A long-standing family feud over property ended in tragedy Friday afternoon last week when Walter Earnest Birdsong Jr., 62, and his wife, Amanda Lynn Birdsong, 43, were shot and killed in their Florence, Mississippi home. Authorities identified the shooter as Walter’s relative, 56-year-old Kurt Birdsong, who took his own life following the attack. …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that candidates applying for Education courses and non-engineering Agriculture programmes in Colleges of Education and Polytechnics will no longer need to write the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB made this known on Monday in a statement issued on its official X page during its ongoing…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026 academic session. The decision was reached at the ongoing 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions in Abuja today May 11. The meeting had in attendance the Minister of Education, Tuniji Alausa,…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has reacted to claims that he had a “friends with benefits” arrangement with Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Queen Elizabeth’s second son. In his book, Entitled, Andrew Lownie alleges that Diddy and Sarah Ferguson first met in 2002 at a party thrown by Ghislaine Maxwell. Following this meeting, in 2004, the pair began what one of…
A packed passenger plane caught fire after landing , forcing a mass evacuation of nearly 300 people on board and an airport shutdown. The Turkish Airlines flight, heading from Istanbul to Kathmandu, was set ablaze after a spark went off in the jet’s landing gear, authorities said. A spokesperson for Nepal’s civil aviation…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 25-year-old suspected female drug baron and two others during a coveted operation within Ogbomoro and Ugolo communities in Warri metropolis. Confirming the arrest to newsmen, the command’s spokesperson, SP Bright Edafe, said operatives of Area Command, Effurun, carried out the covert operation on 7 May 2026…
British-Nigerian author and media personality Chidera Eggerue has stirred reactions over her comments about marriage and motherhood. During an appearance on Daddy Freeze’s podcast, Chidera Eggerue revealed that she has no desire to get married because she believes many women lose their personal identity after becoming wives and mothers. According to her, women often give…
Nigerian artist Speed Darlington has announced that he is ready to pay ₦5 million to any woman willing to have a child for him. In a video shared online, the entertainer explained that although he wants to become a father, he has no plans of getting married. Speed Darlington revealed that he had made a…
Iran’s foreign ministry announced on Monday that its response to the latest U.S. proposal includes demands for an end to regional warfare and the immediate release of frozen assets held abroad. Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei clarified during a weekly briefing that Tehran is not seeking concessions but rather its “legitimate rights.” According to Baqaei,…
Billionaire investor Wesley Edens was allegedly targeted in a blackmail scheme involving threats to release intimate videos and photographs, according to US prosecutors. Edens, who co founded Fortress Investment Group and also co owns the Milwaukee Bucks, was identified as the alleged victim in a federal case involving Changli Luo, also known as Sophia Luo….
