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The Imo State Police Command has identified the location where 19 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted in the state are believed to be held, but security operatives have delayed moving into the area over fears that the camp has been planted with improvised explosive devices (IEDs). The Commissioner of Police, Audu Bosso, disclosed this on Saturday while giving an update on the ongoing search-and-rescue operation. Bosso said security operatives tracked the abductors into the bush before deploying drones on Friday to pinpoint the location of their suspected hideout. He, however, said the security agencies could not immediately move into the area because of intelligence indicating that the camp had been mined with IEDs. “Any moment, we’ll still move into the bush. Yesterday, we were in the bush; we trailed them up to a particular location,” he said. “But at that point in time, we couldn’t move into where the coordinates showed us they were because we ran drones...

Nigerian comedian and actor, Julius Agwu has opened up about a personal complication which followed the brain surgery he had in the United States. Agwu underwent brain surgery in 2015 after doctors reportedly discovered three tumours in his brain. One of the tumours was said to be about the size of a golf ball. Agwu disclosed that he experienced a loss of sexual function after the procedure, revealing the previously little-discussed impact during a recent episode of the Beer Parlour Talk Show uploaded on Saturday. The comedian was discussing the effects of his health battle on his body, career and personal life when the host asked if the brain condition or surgery had affected other aspects of his health, including his sexual function. Agwu responded, “After I do am, prick no dey work again now. He no dey work.” Other participants on the programme, including Mr Patrick, subsequently discussed the nerve involved in the surgery and its connection to the brain as they sought to explain th...

The families of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling to their orientation camps have appealed for urgent intervention, following a  ₦1 billion ransom demand by their abductors. The prospective corps  members, who were travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to their respective orientation camps, were reportedly kidnapped on Thursday, October 1, 2026, along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State. The victims who  were travelling in two buses when gunmen reportedly attacked the vehicles and abducted them. According to the  affected families, the kidnappers have demanded ₦50 million for each of the 20 victims, bringing the total ransom to ₦1 billion. The parents disclosed the demand on Saturday, October 3, 2026, when they visited the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, at his private residence in Bodija, Ibadan. They were accompanied by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Abimbola, and the Aseyin of I...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has said that he is currently finding it difficult to walk and has been experiencing swelling in different parts of his body. He made the disclosure while visiting ailing Ghanaian actor, Emmanuel Armah in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Pete Edochie, who is currently in Ghana to launch the Pete Edochie Legacy Project, an initiative celebrating his contribution to the African cinema and storytelling, visited Emmanuel Armah in his home. A video of the visit online showed Edochie praying with Armah and offering him financial support. Speaking about his own health, the veteran actor said he had been experiencing difficulty in walking and swelling in parts of his body. “Sitting down here, I am not very well myself. Walking is a problem for me now, but I still have hope that I will recover. “Sometimes I wake up and parts of my body have swollen up. After some time, they go down again. My hand is swollen,” he added. The veteran actor, however,...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), has appointed Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut as its new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr. Amos Josiah Dangut served as Head of the Nigeria National Office from October 2023 to September 2026. In a statement on  Thursday by the Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Headquarters, Accra, Ghana, Demianus G. Ojijeogu, the Council said Dangut, a Nigerian, will serve a five-year tenure from October 2026 to September 2031. He succeeds Alhaji Pateh Bah of The Gambia. His appointment was ratified by Council, the international governing board of WAEC, at its 74th Annual Meeting held in Accra, Ghana, in March 2026. He assumed office as the 14th Registrar to Council on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Born on October 2, 1967, Dangut holds a Bachelor of Agriculture in Animal Production (1991), Master of Science in Animal Science (1994), Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science (2017), and Master of Education in Administration and Planning (2020). He began his ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Oludotun Baiyewun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has been buried in Lagos following a funeral service held on Friday, October 2, 2026. The funeral service took place at the Freedom Centre in Lekki, where family members, colleagues, friends, dignitaries and several stars of the Nigerian film industry gathered to honour the late actor. Olu Jacobs died on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the age of 84 after a career spanning more than five decades and earning him recognition as one of Nigeria’s most respected actors. Among those who attended the funeral were Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat and former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun. Nollywood personalities at the ceremony included Shaffy Bello, Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey, Stan Nze, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, Ireti Doyle, Lala Akindoju, Kate Henshaw, OC Ukeje, Patrick Doyle, Stephanie Okereke and Ernest Obi. The funeral followed a night of tributes and a service of songs held on Wednesday to celebra...