Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s upcoming wedding in Venice has stirred controversy as local residents voice frustration over the event’s impact on the city. A massive 65-by-65-foot banner was unveiled in Venice’s iconic St. Mark’s Square, demanding that Bezos pay more taxes in light of the scale of the wedding and the city’s rental disruption.…
French authorities have arrested 12 suspects following reports that 145 people were pricked with syringes during the country’s annual Fête de la Musique street festival, officials said on Sunday. The police launched an investigation after attackers reportedly infiltrated the event on Saturday evening, which drew millions of revelers across France. Paris alone experienced “unprecedented crowds,”…
The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert advising American citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to military and government facilities in Abuja due to heightened global security concerns. In a statement released on Monday, June 23, 2025, the U.S. Embassy in Abuja announced that all embassy personnel and their family members are…
The Federal Government has filed fresh criminal charges against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, escalating its legal battle with the embattled lawmaker. The latest charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/195/25, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on May 22, 2025—just weeks after a similar charge (CR/297/25) was initiated at the FCT High Court. Both…
A 100-level student of Taraba State Polytechnic, Iorhee Saanmoyol Paul, has undergone a double amputation after being electrocuted while hoisting a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag in Jalingo, the state capital. The incident occurred on May 21, 2025, near the polytechnic’s gate along the Roadblock–ATC Road. Paul reportedly suffered a severe electric shock when the…
Tragedy struck in the Ilasamaja area of Lagos State over the weekend as a 9-year-old boy named Chinemerem and another individual, identified simply as Qudus, were electrocuted after coming into contact with a live wire. The Lagos State Police Command confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Monday, June 23, 2025, by its spokesperson,…
Global crude oil prices are nearing $80 per barrel amid escalating tensions between the United States and Iran, following reports of coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on key Iranian nuclear facilities. The market is reacting sharply, with fears growing over a potential wider conflict in the Middle East. In Nigeria, petroleum marketers warn that petrol pump prices…
As global concern intensifies over the deepening crisis in the Middle East, world powers have issued sharply divergent responses to the United States’ recent airstrikes on Iran. On Sunday, June 22, U.S. warplanes targeted three of Iran’s nuclear facilities—Natanz, Isfahan, and Fordow—under direct orders from President Donald Trump. The strikes mark a major escalation in…
Mr. Daniel Onyishi, the Anambra State Director of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has regained his freedom after spending several days in captivity. Onyishi was abducted in the early hours of June 12, 2025, along Winner Road in Awka. His release was confirmed on Sunday, June 22, by the spokesperson of the Anambra…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has elected Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio, as its new chairman, succeeding Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu, who held the position for the past year. The leadership transition took place during the 67th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, held in…
