Patti LaBelle Celebrates 81st Birthday on Tour
Patti LaBelle Marks 81st Birthday with Sold-Out Celebration at Barclays Center Patti LaBelle rang in her 81st birthday with a powerful performance and heartfelt celebration at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday, May 24. The Grammy-winning icon headlined the sold-out show as part of the Queens Tour, which also features legendary artists Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills, […]
Trump Extends EU Tariff Deadline to July 9 After Talks
US President Donald Trump has agreed to extend the deadline for negotiating tariffs with the European Union until July 9, following a “good call” with EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Last month, Trump imposed a 20% tariff on most EU goods, later halving it to 10% to allow talks. Despite earlier threats to […]
JAMB: 70% of 2025 UTME Candidates Scored Below 200
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that 1.3 million candidates (representing 70.7 per cent) scored less than 200 points in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement released yesterday by its Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the examination body noted that only a handful scored up to 217 […]
NCC Orders Operators to Alert Users About Major Service Disruptions
Nigeria’s telecom regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has directed mobile operators to notify consumers of significant service disruptions via media platforms. According to a statement by its Acting Head of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha, operators are expected to disclose the cause of the outage, the affected areas, and the estimated time for service restoration, […]
Quadri Aruna Exits ITTF Worlds After Loss to Calderano
We begin with Table Tennis where Nigeria’s table tennis icon, Quadri Aruna, has concluded his run at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha after a fourth-round defeat to Brazil’s Hugo Calderano. In a match that promised fireworks, Calderano dominated from start to finish, winning 4-0 in just 22 minutes. Quadri Aruna struggled to counter […]
Afro Nation 2025 Goes Global with TRACE+ Digital Experience
Afro Nation Portugal, the world’s leading Afro-urban music festival, returns to Praia da Rocha beach in Portimão, The Algarve, July 9-11, 2025, for a landmark 5th anniversary celebration featuring major headliners and a wealth of Francophone talents, including Burna Boy, Tems, Davido, Booba, Joé Dwet Filé, Innoss’B, Naza, Uncle Waffles, and many more. But this year, the Afro […]
Dangote Refinery Cuts Petrol Price by ₦15 Nationwide
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a ₦15 reduction in petrol prices nationwide. New prices now range from ₦875 per litre in Lagos to ₦905 in the North East and South-South regions. The cut applies to all major fuel marketers partnered with Dangote Refinery, including MRS and Ardova. The refinery urged consumers to buy only from […]
“He Was Just Going for His Exam” — Father Mourns Son Killed by Stray Bullet in Ibadan
Odunayo Alade, father of Kehinde Alade, the WASSCE candidate who was killed by a stray bullet at Gbagi Market Road, Ibadan, in the Egbeda Local Government Area of Oyo State on Tuesday, said that he didn’t stop for law enforcement agents because his son was running late for his examination. Speaking in an interview Alade […]
Tinubu Inaugurates New NNPCL Board
President Bola Tinubu has formally inaugurated the new 11-man board and management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), seven weeks after their appointment on April 2, 2025, urging the board members to approach their task with transparency and a commitment to national progress. The brief ceremony yesterday, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]
FG Files Criminal Charge Against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan
The Federal Government has filed criminal charges against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for alleged defamation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello. The charges stem from a TV interview where Akpoti-Uduaghan accused both men of plotting to assassinate her. A third count accuses her of linking Akpabio to a disturbing organ harvesting […]
