U.S. rapper Chris Brown was arrested in the early hours of Thursday morning at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester in connection with an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub last year. Metropolitan Police confirmed they detained the 36-year-old singer around 2am on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. “A 36-year-old man was arrested at…
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has aimed a dig at the Labour Party and its supporters, the majority of who are followers of Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate. Umahi made the remark while presenting his ministry’s performance at the Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja on Friday. Before rounding off his presentation, the minister…
President Bola Tinubu has urged the armed forces to “step up and intensify efforts towards conclusively ending the multi-dimensional security challenges facing our dear country.” He emphasized that a well-equipped military is crucial not only for safeguarding the nation but also for preserving democracy. “A democratically stable Nigeria is fundamental to our national progress and…
Finnish prosecutors on Friday said they had charged a man with inciting terrorism online who a media report identified as Nigerian separatist leader Simon Ekpa. Finland’s National Prosecution Authority said in a statement that it had charged “a Finnish individual in a case involving suspected public incitement to commit crimes with terrorist intent and participation…
Lagos State Government through its Central Business District, CBD, has impounded 926 vehicles and 33 tricycles for violating the traffic regulation as part of measures to restore sanity across districts. Meanwhile, following the successes recorded in the Lagos Island and Ikeja, CBDS, the State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the establishment of the Apapa Central…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for Rome, Italy, to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church. The visit was confirmed in a statement released on X (formerly Twitter) by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy. According to…
The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has urged the National Assembly to prioritise funding for the effective take-off of already established institutions rather than creating new ones. Alausa made this position known in a memorandum presented at a public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Polytechnics and Higher Technical Education on…
Lagos State Government has restricted construction activities across the state to between 7.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m., Mondays to Saturdays. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, announced the new directive in a statement on Thursday by the agency’s Director, Public Affairs, Mr Mukaila Sanusi. Olumide said the measure became necessary…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has revealed how then-President Olusegun Obasanjo swiftly crushed the Boko Haram insurgency when it first emerged in 2002. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday during a visit by stakeholders from Kogi East Senatorial District, led by former Kogi Deputy Governor Simon Achuba, Atiku credited the quick response to decisive leadership and…
The House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to investigate the technical error that led to the mass failure of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Rep. Adewale Adebayo from Osun State. JAMB released the results of candidates who sat for…
