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 […]
Senate Advances Bill to Regulate Informal Sector Employment
A bill seeking to regulate and formalize the employment of domestic workers, apprentices, interns, and other informal sector employees in Nigeria has scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill also aims to empower the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to license and monitor privately owned employment agencies. According to the bill’s sponsor, Senator Mohammed […]
Senate Moves to Criminalise Ripening of Fruits with Chemicals
The Senate has raised alarm over the growing use of dangerous chemicals particularly calcium carbide by fruit vendors to artificially ripen fruits, resolving to amend existing laws to criminalise such practice. Describing use of hazardous substances for fruit ripening as a major public health threat to consumers across the country, the lawmakers called for more […]
Kevin Spacey Accepts Lifetime Achievement Award at Cannes Film Festival
Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey made headlines at the Cannes Film Festival, accepting a lifetime achievement award from the Better World Fund — marking his first public appearance at the event since 2016. The actor, who has faced multiple sexual assault allegations, told reporters, “It’s very nice to be back,” and added he was “glad to […]
Jennifer Lopez Faces $150K Lawsuit For Posting Paparazzi Photos Of Herself
Jennifer Lopez is being sued for posting photos of herself at a Hollywood party without permission. Photographer Edwin Blanco and agency Backgrid claim they own the rights to two images Lopez shared on social media from the Vanity Fair and Amazon MGM Studios event in January. They’re seeking up to $150,000 in damages per photo, […]
De Bruyne Bids Farewell to Man City
Kevin De Bruyne bid an emotional farewell to the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 3–1 in their final home game of the season. De Bruyne missed a golden chance to score on his 142nd and final home league appearance, but left the pitch to a standing ovation in the 69th minute. The win […]
