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The Nigerian DJ Association has announced an immediate boycott of music by Grammy-winning Afrobeats artist Burna Boy, following reports of a physical confrontation between the singer and prominent disc jockey DJ Tunez at a Lagos nightlife venue. The decision marks a rare instance of collective industry action against a major Nigerian artist and has intensified…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will travel to the Gulf region on Wednesday for high-level consultations aimed at consolidating a fragile ceasefire in the Middle East and securing the strategic Strait of Hormuz, Downing Street announced. The diplomatic mission follows the overnight confirmation of a ceasefire agreement in the prolonged conflict that has destabilised…
The Nigerian Naira opened trading on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, with modest appreciation against the United States Dollar at the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, even as the parallel market continued to trade at a significant premium. The divergence between official and unofficial exchange rates highlights persistent structural pressures within the domestic foreign exchange ecosystem….
US President Donald Trump agreed Tuesday to suspend military attacks against Iran for two weeks, pulling back from threats to destroy Iranian “civilization” just hours before his self-imposed deadline expired. The conditional ceasefire, announced via social media, hinges on Tehran’s commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for safe international shipping . “Subject to…
The African Democratic Congress has declared its determination to participate in the 2027 general election on its own platform, defying the Independent National Electoral Commission’s decision to derecognise its leadership. The declaration comes amid a protracted leadership crisis that has tested the party’s institutional resilience and raised questions about the regulatory framework governing political…
The leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress has deepened further with the emergence of a third faction led by Abia State Chairman Don Norman Obinna, rejecting both the Senator David Mark-led coalition and the group associated with Nafiu Bala. The development comes days after the Independent National Electoral Commission delisted the Mark…
The White House has pushed back sharply against claims that Vice President JD Vance implied the United States might use nuclear weapons against Iran, calling such interpretations baseless. The denial came Tuesday after Vance’s comments about unspecified military capabilities triggered speculation online about the extent of US options in the escalating standoff with Tehran….
Google has rolled out enhanced safety measures for its Gemini artificial intelligence chatbot, introducing a redesigned crisis intervention interface as the company confronts legal action linking the technology to a user’s suicide. The updates, announced Tuesday, aim to streamline access to mental health support when the system detects signs of distress. The tech giant said…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has issued a stern warning to President Bola Tinubu that distributing food palliatives will not guarantee his reelection in 2027, as political tensions escalate over the administration’s handling of opposition parties and democratic institutions. Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), delivered the message in…
The National Youth Service Corps has directed all Prospective Corps Members to immediately verify that their names match exactly across all academic documents and the NYSC portal before reporting to orientation camp, warning that even minor discrepancies will block registration. In a notice posted on its official X account on Tuesday, the scheme stated that…
