Family Announces Shocking Exit Of Gospel Singer Toluwani

 Gospel Singer Minister Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji otherwise known as Toluwani reportedly passed away on Wednesday October 14, 2026.

The shocking news was posted on his Instagram page.

Nigerian man jailed in UK for hacking woman's social media accounts, blackmailing her, and selling her images

 A Nigerian man has been sentenced in the UK after pleading guilty to hacking a Wirral woman’s social media accounts and blackmailing her. 

Bosun Osagie was sentenced to two years and three months in prison on Monday October 12, Merseyside Police reports. 

According to Merseyside Police: "In February 2023 we received a report that a woman’s Snapchat account and X (formerly Twitter) had been hacked and her images were being used to set up fake accounts." 

The police added that the fake accounts were used to solicit the victim as a woman of the streets "and her images were being sold online. She was subsequently blackmailed." 

Following extensive enquiries Bosun Osagie, of Hartslock Drive in Bexley, London was arrested and charged. 

Three abducted Cocoa Research Institute staff regain freedom after alleged payment of N50m ransom

 Three staff members of the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria (CRIN), in Ibadan, Oyo State, who were abducted by armed men have regained freedom after the payment of N50 million as ransom.

The victims were abducted while inspecting crops on a farm within the institute’s premises on October 9, 2026. 

The abducted staff were identified as Mrs Eunice Babalola, Mr Kehinde Gbalajobi and Mr Nelson.

After the abduction, the kidnappers reportedly demanded N40 million from each of the victims as ransom.

However, the ransom was eventually negotiated to N50 million for the three victims.

A source told Nigerian Tribune that they were rescued from the bush by security forces around Globus Farm, popularly known as Triton, on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. 

The spokesperson for the Oyo State Police Command, DSP Olayinka Ayanlade, confirmed the rescue of the victims but said he was not aware of any ransom paid.

The PPRO added that efforts are still ongoing to apprehend the suspects. 

Diddy hospitalized after prison fight with Jamaican drug lord

 Sean "Diddy" Combs was hospitalized with a head injury over the weekend after getting into after getting a fight with a convicted Jamaican drug lord, Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke.

According to TMZ, the incident involved a confrontation with the Jamaican drug lord over a loss of privileges following a report about Diddy's luxurious prison lifestyle.

During the alleged scuffle, Combs reportedly sustained a head injury and was subsequently transported to a nearby medical center early Saturday morning, October 10, for treatment.

Man extradited from Turkey to UK over double murder of Nigerian man and other victim

 A man has been extradited to the UK and arrested on suspicion of murder over a double shooting at a pandemic party more than six years ago.

Cheriff Tall, 21, and Nigerian father-of-three Abayomi 'Junior' Ajose, 36, were shot dead at a 'spontaneous' party of 400 people in Moss Side, Manchester, in the early hours of June 21, 2020. 

Murder detectives investigating the shooting said on Sunday they had arrested a 36-year-old man who was detained in Turkey and taken to England the previous day.

 

He was met at Stansted Airport by Greater Manchester Police officers and remains in custody.

 

The force said a £50,000 reward remained available for anyone who provides key information leading to the discovery and conviction of those responsible for the killings.

Wale Fapohunda, 67 Others Elevated to Senior Advocate of Nigeria

Olawale Sunday Fapohunda is among 68 legal practitioners elevated to the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), marking a significant milestone in their professional careers and recognition of their contributions to the country’s legal profession.

The elevation places Fapohunda among a select group of legal practitioners recognised for their professional standing, legal expertise and contributions to the administration of justice in Nigeria.

The rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria is one of the highest distinctions available to legal practitioners in the country. It is conferred on qualified lawyers in recognition of outstanding professional achievement and distinguished service to the legal profession.

Actor Tobey Maguire (Spiderman) officiates ex-wife Jennifer Meyer’s wedding to billionaire heir Geoff Ogunlesi

 American actor Tobey Maguire officiated the wedding of his ex-wife, Jennifer Meyer, to billionaire heir Geoff Ogunlesi in Hawaii. 

The Spider-Man star took on the special role during the ceremony held at the Four Seasons Resort Lanai, where Jennifer exchanged vows with her new husband.

Photos from the wedding showed Tobey smiling as he read from a piece of paper while the newlyweds shared a kiss.

World Sight Day: 400,000+ Beneficiaries, One Priceless Gift

A child can't read, a trader struggles to recognise a customer, and an older person needs help finding their way home. When it becomes hard to see, it also becomes difficult to learn, earn, and live independently. Sometimes an eye test, glasses, or prompt treatment can help. But what happens when that care isn't available?

That is the need First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and the Tulsi Chanrai Foundation (TCF) set out to address when they launched Priceless Gift of Sight in 2009. By July 2024, the programme had provided free eye care to over 400,000 Nigerians, including eye tests, optical services, surgeries, and disease management.

Last week’s World Sight Day commemoration brought the next challenge into focus: how to make care accessible to more people—and keep it available.

Man mauled to d3ath after entering tiger enclosure at UK wildlife park

 

A man has died after sustaining serious injuries when he entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, according to South Yorkshire Police. 

Emergency services were dispatched to the attraction near Doncaster in northern England on Saturday afternoon following reports of a breach at the enclosure.

"At 1.35pm today (Saturday 10 October) we received reports of a man entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park," South Yorkshire Police said in a statement.

"Emergency services attended and sadly, despite the best efforts of medical personnel, the man was pronounced dead at the scene." 

Three sisters of Nigerian descent who drowned in the sea off Brighton committed suicide, inquest finds..

 Three Nigerian sisters whose bodies were recovered from the sea off Brighton in the UK took their own lives, a coroner has ruled. 

Jane Adetoro, 36, Christina Walters, 32, and Rebecca Walters, 31, had been living "very secluded lives" following the death of their mother, who drowned in 2010, senior coroner Penelope Schofield said.

On 11 May, the sisters, who had all been living together in Greenford, London, visited an area of Birmingham close to where their mother died before travelling the next day to Brighton beach, where they drowned in adverse sea conditions in the early hours of 13 May. The coroner said they could not swim.

NLC issues two-week ultimatum to FG on petrol price and minimum wage

 The Nigeria Labour Congress has given the Federal Government two weeks to reduce petrol prices and begin renegotiating the national minimum wage, warning that failure to act could prompt further action by the labour movement.

The ultimatum, which begins on Friday, October 9, 2026, was announced in a communiqué signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero after a joint meeting of the Congress’s National Executive Council and Central Working Committee in Abuja. The NLC directed its affiliates and allies to remain on alert, citing worsening economic conditions and declining purchasing power.

“The joint meeting-in-session notes with profound alarm the deepening misery inflicted on the Nigerian working class and the broader masses by the neo-liberal policies of the federal government and its state institutions,” the communiqué said. It added that “inflation continues to soar unabated, the naira remains traumatised, wages have been rendered worthless, and the cost of living has become unbearable.” The Congress said currency depreciation and rising prices had substantially eroded the value of the national minimum wage.