Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources. Durov was travelling aboard his private jet, TF1 said on its website, adding he had been targeted by an arrest warrant in France as…
A fan of English football club Arsenal has allegedly been shot dead by a security guard while celebrating the team’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United in Uganda. The incident occurred at a restaurant in Lukaya town, about 100 km (62 miles) from the capital Kampala, towards the end of the match, which saw Jurien…
Ahead of the Edo State Governorship election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, and Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, have stormed Benin City, the state capital. The duo is in the state for the PDP Grand Finale Rally in the Oredo Local Government Area of…
The Ogun State government, through the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, has suspended a teacher alleged to have beaten and punished one Master Monday Arijo, an SS2 student of Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi, which reportedly led to his demise. The incident, which happened on Friday, also led to the immediate arrest of the…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has informed the Senate of her decision to return to legislative duties on July 22, 2025. This follows a recent Federal High Court ruling that nullified her suspension and directed the Senate to reinstate her. The court delivered its judgment on July 4, stating that her suspension was excessive and should be…
The Federal Government has revealed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is being deployed to identify poor and vulnerable Nigerians, particularly in rural areas, for inclusion in its Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, made the disclosure during an interview on Arise News. According to the…
The Federal High Court says the report that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt following the life sentence imposed on Nnamdi Kanu is fake news. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a blogger had reported on his Facebook page that Justice Omotosho survived an assassination attempt on Saturday morning, just days after handing…
The Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu, on Friday paid a visit to the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, following a series of missile strikes conducted by US forces targeting several terrorist locations within Sokoto State. In a statement released on Saturday, the Nigerian Army said Mr Shaibu’s visit was a strategic component of the…
Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, says he wished the president does not seek re-election in the 2027 presidential race. Baba-Ahmed said this during an interview on ‘Sunday Politics’, a programme on Channels Television. According to him, Tinubu has not demonstrated the hunger or drive of someone committed to fixing Nigeria….
Immediate past National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed reports suggesting that he plans to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Ganduje described the reports as fake news, stressing that he remains a loyal member of the ruling party. The former Kano State governor, who became APC’s National Chairman…
