The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) announced on Wednesday, May 28, that it has launched an investigation into singer Speed Darlington following his controversial claim of engaging in a sexual encounter with a 15-year-old girl. The singer’s statement, made during a live session on Instagram, drew widespread condemnation. The Lagos…
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) secured the conviction and sentencing of social media influencer Murja Ibrahim Kunya before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano. Kunya was initially arrested in January 2025 after a video surfaced showing her spraying Naira notes for entertainment in…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has outlined a set of conditions for ending the war in Ukraine, demanding written guarantees from Western leaders to halt NATO’s eastward expansion and calling for a partial rollback of sanctions, according to three Russian sources familiar with the ongoing talks. The development comes amid rising tensions between Putin and U.S.…
Brad Pitt has broken his silence on finalizing his protracted divorce from Angelina Jolie, bringing to a close one of Hollywood’s most public and complex breakups. In a recent interview with *GQ*, the actor was asked whether he felt any relief when the divorce was officially settled in December 2024—over eight years after Jolie first…
The civic group Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the National Assembly to swiftly reject President Bola Tinubu’s new request for a \$24 billion loan. In a statement shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, SERAP stated: “The National Assembly must immediately refuse to approve the Tinubu administration’s request to…
President Bola Tinubu has formally written to the House of Representatives seeking approval for three major financial proposals involving both external and domestic borrowings worth billions of dollars, euros, and naira. During Tuesday’s plenary, Speaker Abbas Tajudeen read letters from the president requesting legislative approval for the federal government’s 2025–2026 external borrowing rolling plan, a…
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have reportedly reached an agreement on a prisoner exchange, just days after Trump publicly referred to Putin as “crazy.” The deal was announced on Tuesday, May 27, by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a diplomatic forum in Turkey. Lavrov praised Trump as “a man…
**Cholera Outbreak Kills Over 170 in Sudan Amid Collapsing Health System** A deadly cholera outbreak has killed more than 170 people across Sudan in just one week, as the country’s healthcare system continues to unravel under the strain of an ongoing civil war. The Sudanese health ministry reported over 2,700 new infections and 172 deaths…
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command, attached to the Nsukka Sector of the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad, have arrested four male suspects for conspiracy, staging a fake kidnapping, and defrauding the victim’s parents of N2,000,000. The suspects—21-year-old Chidera Godwin Ako, who masterminded his own abduction; 19-year-old Okechukwu Philip Chidalu; 20-year-old Ifeanyi Ugwu; and 35-year-old Ossai…
A 40-year-old man, Emmanuel Nwedu, was arraigned before Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court 11 on Tuesday, May 27, for allegedly killing his uncle and drinking his blood. Nwedu, who is facing a charge of murder, had no legal representation, and his plea was not taken by the court. According to Senior State Counsel Emmanuel Alo, the incident…
