By Entertainment Desk Legendary singer-songwriter, actress, and world-renowned philanthropist Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music icon passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, Tennessee, surrounded by her loved ones. Tripod Times reports that according to anContinue Reading
AWKA – The Management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has officially suspended Prof. Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye, a lecturer in the Department of Chinese Studies, following his involvement in a viral sexual misconduct scandal. Tripod Times reports that the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie, approved the three-month suspension withContinue Reading
LAGOS, NIGERIA — The Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into deep mourning following the death of veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo. Tripod Times reports that the iconic Yoruba cinema titan passed away on Sunday afternoon, August 23, 2026, at the ageContinue Reading
ABUJA, NIGERIA — The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has officially launched an innovative cost-sharing scheme to support cancer patients with a subsidy of up to ₦400,000 for critical radiotherapy treatments. Tripod Times reports that The Director-General of the NHIA, Dr. Kelechi Ohiri, announcedContinue Reading
LAGOS — The management of Lagos State University (LASU) has launched a full-scale internal investigation into allegations that several lecturers failed to upload academic results, a development that has left over 100 final-year students stranded and facing an unwanted extra academic year. Tripod Times reports that the controversy, which eruptedContinue Reading
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, President Bola Tinubu has named Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State as Director of Fundraising for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council. In a statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Saturday, the listContinue Reading
A Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Enlightenment, Abdul’aziz Abdula’ziz, has berated a promise by ADC Presidential Candidate and former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to restore fuel subsidy if elected president, describing the proposal as impracticable and financially unsustainable. Tripod Times reports that Abdulaziz spokeContinue Reading
