In a heated response, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has rebuked lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju over his opposition to the recent demolitions in Abuja. Adeyanju, alongside fellow activist Vincent Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, led a protest against the FCT Minister’s handling of the demolition of Ruga, a settlement along Airport Road.   …

A 15-year-old Nigerian boy, David Akiogbe, has scored 1580 in his SAT.    Akiogbe achieved a perfect score of 800/800 in Mathematics and 780/800 in Reading and Writing, totalling 1580 out of 1600.   In an interview, David shared his secret on how he achieved the score.   According to him, he began preparing for the SAT two years ago, …

In a new video posted to his Instagram account on November 13, 2024, Verydarkman maintained his stance, claiming he exposed corruption rather than defamed the Falana family. He said, “I just arrived in Lagos for the Femi Falana case against me at the Ikeja High Court by 9:00 AM. I came to Lagos ahead of that. As you all know, …

Chioma Nnadi, the editorial director of British Vogue magazine has shared her worries about the return of thin models, blaming the trend on the widespread use of anti-obesity drugs. “We’re in this moment where we’re seeing the pendulum sort of swing back to skinny being ‘in’ and often these things are treated like a trend and we don’t want them …

Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg met wife Priscilla Chan at a college party 21 years ago Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has recorded his own version of rap track Get Low alongside US star T-Pain, in tribute to his wife Priscilla Chan for their “dating anniversary”. Zuckerberg sings with the help of Auto-Tune on an acoustic guitar reworking of the filthy floor-filler, …

The Federal government has confirmed the receipt of 148 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Republic. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) which made this known in a statement on Thursday said the returnees were repatriated from Niger Republic on Tuesday. The statement said they were received by the NEMA Lagos Territorial Office (LTO), alongside other key stakeholders, with support from the …

Germany’s economic ministry has warned the Deutsche Energy terminal of a planned shipment expected to arrive at the Brunsbüttel facility, according to a report. ADVERTISEMENT The ministry has told the Deutsche Energy Terminal not to take any Russian LNG shipments after it was warned of a planned shipment, according to a report in the Financial Times.  The cargo was expected …

A Louisiana woman is behind bars after police say she falsely reported the kidnapping of her young son last week.  Artasia Viges, 24, called authorities at around 1 a.m. on Nov. 5 to report the alleged kidnapping of her young son near U.S. 190 and Industrial Road in Eunice, according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office.  Viges said she was parked on the …

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are being sued by a group of Memphis rappers for copyright infringement. According to TMZ, Vanda Watkins, AKA Criminal Manne, Hayward Ivy, AKA producer DJ Squeeky, and the estate of late rapper Kilo G filed a lawsuit against West, 47, and his collaborator, 42, on Wednesday. They claim that the song ‘Fuk Sumn’ from the album Vultures …

Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20 (£15.79), in an effort to take on low-cost retailers Temu and Shein. The online shopping giant unveiled Haul as a mobile-only experience available in its Shopping app for US customers on Wednesday. It says shoppers can expect “crazy low prices” on Haul …