Owa Obokun Appeals for Peace, Seeks Forgiveness Over Fadahunsi Controversy, Urges Ijesa to Accept Election Results and Look Beyond 2026

The Owa Obokun Adimula and Paramount Ruler of Ijesaland, His Imperial Majesty, Owa Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, has appealed to all sons, daughters and residents of Ijesaland to remain calm and embrace peace following reports of unrest after the conclusion of the Osun State governorship election.

In a statement issued by the Palace and signed by the Chief of Staff to the Owa, Dupe Ajayi-Gbadebo, the monarch stressed that the Palace remains politically neutral and serves as a protective umbrella for all Ijesa people, regardless of their political affiliations.

The Owa urged citizens to accept the outcome of the election in good faith, describing the result as the will of Almighty God for the present season.

His Imperial Majesty also appealed to those who emerged victorious to demonstrate humility, while urging those who lost to show true sportsmanship.

The monarch reminded the people that political differences should not destroy the bonds that unite Ijesaland.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez’ intimate wedding ceremony held in their living room in Portugal

 Details of Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez’s intimate wedding ceremony have emerged.

The billionaire footballer, 41, made headlines last week when he got married to his long-time partner, 32, in an ‘intimate and private’ ceremony, a year after he popped the question with a £3million ring.

Vogue Magazine has now released photos from the wedding, revealing that Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez exchanged vows in the living room of their £30 million mansion in Cascais, Portugal.

See the 4 African countries that the US has ended temporary protection for

 The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nationals of Cameroon, Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan living in the United States as part of a broader rollback of humanitarian immigration programs.

The move affects eligible nationals from these four African nations who relied on TPS to remain and work legally in the U.S. Without another lawful immigration status, these individuals risk losing their legal standing.

TPS is a temporary humanitarian program allowing eligible nationals of designated countries to remain in the U.S. when conditions such as armed conflict, natural disasters, or extraordinary circumstances prevent safe return.

The designation does not grant permanent residency or a pathway to U.S. citizenship. Somalia is among the latest countries to face TPS termination, joining a growing list of affected nations under the administration’s immigration policy shift.

Countries affected by the broader TPS rollback: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Haiti, Honduras, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Somalia, South, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela, Yemen,

For affected individuals without an alternative valid immigration status, the end of TPS protection leads to the revocation of employment authorization and raises fears of potential deportation.

The management of Abia State University, ABSU has suspended a lecturer, Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences.

 

Nwaeze had alleged on Facebook that some professors in the institution are earning less than N400,000 monthly. 

He also claimed that some commercial tricycle riders make more money monthly than what professors receive in Abia State University. 

Reacting, the management of Abia State University said the social media posts made by Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze were inimical to the interests of the institution. 

The statement suspending the professor was released on Thursday, August 13, and signed by Chijioke Nwogu, the Public Relations Officer/Deputy Registrar of the institution. 

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for r@ping 9-year-old girl in Delta State

 ‎The High Court of Justice of Delta State, sitting in the Asaba Judicial Division, has sentenced Abubakar Mohammed to life imprisonment for r@ping a nine-year-old girl in Asaba, Oshimili South Local Government Area of the state.

Justice Onome Marshal-Umukoro, who presided over the case, delivered the judgment on Monday, August 10, 2026, in Charge No. DTHC/ASB/CR/26/2025, State v. Abubakar Mohammed.

‎Mohammed was prosecuted by the Delta State Ministry of Justice under Sections 3(1)(a) and 4(1) of the Delta State Violence Against Persons Law, 2020.

‎The prosecution was led by Mrs. Victoria Ibegbulem, Principal State Counsel in the S3xual Offences Unit of the Ministry of Justice.

Ireland deports Nigerian man convicted of threatening mass m8rder and ter­ror­ist crimes in Ireland

A Nigerian man with ter­ror con­vic­tions for threat­en­ing to com­mit mass m8rder and bomb a uni­versity has been depor­ted from Ire­land. 

Sam Okwuoha, 28, who claimed to be a dec­uplet with nine identical broth­ers, was removed from the State as part of a crack­down by Justice Min­is­ter Jim O’Callaghan on for­eign nation­als involved in ser­i­ous crimin­al­ity. 

Okwuoha was among six men placed on a chartered flight that left Dub­lin Air­port on Tues­day morn­ing, July 28, 2026. 

The air­craft stopped in Rome as part of a joint Fron­tex removal oper­a­tion before con­tinu­ing to Lagos.

Okwuoha had pre­vi­ously been iden­ti­fied by Irish author­it­ies as a threat to national secur­ity.

Earlier attempts to deport him were unsuc­cess­ful after he viol­ently res­isted officers from the Garda National Immig­ra­tion Bur­eau (GNIB) dur­ing a forced removal oper­a­tion.

Dur­ing the incid­ent, Okwuoha defec­ated on him­self in an attempt to frus­trate the deport­a­tion pro­cess.

He sub­sequently became the first per­son pro­sec­uted in Ire­land for obstruct­ing the enforce­ment of a deport­a­tion order. 

Nigeria Correctional Service removes Ibara prison officials after de@th row inmate goes live on TikTok Platform

 The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has removed the Officer-in-Charge of the Ibara Medium Custodial Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State, alongside two other principal officers, following the unauthorised use of a mobile phone by an inmate on de@th row who appeared in a viral TikTok live stream.

The inmate, Elijah Oyebode, was sentenced to death by hanging in 2019 after an Osun State High E Court convicted him of m#rdering Rofiat Adebisi, a final-year student of Osun State University. According to court records, Oyebode gave conflicting accounts of the crime before denying involvement during trial. The court found him guilty based on medical and other evidence. Despite being on de@th row, One account reportedly reached Level 20 gifting status, allowing him to receive monetary gifts during livestreams.

Investigators also linked him to another account allegedly created to impersonate TikTok creator and activist.

Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino has rejected calls to resign for now and apologised for the "mistakes" surrounding his controversial World Cup sell-off plan.

Infantino was forced to abandon his plans – namely to sell stakes in the World Cup and other Fifa tournaments to private investors – after public uproar last week, with Uefa confirming a boycott of Fifa events if the plan was voted through.

 

In a statement released after seven hours of crisis talks in Morocco, FIFA said its management board had reaffirmed its "full support" for Infantino - including secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, only days after he had labelled the World Cup plans "a sad and reproachable series of events".

 

“We acknowledge mistakes were made in the process of the proposed establishment of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE),” read part of the letter.

“It was certainly not the intention for the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations to feel excluded from the process, and it should have been handled differently. We acknowledge that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media.

 

India calls out Mark Zuckerberg over removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video

 An Indian parliamentary panel has called on Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg to apologise for the temporary removal of July 23 video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Modi’s video, addressing students during youth-led protests on July 23, was briefly removed from Meta-owned Facebook and Instagram, but was later restored.

The panel, led by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, said the deletion of PM Modi's video - who is the representative of 1.4 billion Indians - is an "attack on democracy".

"If Facebook does not take action against those responsible in this matter, the Safe Harbour Clause will be removed. Mark Zuckerberg will have to apologize. Otherwise, a case may be filed," it said.

The removal of the safe harbour clause gives the green light to file FIRs directly against social media platform officials. The central government will provide the green light, the committee warned.

The husband of former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Anthony Adeosun, has d!ed.

According to a statement released by his family, Anthony passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in Lagos State.

“It is with profound sorrow, yet in total submission to the will of Almighty God, that the Adeosun family announces the passing of our beloved husband, father, and brother, Mr Anthony Adeniyi (Niyi) Adeosun, who was called home to glory on Wednesday, 5th August 2026, in Lagos.

AARE ADETOLA EMMANUELKING, THE NATIONAL GOLDEN PATRON PCRC, HOSTS OGUN CP ON SECURITY SUMMIT IN REMOLAND...Advocates Stronger Community Policing to Combat Emerging Security Threats

The Golden Grand Patron of the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) National, Sir Aare Adetola Emmanuelking, KOF, on Wednesday, 29th July, 2026, hosted the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, CP Olubode Ojajuni, alongside the leadership of the PCRC, traditional rulers, heads security agencies, community leaders and other stakeholders at a Security Summit in Remoland, Ogun State.

The interactive engagement served as a platform for discussions on emerging security challenges and strategies to strengthen collaboration between the Nigeria Police Force and the communities they serve.