Domestic air travel fares rose by 20.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) to N157,552 in May 2026 from N130,361 in May 2025. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its latest Transport Fare Watch which showed increases in fares across other transport categories. The NBS stated: “In air travel, the average fare paid…
Bafta-winning actor, Michael Ward, allegedly r@ped a woman in a car after meeting her at a nightclub, a court has been told. The 28-year-old, who starred in Top Boy and Blue Story, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of r@pe, two counts of assault by penetration, and one count of s£xual ass@ult against…
A man di£d in Alabama from a heart attack while trying to discard his girlfriend’s body after f@tally str@ngling her, according to authorities. On the morning of Wednesday, June 10, the bodies of Jessica Folds, 47, and Daniel Robbins, 44, were found next to each other in a wooded area near an abandoned vehicle in the town…
A Nigerian social critic and political analyst, Abdulaziz Dewat, has shared a video of a man who allegedly married to a minor in one of the states in northern Nigeria. The Ahmadu Bello University and University of Strathclyde graduate said the purpose of sharing the video is to create awareness about the “danger of…
Babcock University has distanced itself from a certificate circulating online and allegedly linked to comedian and streamer Carter Efe, describing it as fraudulent. In a public statement released on Monday, June 29, the university said the purported “Honorary Certificate” claiming to award Oderohiwo Joseph Efe a “First Class Upper” did not originate from the…
Germany icon, Manuel Neuer, 40, has re-retired from international football after Germany’s shock World Cup exit to Paraguay. Speaking after the loss, Neuer said: ‘It’s extremely bitter for it to end like this.’ Neuer, whose career has spanned over 20 years, started off at Schalke 04 before he joined Bayern Munich in…
Yinusa Tanko, Global Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, has expressed confidence that a joint presidential ticket involving Peter Obi and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso will contest the 2027 general election. Speaking during an interview on Symfoni TV on Monday, June 29, 2026, Tanko told a press conference that the movement remains focused on its political objectives…
Dele Momodu, founder of Ovation Magazine and a chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has praised Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama after a video showed him conducting an aerial assessment of flood-affected areas in Accra. In a post on his official X account on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Momodu reacted to the footage, which…
Mosab Hassan Yousef, a former Hamas member who later worked as an informant for Israel’s Shin Bet, has claimed that Palestine was never a country and was never occupied. In a post shared on his official X account on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, Yousef described the assertion that Israel occupies Palestine as “the biggest lie…
Morocco booked their place in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after beating the Netherlands 3-2 in a penalty shootout on Tuesday at the Estadio de Monterrey. Ismael Saibari scored the winning penalty after goalkeeper Yassine Bounou saved Crysencio Summerville’s spot kick. The game had finished 1-1 after extra time. The…
