AGN Clarifies Victims of Owerri Set Tragedy Not Registered Members
President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has clarified that the individuals involved in the recent tragic on-set incident in Owerri, Imo State, were not registered members of the Guild. Last week, reports emerged that four actors were rushed to the Federal University Teaching Hospital in Owerri after reportedly losing consciousness on […]
NFF to sanction Heartland and Abia Warriors for Owing Players
Heartland FC and Abia Warriors may face sanctions from the Nigeria Football Federation for failing to pay former players their wages as agreed. While Heartland over 12 million Naira to five players, Abia Warriors owes 6 million Naira to three players. The NFF Disciplinary Committee may impose sanctions on the clubs, including fines and additional […]
IMF: Global Growth to Decline to 2.8% in 2025 Amid Trade tensions
The International Monetary Fund, IMF has projected a shrinking global growth and declining world inflation, occasioned by heightened uncertainties and key policy adjustments. IMF’s Chief Economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas who announced this yesterday in Washington DC, USA, while giving the fund’s global economic outlook, also downgraded the 2025 U.S. growth forecast to 1.8%, down from 2.7% […]
Police IG orders Withdrawal of Mobile Police Officers from VIPs
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has directed the immediate withdrawal of such personnel from unauthorised deployments, including escort and guard duties for private individuals and VIP’s. The IGP expressed concern over the diversion of Police Mobile Force personnel to non-core duties, noting that it was established as the Nigeria Police Force’s “elite strike unit, designed […]
Eedris Abdulkareem Defends ‘Tell Your Papa’ Amid Broadcast Ban
Nigerian singer and rapper Eedris Abdulkareem says he did not attack Seyi Tinubu with his new song ‘Tell Your Papa’, stressing that he only replied to a statement he made that his father, President Bola Tinubu, is Nigeria’s best-ever president. Speaking yesterday in an interview on Rubbin’ Minds, Abdulkareem said the song was a call […]
Singer Portable Arrested Over Defamation, Threats
Portable, the controversial singer, has been arrested by the officers of the Kwara state police command. The ‘Zazoo Zeh’ hitmaker was apprehended at the weekend over allegations of criminal defamation, threat to life, incitement, and character assassination. The arrest followed a petition filed by fellow musician Saheed Osupa, accusing Portable of using abusive and insulting […]
34 Killed as Russian Missiles Hit Sunday Service in Sumy
Russian missiles hit residents gathering for Sunday church services in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 34 people in the deadliest attack of the conflict this year. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the deadly strikes on Sumy which also wounded 117 people, were carried out by ballistic missiles; one hit a university […]
Gabon’s Coup Leader Nguema Wins Presidency with 90% of Vote
Gabon’s military leader, General Brice Nguema – who in 2023 led a coup that ended a near-60-year Ali Bongo family dynasty – has won Saturday’s presidential election with more than 90% of the vote, provisional results show. His election victory which brings him a seven-year mandate consolidates his grip on power, nearly two years after […]
SEC: Unregistered Digital Asset and Forex Platforms Now Illegal
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says the Investment and Securities Act (ISA 2025) has made it illegal for anyone to operate digital asset exchanges or online foreign exchange trading platforms without registration. In a statement yesterday, the SEC clarified that it is an offence in Nigeria for any entity that is not registered by […]
Kyari Denies North-East Exclusion from Agro Program
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has described as incorrect, the statement by the National Assembly North – East Caucus that its zone was ” completely excluded” from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) programme. In a statement at the weekend, Kyari explained that the program – aimed at promoting agricultural […]