The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has expanded its collection with new African words and expressions in its latest update published in December 2025 and rolled into 2026. The update was announced by the OED on Wednesday via X and includes commonly used Nigerian and West African words linked to food, music, markets, everyday speech and pop culture. According to the Dictionary, the December 2025 update added more than 500 new words, phrases, and senses, and...

A 27-year-old student of the Nigerian Law School, Yola Campus, identified as Ojajuni Ayo, an indigene of Ondo State, has allegedly committed suicide. According to sources, the deceased took his life after he discovered he was ineligible to sit for the Bar Final examinations. The list of eligible candidates was released approximately two weeks before the examinations, allowing students with legitimate health-related absences to regularize their records. Sources within the campus added that Ojajuni did...