Nigeria’s worsening kidnapping crisis has taken another turn, with President Bola Tinubu ordering a coordinated rescue operation for victims of the Niger State mass abduction, while troops in Zamfara have separately rescued 14 people from kidnappers. The two developments show both sides of Nigeria’s current security challenge. In Niger State, authorities are facing one of…
Beşiktaş are closing in on the signing of Ernest Poku from Bayer Leverkusen, with the Dutch winger expected in Istanbul for a medical as the Turkish club continues to strengthen its attack. The 22-year-old has agreed personal terms with Beşiktaş, while Leverkusen have given the move the green light. Reports say the deal will initially…
Bruce Willis’ family is turning a painful chapter in the actor’s life into an opportunity to support FTD research. His wife, Emma Heming Willis, has confirmed the family’s plan to donate the actor’s brain for scientific research after his death. The decision comes as Willis continues to live with frontotemporal dementia, the condition that ended…
At least 31 people have died after a massive Guinea landfill collapse buried homes and makeshift shelters in the capital, Conakry. The disaster happened early Sunday at the Dar Es Salam landfill in the city’s Gbessia commune after heavy overnight rain caused a huge mound of rubbish to collapse. At least 22 people were also…
The Federal Government has launched the Ijebu-Ode Ibadan road reconstruction and dualisation while also moving to address the worsening condition of the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road. The two developments highlight a wider push by the government to deal with some of Nigeria’s most important road corridors, but they also raise a familiar question: can the Federal Government…
Paul Scholes has taken aim at Bruno Fernandes following Manchester United’s disappointing 2-0 defeat to Hull City, but his bigger concern may be the club’s decision-making in midfield. The former United midfielder questioned Fernandes for speaking about the team’s poor pressing and familiar mistakes after the match, while also asking why Kobbie Mainoo was left…
Some Nigerian celebrity fathers are clearly not playing when it comes to birthdays. From a new car and designer gifts to huge stacks of cash, Femi Adebayo and King Ochacho have both been making headlines for how they celebrated their children. While Femi Adebayo’s surprise for his daughter Niniola was filled with emotion, King Ochacho’s…
Australia has taken a major step in the growing debate over AI-generated music in Australia, with the country’s official music charts moving to exclude songs that are wholly or primarily created by artificial intelligence. The Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA, has updated its chart rules so that fully AI-generated recordings will no longer qualify for…
Police officers rescued two pregnant women and four children from an Ogun baby factory in Mowe, while discovering that a newborn delivered days earlier could not be accounted for. The Ogun State Police Command said six suspects were arrested during the August 24 operation, which followed intelligence about suspected human trafficking and illegal adoption activities…
The United States is turning increasingly to economic pressure as tensions rise on two major fronts, imposing new sanctions on Iran while its trade relationship with Canada moves closer to a wider confrontation. The latest Iran measures target oil traders, vessels linked to Iran’s so-called shadow fleet and networks accused of supporting missile and weapons…
