Britain’s annual inflation rate fell unexpectedly to 2.5 percent in December, down from 2.6 percent the previous month, according to official data released Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This slight dip offers some relief to the Labour government amid growing economic concerns.   Analysts had predicted the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) would remain unchanged from November’s figure. …

Nigerian actress Jemima Osunde has taken to social media to express her rage over the news about the assault of a 12-year-old girl in Edo State. On January 14, 2025, the actress took to X to spread awareness about the heinous crime perpetrated by five boys. She wrote, “A 12-year-old girl was raped by 5 boys in Edo State. Her …

Novak Djokovic surpassed Roger Federer’s all-time record for the most major singles matches played as he reached the Australian Open third round. The 37-year-old was made to work in his 430th Grand Slam singles match but he emerged triumphant, beating qualifier Jaime Faria 6-1 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 6-2. The win gives Djokovic sole ownership of the all-time record for most …

The euro has rebounded against the US dollar over the past two trading days on news that the US president-elect may consider a gradual pace of hiking tariffs. However, the trend may be vulnerable to the upcoming US CPI, which is expected to remain sticky in December. ADVERTISEMENT The euro-dollar pair, EUR/USD, rebounded after hitting a fresh two-year low of …

Music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs has claimed that several videos at the center of his federal racketeering and sx trafficking indictment show fully consenting adults engaged in the sxual encounters known as Freak Offs. Combs attorneys claim the videos confirm his innocence and must be turned over to his defense for independent analysis. In a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian filed in New …

The Ikeja S3xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced an Arabic teacher, Oladosu Sakiru, to 21 imprisonment for attempting to s3xually assault a 13-year-old female pupil.   The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, sentenced Sakiru following his guilty plea to the amended two counts of attempted s3xual assault by penetration and indecent treatment of a child. …

The Bauchi State Police Command has smashed an armed robbery syndicate, arrested two suspects and recovered firearms as well as stolen items. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.  According to a statement, the suspects confessed to purchasing the firearms from an anonymous source in the Alkaleri Local …

Esther Adaidu, the elder sister of Salome Eleojo Adaidu, a 24-year-old former member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who was gruesomely murd3red by a singer, Timileyin Ajayi, in Nasarawa state last weekend, has denied knowledge of any relationship between her deceased sister and the suspect as she pleads for justice.   Ajayi had claimed that he was in …

Thirty-two-year-old Gospel singer, Timileyin Ajayi, has claimed that he murdered his alleged girlfriend, Salome Eleojo Adaidu, a 24-year-old former member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), who was serving at Nicon Insurance in the Nations capital, Abuja, because she was always cheating on him. Salome was murdered when she visited the suspect at his house in the Papalana axis at …

Media personality, Oriyomi Hamzat, has regained his freedom after meeting bail conditions.     Recall that on Monday, January 13, 2025, the Oyo State High Court granted bail to Hamzat, Ooni of Ife’s ex-wife, Naomi Silekunola, and Fasasi Abdullahi, the principal of the Islamic High School, Basorun, Ibadan where 35 children died in a stampede during a children funfair organised …