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.…
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,…
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…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has launched a full-scale investigation after a convicted armed robber, Haruna Ayo, was discovered attempting to process a passport and visa at the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) office in FESTAC Town, Lagos. The incident occurred on Wednesday, May 19, when Ayo, an inmate of Kirikiri Maximum Security Custodial Centre, was…
The Benue State Police Command has debunked reports of a fresh herdsmen attack in Wannue Town, located in Tarka Local Government Area, on the night of Friday, June 20. In a statement released by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet, the police described the circulating reports as “entirely false and misleading,” urging the public to…
A housewife, Ifeoma Okafor, appeared before a Senior Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on Friday for allegedly threatening to kill her husband with a knife. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the defendant, who resides behind ECWA Goodnews Church in Gwagwalada, Abuja, is facing charges of criminal…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has attributed the recent wave of violent killings in Benue State to suspected foreign mercenaries, suggesting that those responsible are not Nigerian nationals. Oluyede made the statement on Saturday, June 21, during the opening session of the Nigerian Army Civil-Military Cooperation quarterly media chat held…
