President Bola Tinubu has declined to personally receive a special delegation sent by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, amid renewed xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Afri ... See More

President Donald Trump has shelved plans for a major escalation against Iran after senior military advisers warned that expanded operations could dangerously deplete US air defense intercept ... See More

US Congressman John James (R-Michigan) has called on the Nigerian government to release detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu or risk losing American financial support. Speaking during a House pl ... See More

Nigerian social media personality Ojaigho Prosper, popularly known as GehGeh, is trending online after videos and photos allegedly showing his secret traditional wedding surfaced on X. The f ... See More

The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has forecast that money will become insignificant within a decade as AI and robotics advance. "Money won't matter in 2036," Musk told The Economist in an ... See More

An online petition demanding Argentina be permanently banned from future FIFA World Cups has closed with 23,316,108 signatures from around 170 countries, making it one of the largest sports- ... See More

Police authorities have confirmed the arrest of officers filmed extorting a motorist and threatening him with detention had he been an Igbo. The incident, which sparked outrage online, invol ... See More

Anambra State Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has approved an indefinite ban on graduation ceremonies in kindergarten, primary and secondary schools across the state. The state Commissioner f ... See More

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has declared that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is now a global symbol of injustice and no longer just a Nigerian matter. The group made the statement in re ... See More

Former adult film actress Deyci Alejandra Omaña Ortiz, popularly known by her stage name Amaranta Hank, has been sworn in as a senator in Colombia following her victory in the country's Mar ... See More

A Seoul High Court has ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay his ex-wife, Roh Soh-yeong, 944 billion won (about $644 million) in property division — cutting the previous award by n ... See More

A bill seeking to compel global social media platforms operating in Nigeria to establish physical offices in the country received strong backing from stakeholders at a public hearing in Abuj ... See More

The US House of Representatives has narrowly passed its annual defense policy bill, authorizing a record $1.15 trillion in Pentagon funding as the country's conflict with Iran continues. The ... See More

The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment to withhold 100 per cent of US assistance to Nigeria until the country meets specific conditions to address violence and ... See More

The Senate has passed the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2026, significantly increasing penalties for traffic offences, including a N50,000 fine for anyone caught haw ... See More

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg returned to X for the first time since 2023 to announce Muse Spark 1.1, a new agentic and coding AI model, along with a new Meta Model API that lets outside develope ... See More

Nigerians are celebrating as MTN has finally restored its credit service, bringing relief to over 40 million subscribers who had been affected by the disruption. The restoration marks the en ... See More

Global oil markets reacted sharply after President Donald Trump announced that the Iran ceasefire was over, sending crude prices up to $74 per barrel. Traders cited renewed fears of instabil ... See More

President Donald Trump on Sunday expressed gratitude to football’s world governing body after it suspended the red card issued to USA striker Folarin Balogun, clearing the way for him to f ... See More

In one of the most unusual cases ever filed in a U.S. federal court, Gerald Mayo submitted a handwritten lawsuit against “Satan and his staff” in 1971. He claimed that the devil had inte ... See More

The South African government has turned down Nigeria’s request for compensation for citizens who fled the country during renewed xenophobic violence, abandoning businesses and properties i ... See More

South African activist Nkosikhona Ndabandaba, popularly known as Phakel’umthakathi, has announced plans to tour several African countries following recent demonstrations against undocument ... See More

President Bola Tinubu lightened the mood at the Presidential Press Corps Dinner in Abuja when he jokingly introduced his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as “Iya Alakara.” The remark, captu ... See More

President Bola Tinubu lightened the mood at the Presidential Press Corps Dinner in Abuja when he jokingly introduced his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as “Iya Alakara.” The remark, captu ... See More

Nigerian billionaire businessman Blord has revealed that his marriage is far from the conventional romantic ideal. In a candid interview, he explained that he never formally proposed to his ... See More

The United States has pulled back most of its military personnel from Nigeria’s Lake Chad Basin, scaling down its direct troop presence while maintaining crucial intelligence sharing and s ... See More

The Vatican’s rift with the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) has widened after the breakaway group consecrated four new bishops in Econe, Switzerland, on July 1, 2026. Despite Pope Leo XIV� ... See More

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has dismissed calls to sell the Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals Company as scrap, insisting the facility remains a viable national asset. ... See More

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex‑depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, to ₦1,075 per litre, down from ₦1,125. The move is expected to tr ... See More

Armed members of the Lakurawa group have reportedly enforced shocking directives in Zugurma community, Borgu LGA of Niger State, ordering that girls aged 15 and above must be married off imm ... See More