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  TikToker undergoes traditional cleansing after filming Oloolu masquerade procession A yet-to-be-identifed female TikTok user narrowly escaped death after allegedly recording a procession linked to the annual Oloolu Masquerade Festival in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which has gone viral on social media, sparked widespread debate after videos showed the woman undergoing traditional cleansing rites at the Oloolu compound. Speaking with newsmen on Monday, Chief Adeola Oloko, the spokesperson of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, said the woman did not record the sacred Oloolu masquerade itself but filmed Alawo Oloolu, a figure associated with the Oloolu tradition. He said the traditional custodians confirmed that the woman captured the procession while it was moving through the Ibadan axis. “She did not capture Oloolu; she mistook it for Alawo. We contacted the Mogaji of the Oloolu compound, and he confirmed that a woman who mistook Alawo of Oloolu for the real Oloo...

 PFN President Vows to Resist Proposed Ban on Preaching in Commercial Buses The President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke, has criticised the proposed legislation seeking to prohibit preaching and unsolicited religious activities in commercial buses, declaring that Christians would continue to evangelise despite the measure. Oke, who spoke during a church sermon on Sunday, vowed that members of the PFN would resist any attempt to enforce the proposed law, insisting that preaching the gospel remained a divine mandate that could not be overridden by legislation. The cleric said Christians would continue to preach in buses and other public places, citing the biblical instruction to spread the gospel across the world. “Make all the stadiums in Nigeria become prisons; if you want to enforce that law, we are coming. We will break that law. Our Master told us to go into the world and preach the gospel to every creature,” Oke said. “You sit somewhere there, ...

 LAGOS HEAD OF SERVICE URGES PUBLIC SERVANTS TO PRIORITISE THEIR HEALTH Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro has urged Public Servants to prioritise their health by undergoing regular medical check-ups to ensure early detection and prevention of diseases. Agoro made the call during the August edition of the monthly Walk for Fitness Exercise held at the Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, The Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Saturday, 1st August, 2026. The Head of Service emphasised that a healthy workforce is essential to effective and efficient service delivery, noting that maintaining good health is a shared responsibility. In her remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Public Service Office, Mrs. Sunkanmi Oyegbola, commended Public Servants for their unwavering commitment and consistent participation in the monthly fitness exercise.  She also charged everyone to maintain good personal hygiene and adopt healthy lifestyle practices. Earlier, a Health Educator from the Lagos State Ministr...

  Ekiti Court Jails Fraudster Two Years  for Car Auction Fraud  Justice Lekan Ogunmoye of the Ekiti State High Court,  sitting in Ado-Ekiti,  on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Bethel Onyedikachi Ukachukwu to two  years imprisonment  for car auction fraud.  The convict was arraigned by the Ekiti Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on  three -count amended charges bordering on obtaining by false pretence Specifically,  he collected the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00) by false pretence from Mr. Kayode Aina Samuel under the pretext that he will get a bid for an auctioned car for him with Nigeria Customs Service Count One  reads: “That you, Bethel Onyekachi Ukachukwu, sometimes in 15th April 2026 at Ado Ekiti, Ekiti  State within the jurisdiction of this Honorable court with intent to defraud and obtain the total sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira Only (N500,...

 NIGERIA EMERGES TOP AFRICAN TEAM; FINISHES SEVENTH AT 2026 COMMONWEALTH GAMES Team Nigeria finished seventh on the overall medals table at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, winning 10 gold, seven silver and seven bronze medals to record a total of 24 medals. The performance saw Nigeria emerge as the highest-ranked African nation at the multi-sport event held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2. Australia topped the medals table with 70 gold medals, followed by England, Canada, India, Scotland and New Zealand, with New Zealand narrowly edging Nigeria into seventh place on the overall standings.

 Minister Of State Foreign Affairs Urges Media To Project Works Of The Ministry/ NTAC To Nigerians Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye, is seeking a deliberate media push to inform Nigerians about the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigeria Technical Aid Corps, NTAC. The Minister gave the indications when the Director-General of NTAC, Yusuf Buba Yakub, briefed him in Abuja as part of a renewed strategy to reposition Nigeria’s foreign policy around the 4-Ds doctrine. In a statement the Minister said visibility is now as important as delivery and stressed the need for a well-funded communications plan. He notes that NTAC’s work is centered on President Bola Tinubu’s 4-D Foreign Policy: Demography, Democracy, Development, and Diaspora. The Ministry adds that since 1987, NTAC has deployed over 10,000 professionals to more than 40 countries. Currently, 274 volunteers are serving in 13 ACP countries in health, education, engineering, and ICT. The Mini...

 PRESIDENT TINUBU CELEBRATES INDUSTRIALIST, PHILANTHROPIST ABDUL SAMAD RABIU AT 66 President Bola Tinubu has congratulated one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists and philanthropists, Abdul Samad Rabiu, Chairman of BUA Group and Founder of ASR Africa, on his 66th birthday, commending his outstanding contributions to Nigeria's industrial development and economic transformation. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President joined the Rabiu family, friends, associates and the Nigerian business community in celebrating a businessman whose remarkable journey reflects vision, enterprise, resilience and unwavering confidence in Nigeria's future. President Tinubu described Abdul Samad Rabiu as one of the architects of modern Nigerian industry, noting that his investments have expanded local production, strengthened food security, created thousands of jobs and demonstrated the ability of indigenous businesses to com...