Los Angeles, USA — Grammy-winning Beninese music icon, Angelique Kidjo, is set to make history as the first African artist to receive a star on the prestigious Hollywood Walk of Fame. The announcement was made by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which unveiled the list of 2026 honorees. Kidjo’s inclusion marks a major milestone in…
Ibadan, Nigeria — The Oyo State Emergency Management Agency (OYOSEMA) has issued an urgent flood alert for residents in Akinyele, Egbeda, and Oluyole local government areas, following predictions of heavy rainfall in the coming hours. In a statement released in Ibadan by the agency’s Administrative Secretary, Mrs. Ojuolape Busari, the Flood Early Warning System indicated…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has raised the alarm over the increasing circulation of counterfeit and substandard medicines in Nigeria, warning that more than 50% of drugs in the market may be fake. This was disclosed by the National Chairman of ACPN, Pharm. Ezeh Igwekamma, in a statement issued…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Presidency has dismissed ongoing efforts by opposition groups rallying under the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, describing them as politically motivated and lacking credibility. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Saturday, Presidential spokesperson Mr. Sunday Dare criticized the coalition as a “disjointed and desperate” bid…
Lagos, Nigeria — The highly anticipated reunion of Big Brother Naija Season 9, themed No Loose Guard, wrapped up with drama, revelations, and heartfelt apologies, setting the stage for an even more exciting Season 10 expected later this month. In a press release issued today by Multichoice Nigeria, organizers highlighted that the reunion brought back…
Portugal — The Family, friends, and Liverpool teammates gathered on Friday in Portugal to pay their last respects to Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Silva, who died in a car crash on Thursday. The joint funeral ceremony took place at Igreja Matriz de Gondomar church in Jota’s hometown, Gondomar. On Friday, Liverpool manager,…
Nigeria — The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) says its 2023 presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, does not have its platform to contest against President Bola Tinubu and/or any other presidential candidate at the moment in 2027. The NNPP National Chairman, Dr. Agbo Major, made this known in a statement on Saturday. The News Agency…
Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has told Noni Madueke that he is free to leave the Premier League club this summer. Arsenal are believed to hold an interest in adding Madueke to their squad. The Gunners have reportedly initiated fresh round of transfer talks, with Chelsea valuing the 23-year-old at £50 million. Madueke only moved to…
Abuja, Nigeria — Veteran entertainer and social activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as CharlyBoy, has launched a national campaign to promote prostate cancer screening and improve men’s health awareness across Nigeria. The announcement was made during an interview in Abuja on Saturday, where CharlyBoy revealed that the initiative—spearheaded by the CharlyBoy Foundation—seeks to address the…
Lagos, Nigeria —Former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has called on members and supporters of the newly formed African Democratic Congress (ADC) to uphold civility in political discourse and engage critics with facts rather than insults. The appeal came during Aregbesola’s arrival in Lagos from Abuja on Friday, following the public unveiling of the ADC—a…
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, today announced the relaunch of its flagship remittance solution, Send App, across US states following its newly acquired Money Transmitter Licenses (MTLs). This comes after Flutterwave secured 20 additional MTLs in the US, adding to the 14 licenses the brand has held since 2023. Altogether, this achievement raises Flutterwave’s…
NIGERIA – President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that the days of empty promises and abandoned projects are over, declaring that development is not a privilege reserved for few but a right enjoyed by all. The president made the declaration on Friday in Gwagwalada when he commissioned the newly rehabilitated Aguma Palace–Radio Nigeria–New Market road built…
Russia / Ukraine – The Kremlin said on Friday that it sees no immediate diplomatic way out of the war in Ukraine, hours after launching its largest ever drone and missile barrage of the invasion. The hours-long bombardments across Ukraine came just after a telephone call between the US and Russian presidents ended without any…
PORTLAND – An Oregon jury found former Houston Rockets guard Ben McLemore guilty on Thursday of raping a woman in while playing for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021. Deliberations lasting around 10 hours after an 11-day trial concluded with the jury in Clackamas County finding McLemore, 32, guilty on one charge of first-degree rape, one…
KOGI STATE – Justice Binta Fatima Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, faulted the suspension of Kogi State Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and nullified it. Justice Nyako subsequently ordered the Senate to recall the suspended senator on grounds that her suspension for six months violated the Constitution and also denied her constituents…
Kano, Nigeria — The escalating gang violence in Kano State is spiraling out of control, with ordinary residents now becoming victims in the cycle of revenge killings among thugs. Last weekend, a clash between rival gangs in Kurna Mayanka, Yan Yashi, and Tudun Fulani led to the deaths of four people. Among them was Usman…
Iran — According to the State media, Iran announced on Thursday that it has reopened its airspace, including over Tehran, after closing it on June 13 due to the war with Israel. “Tehran’s Mehrabad and Imam Khomeini international airports, as well as those in the north, east, west and south of the country, have been…
Akwa Ibom, Nigeria — Seven members of the House of Representatives, made up of six ex-Peoples Democratic Party members and one from the Young Progressives Party from Akwa Ibom State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The defections brought the number of APC members in the 360-member House of Representatives to 220. It…
Gombe, Nigeria — The Gombe State Police Command have foiled an attempted shop burglary in the Buba Shongo area of Gombe metropolis, recovering several exhibits, including a motorcycle and burglary tools. According to the police, the incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, at about 3:00 a.m., when officers attached to Operation Hattara were…
Ibadan, Nigeria — The Oyo State High Court has dismissed a ₦5 billion defamation suit filed by Chief Gani Adams, Aare-Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, against Yoruba Nation activist Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The ruling, delivered on Thursday by Justice O.T. Ademola-Salami, included an order for Adams to pay ₦500,000 in costs to…
Anambra, Nigeria — The Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Anambra State, Dr. Elizabeth Agwu, has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration exercise in the state will commence on July 8, ahead of the governorship election slated for November 8, 2025. Agwu made this known during a press briefing at the…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike met with leaders of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, the National Association of Nigerian Students, and the Chairmen of the six Area Councils in the FCT on Thursday, to address the ongoing teachers’ strike, which began on March 24, 2025. The meeting took…
Nigeria — A Media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde, popularly known as Daddy Freeze, has reacted to the music icon 2Face’s public apology over his controversial claim that men aren’t built to be sexually committed to a woman. Daddy Freeze said the singer’s apology was exorbitant, stressing that he should have made it one-line apology. He stated…
ABUJA – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has issued a stern warning to Nigeria’s newly formed opposition coalition, accusing them of exploiting national discontent for personal political gains. Speaking at his monthly media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Wike dismissed the coalition’s adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a platform…
The world of football is often filled with stories of triumph, skill, and passion. However, it also, at times, faces profound tragedy with some footballers losing their lives to tragic car accidents. The sudden and untimely deaths of players, particularly in devastating car accidents, cast a long shadow over the sport, reminding us of the fragility of…
NIGERIA – Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, said he’s now considering to start having kids. Speaking during his 34th birthday party in Lagos on Wednesday night, the singer explained that he was getting old and needs to start habits children. He stated that he arrived at the decision after a…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has launched an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered registration portal as part of its bold drive to revolutionize business registration processes in Nigeria. The announcement was made by the Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer of CAC, Mr. Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, during the Commission’s 2025 stakeholders’ forum. According to Magaji,…
New York City, USA — Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs exhaled visibly and gestured in prayerful gratitude as the jury foreman announced a not-guilty verdict on the most serious charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. The verdict, delivered on July 2, 2025, came after months of intense courtroom proceedings, during which prosecutors portrayed Combs as…
Spain– A devastating car accident in northwestern Spain has claimed the lives of Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his younger brother, André Filipe Teixeira da Silva, a professional footballer for Penafiel in Portugal’s second division. According to AFP, Spanish police confirmed that the incident occurred on Thursday, July 3, 2025, when the vehicle carrying the…
Spain– Diogo Jota, forward for Liverpool FC and the Portuguese national team, has tragically died in a car accident at the age of 28. The fatal incident occurred on the A-52 motorway near kilometre 65, close to the municipality of Palacios de Sanabria in Spain’s Zamora province. Spanish sports outlet MARCA reported the…
Abuja, Nigeria — Chief Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine, has affirmed that opposition politicians who have taken control of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have reached a consensus that internal power struggles will not fracture the coalition. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Wednesday, Momodu expressed optimism about the coalition’s launch, highlighting the…
