatening to r@pe me and all the things he'd do to me. He followed me until I walked to Ọkpara Square side, the place can be quiet lonely if you kno...

Scores of Ghanaian nationals turned up for the screening and verification process at the Ghanaian embassy in Pretoria on Sunday, May 24, 2026. This comes as Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, recently announced that 826 Ghanaians had registered to be evacuated from South Africa.  Quashie revealed that the screening process for the first 300 Ghanaians departing on Wednesday has been precipitated by the recent anti-migration protests that have erupted across the country. The nationwide protests led by the interest group "March and March" in Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Eastern Cape have called for non-South Africans to leave the country by the end of June. Quashie noted that there are currently over 16,000 Ghanaians residing in South Africa, the ...

A Nigerian man has publicly criticized First Lady Oluremi Tinubu for her alleged lack of vocal response to the recent, devastating abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.  Speaking in Yoruba during a broadcast on Agidigbo FM, the man highlighted the perceived inaction of the current administration regarding the mass kidnapping. He drew a stark comparison to the May 2014 abduction of the Chibok schoolgirls, recalling how former First Lady Patience Jonathan publicly addressed the tragedy, a move that drew heavy public mockery at the time.  ‘’There are three year old children, five year olds that have been abducted and taken into the forest. As the rain is the falling, those little children are inside the forests since last week Friday.” He said  ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has said the country has stepped up nationwide surveillance and emergency preparedness measures against Ebola Virus Disease amid the growing outbreak in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This was contained in a fresh public health advisory issued by the Director-General of the NCDC, Jide Idris, on Sunday. The agency said Nigeria has not recorded any confirmed case linked to the ongoing regional outbreak but warned that the risk of importation remains high because of international travel, population movement and the scale of transmission in affected East African countries. The agency said its latest risk assessment identified border communities, major transport hubs and international points of entry as high-ris...

The Ondo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun Corps, has apprehended 98 suspected criminals, including fake lunatics allegedly linked to kidnapping and robbery operations across the state. The Commander of the Corps, Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this while parading suspects, inc8lluding one of the fake lunatics, at the agency’s headquarters. Adeleye said several of the suspects were arrested during anti-kidnapping operations carried out in different parts of the state, while others were apprehended for robbery, drug peddling, and acts capable of disrupting public peace. According to him, 60 of the suspects are currently facing prosecution in courts of competent jurisdiction, while 38 cases were resolved through the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mech...

President Tinubu has said that he, like other Nigerians have felt the severe impact of the economic reforms embarked upon by his administration since assuming office in May 2023.  President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged the severe impact of his administration's economic reforms, stating that he, along with millions of Nigerians, has personally felt the strain since taking office in May 2023.  Speaking in Abuja following his victory in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary on Saturday, Tinubu admitted that the pressure of managing the country's economic transition has caused him to lose both sleep and weight.  “I know what it takes to reform this nation we met in tatters. If you lost sleep, I’ve lost some too. If you’ve lost weight, I’ve lost s...

Washington and Tehran have "largely negotiated" a memorandum of understanding on a peace deal that would reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, U.S. President Donald Trump announced.The disclosure has significantly heightened global expectations that an imminent breakthrough could end the three-month-old Middle East war. According to Trump, the emerging agreement, which is currently being brokered by Pakistan, would fully reopen the vital maritime passage.  The closure of the strait has triggered a severe global energy crisis since the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran in February."Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly," Trump wrote on Truth Social.United States and Iranian media outle...

Minister of Works, David Umahi, has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu represents the Biafra Igbos have been looking for. Speaking during the APC presidential primary election in Umunaga Ward, Ohaozara LGA of Ebonyi, Umahi said the turnout of 5,009 APC members demonstrated strong support for Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election. The Minister described Ebonyi as a stronghold of the All Progressives Congress and insisted the South-East had benefited significantly from the current administration through “juicy appointments” and major infrastructure projects. According to him, President Tinubu has integrated the South-East into national politics through key appointments and developmental projects. "Bola Tinubu is the Biafra we have been looking for. A man who ha...

Russia unleashed one of its heaviest bombardments of the war overnight, pounding Kyiv with hundreds of drones and missiles in an attack that killed at least four people and wounded dozens more, Ukrainian authorities said Sunday, May 24. The assault, which Ukrainian officials said included the use of Moscow’s nuclear-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile, sent residents scrambling into underground shelters as explosions echoed across the capital through the early hours of the morning. AFP journalists in Kyiv reported repeated blasts shaking the city as smoke rose from multiple districts. By daylight, emergency crews were battling fires and combing through rubble left behind by strikes that damaged residential buildings, schools, shopping centres, theatres, museums and universities. ...