Nigerian singer Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard World Albums chart with her latest album, Starrgirl, barely two weeks after its release. The development was confirmed by Correspondent online on Wednesday in the Billboard World Albums chart for the week of August 29, 2026. Ayra Starr’s…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Plateau State University, Bokkos chapter, ASUU-PLASU, has declared a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike over what it described as the failure of the university administration to satisfactorily address its six-point charter of demands. The union announced the industrial action on Wednesday after its Congress meeting, following the expiration of…
Veteran Nigerian journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has died at the age of 56. Oladipo reportedly died on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, after he suddenly took ill at his office in Lagos. Reports said he drove himself to a hospital for medical attention but died hours later. His death has since…
A Nigerian family of 11 has received an outpouring of support after their difficult living conditions went viral on social media, with more than ₦1.1 million reportedly donated within 24 hours. The family comprises a 32-year-old woman, her husband and their nine children, including three sets of twins. One of the children is currently staying…
The United States has temporarily paused immigrant visa appointments at its embassies and consulates worldwide as the Donald Trump administration intensifies efforts to prevent prospective immigrants considered likely to depend on government benefits from entering the country. The pause, which began earlier this month, is linked to an extensive training programme for consular officers on…
Former Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Ayodele Fayose, has met with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, assuring Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on rural electrification is firmly on course. Fayose’s meeting with the SGF comes weeks after President…
The Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, on Tuesday visited Ekiti State to assess the condition of some federal roads in the state, as stranded motorists lamented the worsening state of the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road. Goronyo, who visited the Ifaki-Oye-Kabba Road, where road users groaned over a bad portion around Oye-Ekiti and articulated vehicles had…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has approved a ₦302.3 billion contract for the construction, furnishing, equipping and commissioning of a new National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT) facility in Nigeria. The approval was given by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), with the project expected to be completed within 36 months. The facility is…
United States President Donald Trump has mourned the death of country music legend Dolly Parton, describing her passing as a “true loss for millions of people.” Trump also ordered American flags across the United States to be flown at half-staff for one week in honour of the late music icon. The President announced this in…
Nigerian dancer Iweh Pascal Odinaka, popularly known as Poco Lee, is scheduled to appear before the Snaresbrook Crown Court in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2026, over alleged sexual offences. The court confirmed the development on Tuesday 25th of August stating that the matter is listed for plea and trial preparation. According to the…
