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A coordinated cyber attack has crippled thousands of schools and universities across the West. The hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached Instructure, the parent company of the ubiquitous learning platform Canvas. Over 9,000 institutions in the United States, Canada, and Australia lost access to coursework and examinations this week. Many universities remain offline as they…
In today’s Nigerian entertainment industry, the story is no longer just what happens; it is what is allowed to be seen. From carefully curated interviews to strategic silences, the narratives surrounding celebrities are increasingly shaped long before they reach the public. What audiences consume is not always the full picture, but a version that has…
Omoyele Sowore must defend himself against cyberbullying charges after an Abuja court rejected his attempt to toss the case. Justice Mohammed Umar ruled on Friday that the state has provided enough evidence to require a formal response from the publisher. The prosecution claims Mr Sowore defamed President Bola Tinubu by calling him a criminal on…
Tensions between Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and Channels Television have escalated sharply following the minister’s public questioning of how the media organisation acquired its Abuja headquarters, reigniting debate about government allocations, media independence, and the relationship between political power and press institutions. The dispute erupted during a televised media interaction in…
Rano Air has grounded flights on several key routes as the cost of aviation fuel becomes impossible to bear. The airline blames a 300 per cent spike in the price of Jet A1 for making these operations commercially unsustainable. It has not yet named the specific paths it is cutting from its schedule. This retreat…
Controversial street-pop artiste Portable has walked away from a potentially fatal car accident on Thursday evening in Ogun State, an incident that unfolded just hours before the scheduled naming ceremony for his newborn child. The accident occurred when the singer experienced sudden brake failure while driving, a mechanical failure that forced him to make…
Grammy Award winner Burna Boy has been officially confirmed as a featured artiste on “Dai Dai,” the official song for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The groundbreaking collaboration will see the Nigerian music superstar perform alongside Colombian pop icon Shakira on the tournament anthem. Shakira made the announcement herself, revealing that she will co-perform the…
A fragile truce between the United States and Iran came under severe pressure on Friday after Iranian forces launched attacks on three American destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, triggering US retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets and raising fresh fears that weeks of painstaking diplomacy could unravel. Despite the exchanges of fire, US…
The National Social Safety Nets Coordinating Office has moved to significantly strengthen the credibility of Nigeria’s social intervention system by linking more than 12.3 million citizens to the National Social Register through their National Identification Numbers. The integration, disclosed during a high-level stakeholder meeting in Abuja on Thursday, represents a major step in the…
The United States Department of State has put Americans on notice that any citizen carrying more than $2,500 in unpaid child support faces the very real prospect of losing their passport, a firm reminder of a federal enforcement policy that has been on the books for nearly three decades but is now being applied…
