Colombian President Gustavo Petro has initiated formal dialogue with the Clan del Golfo, the country’s most powerful drug-trafficking organisation and one of the world’s top cocaine producers. Petro announced the development on Friday, 9 August, an event in Córdoba, revealing that the discussions were taking place “outside Colombia.” He did not disclose the specific […]
Former Deputy Governor of Abia State, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ending his long association with the party. In a resignation letter dated August 5, 2025, and addressed to the chairman of Ndi Elu Ward in Nkporo, Ohafia Local Government Area, Oko Chukwu cited personal reasons for […]
Former Super Eagles coach and current Benin Republic manager, Gernot Rohr, has called on FIFA to take decisive action against South Africa for allegedly fielding an ineligible player during their 2–0 victory over Lesotho in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers last March. Rohr, whose Benin team is in the same qualifying group […]
Fast-rising Afropop star Anthony Ebuka Victor, better known as Victony, has joined forces with veteran street-pop icon Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly called Terry G, for a bold and high-energy new single titled “Tanko.” The track, released on August 8, 2025, merges two distinct eras of Nigerian music, delivering a sound that is both […]
A police officer was killed and a suspected gunman fatally shot in a violent incident near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters and Emory University in Atlanta on Friday evening. The shooting, which occurred around 4:50 p.m., sent the university into lockdown and left parts of the CDC campus damaged by […]
Nigerian music star, Oluwatosin Ajibade, popularly known as Mr Eazi, has tied the knot with actress and fashion blogger Temi Otedola, daughter of billionaire businessman Femi Otedola, in a private white wedding ceremony held in Iceland. The event, which took place on August 8, 2025, was staged at the iconic Hallgrímskirkja Church in Reykjavík. […]
Peter Obafemi, a governorship aspirant under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State, has criticized the All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state, describing its performance as subpar over the past three years. Obafemi, an aviation expert, declared his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election, citing residents’ desire for a change in […]
Nigerian Stock Market Closes Week on Weak Note The Nigerian stock market ended the week on a negative note, with key performance indicators experiencing a decline. The market capitalization dropped by N516 billion, closing at N92.214 trillion, while the All-Share Index shed 815.80 points to close at 145,754.91. The downward trend was […]