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Cristiano Ronaldo and his long-term partner, Georgina Rodríguez, have officially married in a private civil ceremony in Portugal, with details emerging that the couple signed a prenuptial agreement to keep their respective assets separate. The 41-year-old Portuguese football star and the 32-year-old Argentine-born model reportedly married on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at Ronaldo’s newly built […]

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency Act, 2026, giving the Nigerian Shippers’ Council full statutory backing to perform its role as the economic regulator of Nigeria’s port sector. Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Pius Akutah, announced the development on Thursday, describing the President’s assent as the culmination […]

The Ghana Police Service has arrested a Nigerian national, Augustine Okechukwu Maazi, and killed two suspected members of an alleged armed robbery gang during an operation which police said prevented planned attacks on three banks in the Labone area of Accra. The operation, carried out on Thursday, August 13, 2026, has, however, generated questions after […]

The Federal Government has given airline operators one week to agree realistic repayment plans for outstanding Ticket Sales Charges owed to aviation agencies, as part of measures aimed at resolving the disputes that triggered industrial action in the sector earlier this week. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, issued the directive following […]

An Abuja Magistrate Court has directed the Nigeria Police Force to investigate a direct criminal complaint filed against Senator Francis Fadahunsi over controversial remarks attributed to him in a viral campaign video ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. The directive was issued by Magistrate Farida Ibrahim of Magistrate Court 7, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, […]

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced that seven additional insurance companies have met the revised minimum capital requirements prescribed under the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform Act (NIIRA) 2025 and other applicable insurance laws and regulatory guidelines. The latest confirmation brings the total number of compliant operators to 50, comprising 48 insurance companies and two […]

The House of Representatives Committee on South-South Development Commission has demanded urgent intervention to end the prolonged gas seepage in Bille community in Rivers State, after fresh technical findings revealed the presence of potentially hazardous gases and pollution in the community’s air, water and sediment. The committee also ordered concrete action to address an oil […]

A United States federal court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump’s administration against Harvard University over allegations that the institution failed to protect Jewish and Israeli students from antisemitic harassment during pro-Palestinian demonstrations on its campus. Judge Richard G. Stearns of the US District Court in Boston dismissed the suit on Thursday, […]

The Office of the Tax Ombud, OTO, has announced plans to launch a Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and Obligations in the coming weeks as part of efforts to strengthen taxpayer protection and improve accountability in Nigeria’s tax administration system. The Tax Ombud and Chief Executive of the OTO, Dr John Nwabueze, disclosed this on Thursday […]

Former United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she was unaware of the extent of former President Joe Biden’s reported cognitive decline while he was in office, but maintained that people close to him who knew about his condition should have acted on the information. Pelosi made the remarks during POLITICO’s California Agenda: Sacramento […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Chinwendu Fidelia Ohanebo before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over an alleged ₦42.345 million fraud involving the purported supply of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS. Ohanebo was arraigned on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, before Justice M.A. Lawal on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining […]

Amnesty International Nigeria has vowed to use Senator Francis Fadahunsi’s case as an example in its campaign against inflammatory political rhetoric and electoral violence, following controversial remarks attributed to the senator in a viral video ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election. Fadahunsi, who represents Osun East Senatorial District, was alleged in the video to […]