A commission of inquiry set up by the Benue State Government to investigate the state’s income and expenditure between 2015 and 2023 has uncovered N139.8 billion in unaccounted public funds. The Chairman of the Benue State Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry, Justice Jubril Idrisu (retd), disclosed this on Friday, June 19, 2026 while…
A Nigerian entrepreneur has sparked reactions online after calling out landlords over what she described as excessive rent increases in Lagos. Sharing her frustration, she revealed that rent on a property in Banana Island had reportedly jumped by 392.31%. Actress, Lilan Esoro reacting to this, also lamented that her own business was recently served…
Comedian and actor Eric André turned heads at the premiere of his new Netflix comedy Little Brother after staging a bizarre red carpet stunt that left him standing in his underwear outside New York City’s Paris Theatre. André initially arrived at the event dressed in a suit, but moments after stepping out of his vehicle,…
Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, who is currently under investigation over alleged betting-related offences, has been cleared to travel after being granted a visa to enter Canada for his country’s World Cup clash against Germany, the Ivorian Football Federation has confirmed. The federation had earlier said the 23-year-old Wahi was not going to…
Iran has reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing a continued presence of United States forces in the region and Israel’s refusal to pull forces out of southern Lebanon. According to a New York Post report, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the US was in violation of the memorandum of understanding between…
Banks and their customers lost a combined N134.48 billion to fraud between 2020 and 2025, according to data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), highlighting the growing security challenges facing Nigeria’s rapidly expanding digital payments ecosystem. Data contained in the CBN’s Nigeria Payments System Vision 2028 document showed that attempted fraud during the six-year…
Tyler Perry’s legal battle with actor Mario Rodriguez has taken a new turn after Rodriguez accused the filmmaker of refusing to sit for a deposition unless he is guaranteed he will not be questioned about his s3xual orientation. According to court documents cited by TMZ, Rodriguez is seeking sanctions against Perry, claiming the media…
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has accused British authorities of destroying her reputation and integrity after she was cleared of bribery charges in a London court, describing the 13-year investigation into her activities as “painful and traumatic”. In an interview with the BBC, the former minister said the prolonged probe by the UK’s…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is spreading rapidly despite intensified efforts to contain the deadly virus. Speaking from Bunia, the capital of the conflict-affected Ituri Province, WHO Regional Emergencies Director for Africa, Marie-Roseline Belizaire, said health authorities are struggling to keep…
APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, has pleaded with Nigerians to have mercy on the woman accused of brut@lising a 10-year-old boy left in her care. On Thursday, June 18, a video made the rounds on social media showing the accused, Mrs Chisom Chukwuyere, weeping profusely after her infant child was taken into protective custody in Anambra…
