The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has launched a full investigation into the collision between a container vessel and an oil tanker at Bonny Anchorage in Rivers State, describing the incident as a “Very Serious Marine Casualty.” According to a statement issued by the Bureau’s Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Funke Adebayo-Arowojobe, the marine…
Nigeria’s Defence Minister Christopher Musa has said the military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the government of Bola Tinubu had so little public support that ordinary Nigerians would have stopped them even without military intervention. Speaking during an interview on Arise News on Friday, May 29, Musa described the alleged coup plotters as “confused…
President Donald Trump has claimed that the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz “will now be lifted” as part of a proposed agreement with Iran, ahead of high-level talks expected at the White House. In a lengthy post shared on Truth Social, Trump outlined what he described as key terms of a possible deal between…
Ghana’s parliament on Friday approved a new bill that criminalizes the promotion of LGBTQ activity in the country. The Human S3xual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, passed by a voice vote after the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee unanimously recommended its adoption, first deputy speaker Bernard Ahiafor said. The bill was introduced…
A Canadian man accused of helping people around the world end their lives by selling poison online has pleaded guilty to 14 counts of aiding suicide. Kenneth Law entered the guilty pleas on Friday, May 29, at a court in Newmarket, north of Toronto, after prosecutors said they would drop 14 murder charges against him….
Nigerian socialite Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has caused a stir online after a video surfaced of him making an “unflattering” remark at the London funeral of Igho ‘Tiny’ Ubiribo, a close associate of singer Davido. The businessman traveled to the United Kingdom alongside Davido and a host of other mourners to…
Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, says the National Assembly is considering the creation of a national commission to oversee state policing operations as part of efforts to establish state police across the country. Speaking with journalists after leading National Assembly leaders on an Eid visit to Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos, Akpabio said the proposed…
Former England international Raheem Sterling has been arrested on suspicion of drug-driving following a crash involving his Lamborghini on the M3 in Hampshire, police have said. Police were called at around 9am on Thursday, May 28, after reports that a Lamborghini had collided with motorway barriers near the Minley Interchange on the southbound carriageway. Officers…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, says the country is battling a major skills gap among young people, revealing that even basic jobs like tiling are often being handled by foreign workers. Speaking on Friday, May 29, during Channels Television Youth Forum, Ahmad said Nigeria lacks experienced hands in several practical and technical…
Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that 204 people have died from Lassa fever in 2026, warning that delayed hospital visits, poor health-seeking behaviour and rising infections among healthcare workers are worsening the outbreak. According to the agency’s latest Epidemiological Week 19 report, the disease’s case fatality rate has climbed to 25.7…
