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Senior Pastor of the House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has declared Nigeria "dead and rotten" due to the country’s severe economic downturn.  Speaking to his congregation during a May 17 sermon, the cleric expressed deep concern over the staggering devaluation of the national currency, noting that relying on the Naira as one's primary measure of wealth is a direct indicator of poverty in today's economy. ‘’Nigeria is de@d, lets not deceive ourselves. Let me tell you something. Once you are counting in Naira, you are poor. I was not born poor. My father's salary in the 70s or 80s was about N18, 000.  That was money. How much is a billion Naira today in dollars or N1.4 billion in dollars? $1 million. Do you know what a billion Naira was when I was 15 or 16? $2.8...

The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed on Monday that a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has caused 220 suspected de@ths, as health officials struggle to catch up with the epidemic. While 101 confirmed cases and 10 confirmed de@ths have been recorded, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the true scale is far larger. "There are now more than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected de@ths," Tedros said at the Virtual Ministerial Briefing on the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak on Monday. The outbreak, declared as a public health emergency of international concern on May 17, has also spread to Uganda, which has five confirmed cases and one death. Tedros highlighted a critical challenge: the delay in detecting the outbreak means that he...

At least one person has been severely injured after a 20-ft container fell on a commercial bus at Second Rainbow inward Oshodi, Lagos state today May 25. According to the Lagos state Traffic Management Agency LASTMA, the driver of the container lost its brake control and eventually fell on the mini yellow bus. One injured person from the accident was swiftly taken to the hospital.

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...