Troops of Operation Hadin Kai, in collaboration with local hunters, have arrested two suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Gombi Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Security analyst Zagazola Makama disclosed that the suspects were apprehended at about 9:05 a.m. on June 1, 2026 in Garkida following credible intelligence….
British actor Owain Rhys Davies has di£d aged 44, his family has announced. The Welsh TV and film star was best known for his role in Twin Peaks, where he played Agent Wilson. He has also starred in The OA, Impact Winter, Alice Through the Looking Glass and A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life. In a statement,…
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the worsening security situation in the country, lamenting that political leaders are focusing more on the 2027 elections than the safety and welfare of Nigerians. Obi, in a statement posted on his social media handle on Tuesday, decried the continued captivity of…
Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz has named Antoine Semenyo and Thomas Partey in his final 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup, leaving it until the last minute to confirm his selections. Ghana will face Wales in Cardiff on Tuesday in a friendly match before travelling to North America for their fifth World Cup appearance,…
A Bolt driver whose identity had yet to be confirmed has been st@bbed to d3ath by suspected car snatchers in the Wuse Zone 6 area of Abuja. Eyewitnesses said the incident occurred around 10.23pm last Wednesday during a heavy downpour. According to a Daily Trust report published on Tuesday, June 2, the driver…
The Nigerian naira traded within a relatively stable range against the United States dollar on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, across both the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and the parallel market, as traders continued to monitor forex liquidity and demand conditions. According to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the latest official…
Anthropic on Monday said it has filed plans for an initial public offering, positioning the artificial intelligence company for a share sale that could value it in the trillion-dollar range as competition in the AI sector intensifies. The company has not yet determined how many shares it will offer or at what…
The price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) has risen from about ₦175 per litre in May 2023 to between ₦1,300 and ₦1,400 in May 2026, representing an increase of roughly 643 per cent in three years according to new reports. Findings show that the sharp rise in fuel prices was triggered by the removal of…
Pop icon Madonna, 67, turned heads with a provocative video posted to mark the start of Pride Month. In an Instagram Reel, the singer appeared braless as she smoked and crawled across the floor before her boobs spilled out of her silk dress. Unfazed, Madonna joked about the moment, ‘You know what, see…
Nigeria’s electricity sector has received at least $3.653bn in World Bank-backed funding over the past 24 years, yet millions of households and businesses across the country continue to grapple with unstable power supply, frequent grid collapses, and heavy reliance on generators. An analysis of World Bank-supported power projects between 2001 and 2024 showed that successive interventions…
