Former Benin Republic striker, Razak Omotoyossi, is dead. Omotoyossi, was reported to have passed away yesterday, August 19, 2025, in Nigeria. A former striker for the Cheetahs of Benin Republic (2004-2016), he remains the second-highest goal scorer in the history of the national team with 21 goals in 55 matches. According to top football sources in Cotonou, Omotoyossi in recent months prior to his death, faced severe hardships. “It was reported that fire gutted his home in July; lost his elder sister three weeks ago; and had an unstable marital life,” observed the top Benin football official.
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Nigerian actor and Big Brother Naija alumnus, Pere Egbi, has stirred conversations in the film industry after stating that South Africa is ahead of Nollywood in filmmaking, storytelling, and work ethics. Egbi made the remark in a post on X on Monday, August 18, 2025, where he emphasized that Nigeria’s movie industry still has a lot to learn from its South African counterpart “No offense to my Nollywood colleagues but you see South Africa, they are ahead of us o when it comes to film production, storytelling, filmmaking, work ethics, name it. They are ahead. We need to collaborate,” he…
Former presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has described the issue of vote-buying in Nigeria as a calculated investment in corruption that undermines the nation’s democracy. Obi, who said this in a X post on Tuesday, argued that politicians who purchase votes are securing a “licence to plunder” public funds, diverting resources meant for schools, hospitals, and jobs into private pockets. The former Anambra State Governor said that vote-buying is not an act of kindness but a strategic move by “looters” rather than leaders. “Vote-buying is one of the greatest dangers confronting our democracy. It is never an act…
13 persons have been killed by bandits during morning prayers in Mantau community, Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, confirmed the death of the worshipers in a statement on Tuesday. Mu’azu, who did not mention the date of the incident, said it occurred when the criminal elements launched a reprisal on the community. He said: “The Katsina State Government today announced immediate security reinforcements and support measures following a tragic incident in the Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi Local Government Area, where 13 residents lost their lives during…
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African governments to end corruption and illicit capital flows that cost the continent more than $580 billion annually. Adesina, in an interview with Bloomberg in Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, maintained that if African leaders are to deal with a debt pile that’s approaching $2 trillion, it must begin to take visible action to end sleaze. While nations also need access to more concessional financing — and debt-restructuring where necessary — curbing outflows is crucial, Adesina, the lender’s president said. Illicit financial flows and rising debt have become two…
ABUJA Former Rivers governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, declared that the 2027 presidential ambition of former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, is dead on arrival insisting that Amaechi would be the last person considered for the party’s ticket. Wike ridiculed the former Rivers governor’s recent claim that he knew the weaknesses of President Tinubu and could defeat him, saying the former Rivers governor had been “mercilessly” defeated in past contests. He said: “The last person they will give a ticket to is Amaechi. That is dead on arrival. In 2014 and 2015,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the temporary freezing of four Jaiz Bank accounts linked to the immediate-past Group Managing Director, GMD, of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Mr Mele Kyari, over alleged fraud. The trial Judge, Justice Emeka Nwite made the order, yesterday after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect. EFCC had told the court that investigations were ongoing on the matter and that the commission would need sometime to conclude its findings. The judge, in his ruling held that, the application was meritorious and…
The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,555 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,550 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira appreciated to N1,534.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira fell slightly to N1,534.5 per dollar from N1,534.8 per dollar on Monday, indicating 30 kobo appreciation for the naira. Consequently, the margin between the parallel market and NFEM rate widened to N20.5 per dollar from N15.2 per dollar on Monday.
The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, on Tuesday suspended a former governor of the state and senator representing Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel. Also suspended is one of his loyalists, Kunle Folarin. The duo were suspended for alleged anti-party misconduct. The Director of Publicity of the state chapter of the ruling party, Nuberu Olufemi, disclosed this in a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday. According to the statement, the decision to suspend Daniel and Folarin, both members of the APC from Ward 4 and Ward 6 in Sagamu Local Government Area, respectively, was taken at the State Working…
Spokesperson for Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, has said the monarch will not react to the 48-hour threat by the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, to reverse the title conferred on a popular Ibadan-based business mogul, Dotun Sanusi. Olafare, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, disclosed that Oba Ogunwusi had particularly directed him to ignore the revered Oyo monarch. According to him, the Ooni will not dignify what he described as “undignifyable” with an official response, stressing that he had left the matter to be handled in the public court of opinion. He wrote, “My principal has directed…