Nollywood actress Olaide Bakare has called out her colleague, Eniola Badmus, over her facial expression when her name was mentioned during an episode of the YouTube show Curiosity Made Me Ask. In a post shared online, Bakare accused Badmus of repeatedly attempting to tarnish her reputation publicly despite several warnings to desist. The actress also…
Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension and fined €255 by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) for leaving the national team’s training camp without authorisation. The federation’s Disciplinary Council ruled that the 41-year-old forward deliberately violated Article 160(1) of its disciplinary regulations. In its statement, the council said Ronaldo would serve a 30-day suspension…
The Osun State Police Command has declared Nurudeen Alowonle, a factional chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), wanted over the death of Olalekan Oyeyemi, popularly known as Emir. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, disclosed this on Monday while parading suspects at the command’s headquarters in Osogbo. He said six suspects,…
California Correctional Institution Warden Thomas Valdez has denied responsibility for the prison attack that prompted rapper Tory Lanez to file a lawsuit seeking approximately $100 million in damages. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Valdez disputed claims that his actions contributed to Lanez’s injuries or violated the rapper’s rights. Instead, his court filing placed…
The Imo State Police Command has appealed to members of the public to help reunite an abandoned baby girl with her family. The command’s spokesperson, DSP Okoye Henry, disclosed this in a statement issued on October 19, 2026, saying the child was found at Umuoma, Nekede, in Owerri West Local Government Area of the state…
Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have held their first official ministerial-level talks with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) since withdrawing from the regional bloc in January 2025.At the meeting held last weekend, representatives of ECOWAS and the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) agreed to establish joint working groups to develop a framework…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to Nigeria’s economic reforms, insisting that he has no regrets about removing the petrol subsidy and will not reverse the policy. The President spoke on Monday, October 19, 2026, at a forum titled “Together till 2027: An Evening with Original City Boy,” held at the Old Banquet Hall…
Senator Abdulaziz Yari, Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), has defended President Bola Tinubu over the country’s persistent insecurity, arguing that the president should not be held solely responsible for the situation. Yari made the remarks on Monday, October 19, 2026, during a visit to Kebbi State, where he met…
Microsoft has withdrawn from an agreement to lease computing capacity at a planned Nscale data centre in Loughton, northeast of London, reportedly due to delays in securing electricity for the site. The technology giant confirmed the decision on Monday, October 19, but stressed that its broader partnership with the British AI infrastructure provider remained unchanged.…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has warned that a return to fuel subsidies could trigger capital flight, erode investor confidence and send the naira tumbling to between N3,000 and N4,000 against the US dollar. Oyedele gave the warning on Monday, October 19, while speaking at the International Monetary…
