The US-Iran conflict has entered a dangerous new phase after the two countries exchanged military strikes for the first time in about a month. The latest escalation has raised fresh concerns that a conflict that had briefly slowed could return to full-scale fighting. The immediate flashpoint is not only the strikes themselves. It is the…
Nigeria’s latest NDLEA drug bust has exposed two very different sides of the country’s growing drug trafficking problem. At Lagos airport, the agency intercepted N6.2 billion worth of drugs, including Captagon and millions of opioid tablets, while in Ogun State, a mother was arrested for allegedly trying to take a psychoactive drug to her son…
Popular Anambra comedian and media personality Isaac Nwosu, better known as Aiza Nwosu, has been shot dead in Awka, alongside another man in separate attacks that have raised fresh concerns about security in the Anambra capital. The killings happened on Sunday, August 30, with police now hunting the suspects. What Happened to Aiza Nwosu? According…
Manchester United needed a response after losing their opening Premier League match, and Bruno Fernandes delivered it in spectacular fashion. The captain scored a second-half hat-trick as United came from behind to beat Ipswich Town 5-2 at Old Trafford, securing their first league win of the season. The result was also a major test of…
Bayer Leverkusen have reached an agreement to sign Guéla Doué from Strasbourg in a deal worth €37.5 million, including bonuses. The move is more than another big transfer for the Bundesliga club. It directly addresses one of the biggest gaps in their squad ahead of the new season. The 23-year-old Ivory Coast international is expected…
Richard Gere is marking his 77th birthday with fans looking back at a career that made him one of Hollywood’s most recognisable leading men. Born on August 31, 1949, in Philadelphia, Gere rose from stage and supporting film roles to become a global star through movies including American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty…
Nigeria’s formal remittance inflows reached a record $947 million in July 2026, bringing the country within just $53 million of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s $1 billion monthly target. At the same time, the naira to dollar exchange rate has remained relatively stable, with the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market closing around ₦1,337/$1 at the…
President Bola Tinubu’s latest three-week European vacation has renewed questions about the cost of presidential travel, with GovSpend Nigeria records showing that the Presidency spent N37.64 billion on travel-related expenses between June 2023 and April 2026. The figures have attracted criticism because the latest trip comes as many Nigerians continue to face high living costs,…
For millions of people living with sickle cell disease, the biggest challenge is not only the illness itself. It is getting regular access to medicines that can reduce painful crises and hospital visits. That is why Senegal’s sickle cell treatment, Drepaf, could be bigger than a new drug on the market. Produced by Senegalese pharmaceutical…
President Bola Tinubu and APC governors have agreed to push for cheaper transport fares from October 1, using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles to reduce the cost of moving people within Nigerian states. The plan could become one of the most visible tests yet of whether the government’s CNG policy can translate into…
