Author: Mayor

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has made a vivid prediction about the circumstances of his death. Speaking during the church’s ongoing International Convention, themed “The Overcomers”, Adeboye revealed that he foresees himself dying on a Sunday, shortly after attending church service and eating his favourite meal, pounded yam. According to the revered cleric, death is not always the result of prolonged sickness. “I will die on a Sunday after attending service, eat my beloved pounded yam, and then pass on without any sickness,” Adeboye said. He noted that this was…

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has revealed details of a tense confrontation with former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, over diesel deregulation in his forthcoming memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business. According to excerpts from the book, the incident occurred in 2004 after the federal government deregulated diesel importation based on advice from Otedola and other private sector stakeholders. At the time, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, had been the sole importer under a subsidy regime. Otedola’s company, Zenon Petroleum, assured the presidency that private firms could meet national demand without government intervention. “When President Obasanjo deregulated diesel…

The Nigerian Navy says its Special Forces deactivated no fewer than 70 illegal refinery sites and confiscated over 400,000 litres of stolen crude oil across the Niger Delta in July 2025. This was disclosed in a monthly operational update on Friday by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in Abuja. Adams-Aliu explained that the intensified actions under the ongoing Operation Delta Sanity were part of efforts to curb crude oil theft and other forms of economic sabotage within Nigeria’s maritime domain. The operations, he said, resulted in the discovery and destruction of 120 dugout pits, illegal storage facilities,…

A lawyer representing political activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has accused the Nigeria Police Force of subjecting his client to inhumane and degrading treatment while in their custody. Sowore was detained on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, after he honoured an invitation from the Inspector-General of Police Monitoring Unit. In a statement released on Thursday, his counsel, Tope Temokun, alleged that Sowore sustained physical injuries and was transferred from his initial detention location to an undisclosed underground cell under suspicious circumstances. Temokun claimed that Sowore was injured in the right arm during the early morning transfer and that a…

Thomas Partey, former Arsenal and Ghanaian international midfielder, has officially signed with Spanish club, Villarreal, even as he faces multiple rape charges in England. The 32-year-old was granted conditional bail on August 5, 2025, after appearing before Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on five counts of rape involving two women, and one count of sexual assault against a third woman. The alleged incidents reportedly occurred between 2021 and 2022 while Partey was playing for Arsenal. According to the Metropolitan Police, the charges were filed on July 4, just four days after Partey’s contract with Arsenal expired at the end of…

A fire outbreak at the Egbin Power Plant has worsened the ongoing power outage across Lagos State, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) confirmed on Thursday. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, TCN revealed that the incident, which occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, caused extensive damage to one of its major transformers. According to the statement, a 150 megavolt-amperes (MVA) power transformer was affected, leading to an oil leak after the transformer’s main tank was torn. The damage has disrupted power supply to several key substations and electricity distribution networks in Lagos…

British authorities have arrested several individuals, including a 68-year-old grandmother, an 18-year-old student, and a 49-year-old doctor, over their support for the recently banned group, Palestine Action. Among those detained is Marji Mansfield, a grandmother of seven and former banking consultant from Chichester. She was arrested on July 5 after participating in a demonstration backing Palestine Action, which the UK government added to its list of proscribed organisations in early July following an incident at an air force base where activists caused damage to military aircraft. Mansfield said, “It’s a terrible shock to be accused of potentially being a terrorist.”…

South Korean prosecutors have formally requested an arrest warrant for former First Lady, Kim Keon Hee, following an intense interrogation session over multiple allegations, including bribery and stock manipulation. The special counsel made the request at 1:21 pm (0421 GMT) on Thursday, just a day after the 52-year-old underwent hours of questioning at their Seoul office. “We requested an arrest warrant for Kim at 1:21 pm (0421 GMT),” the council confirmed in a brief statement to reporters. If granted, this would mark the first time in South Korean history that both a former president and a former first lady are…

South Korean star Son Heung-min has officially completed a high-profile transfer to Los Angeles FC (LAFC) from Tottenham Hotspur, marking the end of a remarkable 10-year stint at the Premier League club. The 33-year-old forward reportedly moves for a record-breaking $26 million (£18.7 million), the highest transfer fee in Major League Soccer (MLS) history, according to reports by ESPN and The Athletic. Expressing his excitement about the move, Son said, “I’m incredibly proud to be joining LAFC, a club with big ambitions in one of the most iconic sports cities in the world. “Los Angeles has such a rich history…

Dr. Doyin Abiola, a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism and former Managing Director of National Concord, has passed away at the age of 82. According to family sources, “she died peacefully at 9:15 p.m. on Tuesday after a brief illness.” Widely recognized for her trailblazing role in the media industry, Dr. Abiola was the first Nigerian woman to serve as both editor and later managing director/editor-in-chief of a national daily newspaper. She was also the wife of late business magnate and politician, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale, MKO Abiola. Born in 1943, Dr. Abiola studied English and Drama at the University…