Wolves forced to cancel training after Nigerian striker Tolu Arokodare refuses to leave the pitch

Championship side Wolves cancelled their training session on Monday, July 21,  after striker Tolu Arokodare refused to leave the pitch.   The next day, extra security was deployed to ensure that the 25-year-old didn’t return to the club’s training ground, according to Mirror UK.   This comes just weeks into Cesar Peixoto’s reign as manager….

Actor Brad Pitt’s daughter Vivienne files to legally drop ‘Pitt’ from last name

Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, the 18-year-old daughter of Hollywood actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, has filed a legal petition to remove “Pitt” from her surname. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Vivienne is seeking to change her name from Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt to Vivienne Marcheline Jolie, citing “personal” reasons for the request. The move follows…

Reps seek national drone policy to boost local defence production and tackle insecurity

The House of Representatives has called for the establishment of a National Drone Industrialisation Policy aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s defence manufacturing capacity and improving the country’s response to security threats. Lawmakers also urged the Federal Government to provide financial support to indigenous drone manufacturers, including Beirech UAS, Terra Industries, Elites Group, Pro-force and the Air…

US strikes Iranian island

The United States has carried out a military strike on Iran’s Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, further escalating tensions after President Donald Trump declared the US was “not finished” with the ongoing conflict. The strike comes as fighting around the strategic waterway derailed a preliminary agreement between Washington and Tehran. Despite the setback,…

Cardoso blames declining purchasing power and digital payment adoption for scarcity of N100 and N200 notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has attributed the scarcity of lower-denomination naira notes to the growing use of digital payment channels and changing demand for physical cash. Speaking after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso said the reduced circulation of lower-value notes does not mean they have been…

Police arrest seven suspected pipeline vandals, recover 285 NNPCL pipeline sections in Adamawa

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested seven suspected pipeline vandals and recovered 285 sections of vandalised Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) pipelines during a coordinated operation in Adamawa State.  The operation was carried out by the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering in collaboration with the IGP X-Squad.   It…

“Misleading” – Shehu Sani faults claims General Abacha died of cardiac arrest during s3xual intercourse

  Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani has dismissed a recent account detailing the circumstances surrounding the d£ath of former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha.   Reacting to the report, Sani maintained that the latest narrative regarding the dictator’s final moments is misleading and lacks substantiation.   “The claim on circumstances surrounding Abacha’s…