A fter the BRICS Summit ended in New Delhi, social media was flooded with alarming claims. Some posts said world leaders collapsed at the venue, suffered strokes, or were rushed to hospital. None of those claims have been confirmed. As of September 17, 2026, no official statement and no credible report has shown that any BRICS leader collapsed or was evacuated for emergency treatment during the summit. The 18th BRICS Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, 2026, and it ended with the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration. The only health update that has been officially confirmed involves South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The 73-year-old leader returned to South Africa on Monday after attending the summit, and on Wednesday, September 16, his office announced that he had been booked off from public engagements on the advice of his doctors to rest and recover due to ill health. The statement did not disclose the nature of his illness and did not link...

N ollywood has lost one of its greatest pillars. Veteran actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, known to millions as Olu Jacobs, has died at 84. His family broke the news on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. In a statement shared by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram, the family described him as a dear husband, father, grandfather and uncle, and as The Lion of Lufodo. They asked the public to respect their privacy as they mourn. Born on July 11, 1942, Jacobs fell in love with acting early in life while growing up in Kano. That passion took him to London, where he trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Long before Nollywood gained global attention, he was already making his mark abroad. He featured in popular British television series in the 1970s and 1980s and took on roles in international films, holding his own on stages where few Africans were seen at the time. He later returned to Nigeria and became one of the most respected figures in the country's film industry. Wi...

O bafemi Awolowo University has been thrown into mourning following the death of a final-year student whose body was found in his off-campus apartment. The deceased is Oluwole Oluwaseun, a final-year student of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He was discovered in a critical state at his residence in the Damico area of Ooni Layout, Ile-Ife, on Monday, September 15, 2026. The university said the incident was reported around 1:30 p.m. that day. Upon receiving the alert, its Quick Response and Security Team moved swiftly to the scene. Officers from the Nigeria Police, A Division, Moore, Ile-Ife, also arrived shortly after. Oluwole was immediately rushed to the University Health Centre, where a doctor later confirmed his death. The circumstances surrounding the incident are being treated as an apparent suicide. In a statement on Wednesday, the university's Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, said the management was deeply saddened by the development. He add...