The international music community has been left in shock after American singer and internet personality Oliver Tree was killed in a helicopter collision in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The 32-year-old musician was among six people who died after two helicopters collided mid-air, causing both aircraft to crash. The crash occurred in the western part of…
Iran’s Football Federation is preparing to file an official complaint with FIFA over what it describes as unfair travel restrictions affecting its national team during the 2026 World Cup. The federation claims the restrictions have disrupted the team’s preparation and created unequal conditions compared with other competing nations. The dispute centers on Iran’s travel arrangements…
The numbers are staggering. The stories are horrifying. And the government’s response remains woefully inadequate. Nigeria’s bandit crisis, which has plagued the country’s northern regions for years, shows no sign of slowing down in 2026. From Katsina to Plateau State, from Kaduna to Kwara, armed gunmen continue to terrorise communities, kill civilians, and abduct hundreds…
Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Tehran on Monday as Iran held one of the largest funeral processions in its modern history for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose death in U.S.-Israeli airstrikes earlier this year has further inflamed tensions across the Middle East. The procession stretched from Revolution Square toward…
The 2026/27 season is beginning to take shape as Real Madrid and Barcelona welcome back some of their biggest stars following Spain’s World Cup triumph, but their returns also create a new preseason problem: how quickly can these players go from celebration mode to title-race mode? At Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham has returned to preseason…
The recovery of the remains of Chief Ibe Anyadu, a respected community leader from Aggah in Imo State, marks one of the most significant breakthroughs by troops under Operation UDO KA this year. After weeks of uncertainty, Nigerian Army personnel exhumed his body from a shallow grave in Umudike Forest after a suspect confessed to…
Two of the Premier League’s biggest clubs are making headlines for very different reasons this summer. Arsenal are reportedly closing in on an £80 million move for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimarães, while Manchester United are said to be weighing a surprise £38.5 million bid for Arsenal teenager Myles Lewis-Skelly. Neither deal is official, but together…
Nigeria is heading into the second half of 2026 with a mixed economic picture: the economy appears to be gaining momentum, but the naira remains under pressure and borrowing costs are still extremely high. A BusinessDay nowcast estimates that Nigeria’s economy could grow by 4.5% in Q2 2026, which would make it the fastest second-quarter…
Five years after the Taliban returned to power and the United States pulled its troops out of Afghanistan, Kabul is now asking Washington to come back. But this time, the Taliban does not want American soldiers. It wants something potentially more valuable: American money, diplomatic recognition and access to international markets. Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir…
A long-running search for answers in the case of missing #EndSARS journalist Pelumi Emmanuel Onifade has reached a significant milestone after DNA testing reportedly confirmed that an unidentified body held for years by authorities belongs to the young reporter. Onifade, a 20-year-old intern with Gboah TV, disappeared on October 24, 2020, while covering events linked…
