By Sobechukwu Okafor

The world said goodbye to a true icon on August 25, 2026, when Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean passed away at the age of 80. The beloved singer, songwriter, and philanthropist died peacefully at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, surrounded by loved ones, after "bravely facing a brief battle with cancer". Her death marked the end of a remarkable journey that took a girl from a one-room cabin in the Smoky Mountains to the pinnacle of global entertainment.

By Janet Bassey (Governance Correspondent)

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, to oversee and coordinate a comprehensive forensic audit of Federal Government systems.

From youth leadership and the Yar’Adua era to public service, political ideas and a new generation of leadership

By Muhammad Abubakar

Katsina has never lacked influential political figures. From the traditional institutions that have long shaped the social order of the ancient Hausa city to the politicians, administrators, intellectuals and technocrats who have occupied positions of authority in the modern state, Katsina’s political history has been defined by the interaction between personalities and institutions across generations.

By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent)

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola Festus Adekunle to the United States of America, U.S., to face prosecution for allegedly sexually extorting two teenage boys in the U.S., resulting in their deaths.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

A not for profit organization, the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in collaboration with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) and Hikima Community Mobilization and Development Initiative (HCOMDI) has launched an educational project for communities ravaged by insecurity in Sokoto state.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

Not less than two hundred and fifty (250) indigenes of Asaga, Ohafia in Abia State benefited from the on-going National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Sustainable Empowerment Programme (NSEP), which took place on Thursday, 27th August, 2026 in the state.

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)

The family of The Eagle Online publisher, Dotun Oladipo, has announced September 10 and 11, 2026 as the dates for the funeral programmes of the journalist and media entrepreneur.

By Ankeli Emmanuel (In Sokoto State)

As the quite village of Goronyo in Goronyo local government, Sokoto East Senatorial District still mourns the dead of 65 people drown in the recent boat mishap, but yet to be apprehended terrorists have once again attacked the village killing 4 people, abducted 4 others and left many with various degrees of injuries.

By Princess Simon (Bureau Chief North-Central, reporting from Kaduna)

The Executive Chairman, Federal Character Commission (FCC), Hajiya Hulayat Motunrayo Omidiran, has been decorated as the first National Matron of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN).

• Describes Him As Courageous Journalist And Media Professional

By Chinwendu Agoha (Media & Governance Correspondent)

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, has expressed profound sadness over the death of veteran journalist and publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo.

By Jude Ogechi Eze

Ebola virus disease (EVD) is back in the headlines, and understandably, the word alone is enough to make many Nigerians uneasy.

By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)

The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) will on Monday kick-start the FutureMakers by NASENI Virtual Hackathon and Pitch sessions for 60 participants drawn from all six geopolitical zones of the country.