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Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Simisola Kosoko, professionally known as Simi, has responded to renewed scrutiny of her early social media posts. The attention followed her recent vocal opposition to sexual violence, which prompted social media users to resurface tweets she made between 2012 and 2013. In a statement released on Sunday, Simi clarified that…
Mexican security forces confirmed Sunday that Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was killed during a military operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco state. According to the Mexican army, Oseguera was wounded in a clash with soldiers and died while being transported to Mexico City. The raid also resulted in…
Suspended dust particles and advancing cloud systems are expected to shape weather conditions nationwide from Monday through Wednesday, as the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) forecasts widespread haze in the northern belt and thunderstorms across parts of the South. NiMet, in its official weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, projected slight dust haze across…
Danang, Vietnam — Unauthorized drones forced the delay of 54 commercial flights at Danang International Airport last week, authorities confirmed. The incidents occurred during the Lunar New Year holiday, one of the busiest periods in Vietnam’s aviation calendar. Airport operations were significantly disrupted, forcing pilots into holding patterns while air traffic controllers assessed potential risk….
ABUJA — In a historic shift for public sector contracting, Nigeria has won a $6.2 million arbitration case against European Dynamics UK Ltd. The final ruling, delivered at the International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation in Abuja, relieves the nation of a ₦9.3 billion financial exposure. A sole arbitrator, Mrs. Funmi Roberts, dismissed the contractor’s…
IKOLE-EKITI — Suspected bandits have unleashed an 11-day reign of terror on the Irele and Ijowa communities in Ajoni Local Council Development Area. The siege has resulted in the cold-blooded murder of an elderly woman and the abduction of at least five residents. Community leaders report that the assailants now demand ₦1.5 million simply to…
LAGOS — Dr. Idowu Oyebanjo, a distinguished power systems engineer, has labeled the recurring collapse of Nigeria’s national electricity grid a “national disgrace” that would trigger immediate political resignations in any functional economy. Speaking during an interview with ARISE News on Sunday, the Managing Director of IDFON Power Engineering Consultants criticized the systemic failure that…
Lawmakers in Nigeria’s National Assembly of Nigeria have highlighted far-reaching reforms embedded in the newly enacted Electoral Act 2026, introducing structural changes aimed at strengthening institutional independence, transparency, and accountability in the country’s electoral system. Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, disclosed that the legislation…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed deep concern over the low voter turnout recorded during Saturday’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) area council elections, describing it as a troubling reflection of Nigeria’s democratic health under President Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the polls on Sunday, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain pointed to turnout figures that…
LAGOS — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has uncovered a massive illicit warehouse containing banned, fake, and unregistered cosmetic products valued at over ₦3 billion. The facility was concealed within an uncompleted building at the APT Trade Fair Complex in Ojo, Lagos. In a surgical enforcement operation concluded on…
