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US actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his role in the hit television series Dawson’s Creek, has died at the age of 48 following a battle with colorectal cancer. The actor passed away on Wednesday, according to a statement shared on his official Instagram page. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed…
Congressional Democrats have accused US Attorney General Pam Bondi of orchestrating a “cover-up” in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, intensifying scrutiny over the Department of Justice’s compliance with transparency laws. The allegations surfaced during a heated House Judiciary Committee hearing, where Bondi defended the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein records. Lawmakers, led by…
A crucial step toward resolving tensions over recent demolitions in Makoko and adjoining waterfront communities has begun, as stakeholders and Lagos State officials agreed to launch a structured self-enumeration process for affected properties. Representatives from Makoko, Sogunro and Oko Agbon communities reached the resolution during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting held at the Lagos State House…
ABUJA — Nigeria’s fiscal ambitions faced a sobering reality check this week as the latest OPEC data revealed a significant shortfall in crude oil production. Despite a marginal increase in January, the nation’s output remains stalled at 1.459 million barrels per day (bpd). This figure sits nearly 400,000 barrels below the 1.84 million bpd benchmark…
LAGOS — The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has achieved a definitive operational milestone by restoring its Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) to full nameplate capacity. In a statement released on Wednesday, the facility confirmed that both the CDU and the Motor Spirit (MS) production block have hit the 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) mark. This development follows…
ABUJA — The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has officially served the Federal Government a 21-day ultimatum to address deteriorating labor conditions or face a nationwide blackout. In a stinging petition addressed to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, the union cited widespread “anti-labour practices” across the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). Acting General…
Nigeria’s federal government is preparing to sell select state-owned assets to private investors starting in 2026, according to Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy. Speaking during the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies in Saudi Arabia on Monday, Edun confirmed that discussions are ongoing regarding which public assets…
A complaint of assault over an unmet 400-cedi daily quota has led to the dismantling of a suspected trafficking and prostitution operation in Ghana’s Eastern Region, resulting in the arrest of 12 Nigerian nationals and three Ghanaians, police in Koforidua have confirmed. Operatives of the New Juaben South Municipal Police Command on Monday, February…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has raised alarm over his alleged imminent arrest by the Federal Government, asserting that recent developments indicate he may be the next target. Speaking during an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday, El-Rufai expressed concerns about what he called growing political intimidation directed at opposition figures, especially those…
Gabriel García Márquez was 13 years old when he saw Mercedes Barcha at a school dance in Colombia and said to his friend. “I’m going to marry that girl.” She was beautiful, confident, untouchable. He was a scholarship boy from a family that scraped by. She was the pharmacist’s daughter, poised and privileged, a world…
