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ARISE TV uNDER FIRE FOR SHIELDING NATASHA, ACCUSED OF SUPPRESSING AUDIO EVIDENCE In what is quickly becoming a media credibility scandal, Arise TV’s Morning Show is under fire for allegedly sanitizing its coverage of the now-infamous feud between Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and activist Dr. Sandra Duru. The show’s hosts—Rufai Oseni, Ojy Okpe, and Ayo Mairo-Ese—are being accused of deliberately suppressing …

NIGERIAN HAS MOST MALNOURISHED CHILDREN IN AFRICA, SECOND HIGHEST GLOBALLY – UNICEF The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned that the food and nutrition crisis might deepen in Nigeria, as the country has already been flagged as having the highest number of malnourished children in Africa and the second highest in the world.Travel guides Nemat Hajeebhoy, Chief of Nutrition …

25 BAUCHI RESIDENTS KILLED AS BANDITS AMBUSH LOCAL VIGILANTES INSIDE FOREST No fewer than 25 people have been confirmed dead following a deadly confrontation between suspected bandits and local vigilantes in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The clash occurred in the early hours of Sunday, May 4, 2025, when a patrol team of professional hunters from Duguri and …

UK TO RESTRICT VISA APPLICATIONS FROM NIGERIA, PAKISTAN As part of efforts to reform its immigration system, the United Kingdom could soon restrict visa applications from nationalities whose citizens are most likely to overstay their approved stays. First reported by the Times, the Home Office listed the affected countries as Pakistan, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka. The report noted that nationals …

ALL MOBILE PHONES TO BE DEACTIVATED AHEAD OF CONCLAVE TO ELECT A NEW POPE All mobile phone signals will be deactivated in the Vatican on Wednesday ahead of the highly secretive conclave to elect the next pope, Italian state media reported. The Vatican also plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to prevent electronic surveillance or communication outside …

U.S. APPEAL COURT REJECTS TRUMP’S BID TO REVOKE THOUSANDS OF MIGRANTS A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to put …

15 POTENTIAL SUCCESSOR Of LATE POPE FRANCIS’ Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, due to a stroke and cardiac arrest at his residence in thew Domus Sanctae Marthae, Vatican City. His death concluded a 12-year papacy noted for its emphasis on humility, advocacy for social justice, and efforts to reform the Catholic Church. …

ALL DELTA PDP REPS DEFECT TO APC All Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives members have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Their defection was made public by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary on Tuesday. Recall that former Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa and his successor, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, …

STAKEHOLDERS HAIL TINUBU’S BAN OF FOREIGN GOODS, SAY IT WILL BOOST ECONOMY Stakeholders have backed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ban on foreign goods, noting that it would boost Dangote Refinery, Innoson vehicles manufacturing, and other indigenous businesses amid the slipping Nigerian economy.​The Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE), Muda Yusuf, the CEO of …

WE MUST ADDRESS SECURITY IF WE GENUINELY NEED INVESTMENTS IN NIGERIA – TINUBU President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reclaiming ungoverned spaces across the country, especially forests in the North West. The President, who made the promise when he addressed Katsina elders and leaders at a state dinner at Government House, during his recent trip to …