Month: March 2026

Legendary golfer, Tiger Woods was on Friday, involved in a car crash in Jupiter Island, Florida.

The Sheriff’s Office for Martin County confirmed the accident.

They, however, did not reveal if Woods sustained any injuries and his condition not immediately clear.

The crash occurred just after 2pm local time and pictures from the scene showed the vehicle lying on the driver’s side.

Woods has been working toward a return to competitive golf after rupturing an Achilles tendon in March 2025 and undergoing back surgery last October.

He was also involved in a ⁠car crash in February 2021, and that time the vehicle rolled several times and left him trapped inside.

BREAKING: Tiger Woods involved in car crash

President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Eagles Square in Abuja, the venue of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, 8th elective National Convention.

Present at the convention are Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, APC governors, ministers, lawmakers, and party delegates.

The convention officially began at about 8:15 p.m.

However, activities across Abuja were disrupted as tight security measures accompanied the event, with journalists reportedly barred and harassed by security operatives.

Heavy deployments of police and soldiers cordoned off major access roads leading to Eagle Square, restricting movement and forcing many accredited journalists to trek long distances to access the venue.

Despite possessing valid accreditation tags, several reporters were turned back at checkpoints, while some security personnel allegedly threatened to open fire on those attempting to gain entry.

Some journalists who eventually gained access sought temporary shelter at the Nasarawa State Pavilion but were later driven away following verbal confrontations with party delegates.

President Tinubu arrives APC convention

CBN argued that the lower court erred in law by holding that it acted outside its statutory powers when it dissolved the board of Union Bank.

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The Osun State Government has approved the appointment of Tajudeen Olanrewaju as the new Akire of Ikire land, headquarters of Irewole local government council area of the state.

Prince Olanrewaju’s appointment is coming on the heels of the demise of Oba Olatunde Falabi on February 27, 2026.

The decision was reached during a State Executive Council meeting held in Osogbo and presided over by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

According to a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi on Friday, “the council deliberated on a memo submitted by the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs before approving the recommendations.”

The statement noted that “the approval followed extant laws and the terms of settlement earlier agreed upon by the five ruling houses of Ikire.”

It recalled that “the Akire stool had been a subject of dispute in 2021, stemming from a Supreme Court judgment delivered in 2014.”

The judgment had affirmed that the Lambeloye Ruling House, which produced the late monarch, had no legal right to occupy the stool when a vacancy arose in 1987.

Following the crisis, the state government, in collaboration with the five ruling houses, resolved to amend the 1958 Akire Chieftaincy Declaration.

“The amendment paved the way for the Aketula Ruling House to produce the next Akire whenever a vacancy occurs,” the statement said.

The council also approved the appointment of Tijani Feyi Ademola as the Aladodo of Adodo in Atakumosa East local government council area.

Similarly, Jacob Adetayo Haastrup was appointed as the Olumobi of Imobi-Ijesa in the same local government area.

The council also approved the elevation of new Obas from the Ile-Ife Traditional Council, Osogbo Traditional Council, and Ijesha Traditional Council.

Osun govt approves appointment of Olanrewaju as Akire of Ikire, elevates new monarchs

Nigerian Ambassador to Mexico, Reno Omokri, has mourned the death of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s mother, Hajiya Umma.

Omokri described death as a debt that all human beings owe, stressing that Nigerians should sympathize with the El-Rufai’s family.

Posting on Facebook, Omokri wrote: “My sincerest condolences to the family of Mallam Nasir El-Rufa’i on the passing of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufa’i, who transitioned today.

“Death is a debt all of humanity owes, and in mourning, we must drop every other thing and sympathise and empathise with those who mourn in the spirit of the common humanity of humankind.

“May Allah, Subḥānahu wa taʿālā, forgive her sins and grant her al-Jannah Firdaus. May God grant the larger el-Rufa’i family the fortitude to bear this huge loss.

“As Quran 2:156 says, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un”. From God we came, and to Him we must return.

“May God have mercy on the living who grieve at this time.”

Death a debt humans owe – Omokri reacts to death of El-Rufai’s mother