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The burial of late Nigerian gospel singer, Olayemi Bayonile Bolaji, popularly known as Toluwanisings, is scheduled to hold on Monday, November 9, 2026, in Ibadan, Oyo State, weeks after his death. The funeral arrangements, released on the late singer’s official Instagram page on Monday, indicate that the lying-in-state will hold between 9 AM and 10 AM, while the burial service is scheduled for 10 AM to 11 AM. The ceremony will take place at Banjola Event and Conference Centre, No. 20, Hope Road, Alakia, Ibadan, Oyo State. The funeral announcement, which bears the inscription, “Forever in our Hearts, always in our Lives,” did not disclose the location of his interment. The singer’s family had announced his death in the early hours of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

A British adventurer, Karl Bushby, has returned to his childhood home in Hull, northern England, after completing a 28-year walking journey around the world that covered approximately 50,000 kilometres. Bushby, 57, was welcomed by his mother, Angela, outside her terraced house on Monday, November 2, 2026, beneath a banner reading “Welcome Home Son.” Hundreds of supporters had gathered in the city centre to celebrate his return before he completed the final stretch of his journey to his mother’s home. “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he joked to the cheering crowd. “Is that it, is it done?” Bushby began the expedition, known as the Goliath Expedition, in November 1998 in Punta Arenas, southern Chile. His goal was to travel around the world and return to his hometown without using any form of motorised transport to advance his journey. Carrying a tent, a few hundred dollars and a plastic camera, he initially expected the expedition to take about 12 years. His route took him north th...

Nollywood actress and Abia State governorship candidate under African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2027 general elections, Doris Ogala has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos in the cyberstalking, defamation and extortion case involving Pastor Chris Okafor, General Overseer of Grace Nation International. Justice Akintayo Aluko granted Ogala bail on Friday, November 6, 2026, for ₦30 million, with two sureties in like sum. Under the conditions, at least one of the sureties must own registered property in Lagos State, hold a senior position in Ogala’s political party or be a person of recognised standing. Both sureties must reside within the court’s jurisdiction and provide tax clearance certificates for the past 3 years, as well as 2 passport photographs each. The court registrar must verify the documents submitted by the sureties before Ogala can be released from custody. The judge also ordered the actress to surrender her international passport to the registrar and to ...

A Kenyan pastor, Paul Mackenzie, has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for his role in the deaths of 191 followers; including 190 children, one adult in the Shakahola Forest massacre. Mackenzie, founder of the Good News International Church, was handed the sentence on Friday, November 6, 2026, by the Mombasa High Court after being found guilty of murder linked to a deadly fasting exercise he allegedly imposed on members of his congregation. Justice Diana Kavedza sentenced him to 100 years for deaths resulting from starvation and another 100 years for victims who died through direct violence. While delivering the judgment, the judge said 183 of the 191 victims died from starvation, comprising 182 children and one adult, while the remaining eight, all children, were suffocated, strangled or beaten to death. The court also heard that 161 of the children were aged nine or below, while 22 were between 10 and 13 years old. Five others were aged between 14 and 16. Mackenzie had reportedly...

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has insisted that he remains in the 2027 presidential race despite a Federal High Court ruling that nullified the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by Senator David Mark. Atiku, the ADC presidential candidate, urged his supporters to remain steadfast, declaring that neither the court judgment nor political pressure would force him to abandon the contest. A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, November 5, 2026, nullified the Mark-led leadership of the party and invalidated decisions taken under it, including Atiku’s emergence as the ADC presidential candidate. However, in a statement he personally signed on Friday, Atiku said he remained committed to the race and was confident that he would be on the ballot. “I am in this race. I am not going anywhere. We will be on the ballot. No threat, blackmail or court manoeuvre will make me abandon you or the cause we share,” he said. He argued that the court ruling did not...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Diewait Ikpechukwu, is dead. He was aged 71. Ikpechukwu, a former footballer, reportedly died on Thursday, November 5, 2026, after a prolonged illness, according to a family source. Details surrounding his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. His death marks another loss to the Nigerian film industry. May his soul rest in peace. Amen.