Author: Festus Adeloye

A helicopter crashed into the Hudson River in New York on Thursday, killing all six people onboard, including the pilot and a family of Spanish tourists with three children. The sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside down into the Hudson River between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront shortly after 3pm ET, leading to a huge response from emergency crews. Videos posted on social media showed the aircraft mostly submerged, upside down in the water, and rescue vehicles crowding on to the streets on shore as emergency workers raced to save those onboard. At the scene of…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency has revealed that a fatal tragedy occurred on the Third Mainland Bridge on Thursday night. According to a statement issued on the traffic management agency’s official X account, the lone collision occurred near the UNILAG Waterfront as it approached Adekunle. The statement indicated that the vehicle in question was a loaded mini truck that looked to have lost control, resulting in a devastating catastrophe. The agency confirmed that the accident resulted in a fatality, though the identity of the victim has not yet been disclosed. According to the statement, the traffic management team swiftly…

President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting with his top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, as well as Elon Musk, on Thursday. It follows Trump on Wednesday changing course on his tariff policy, instituting a 90-day pause in higher taxes for most countries while ramping up the rate against China to 145%. On Capitol Hill, Republican leaders pushed through a budget blueprint to fund Trump’s domestic agenda despite some GOP hard-liner opposition.  Trump claimed during the meeting that the administration will provide some relief to farmers and hotel operators who employ immigrants lacking…

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has banned Nigerian radio and television stations from airing rapper Eedris Abdulkareem’s controversial song ‘Tell Your Papa’, saying his lyrics are in breach of broadcasting standards. In a memo dated April 9, 2025, issued by Susan Obi, Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, the NBC classified the track as “Not To Be Broadcast” (NTBB) under Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. This provision bars content which violates public decency on broadcast platforms. Despite the song going viral on social media, the commission stated that its lyrical content fails to meet responsible broadcasting guidelines. The memo…

Senate President,  Godswill Akpabio has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting a probe into an alleged assassination plot made against him by suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio’s petition is contained in a letter dated April 3, 2025, in which he denied the allegation and called for Akpoti-Uduaghan to be prosecuted for defamation. The senate president also urged law enforcement agencies to treat the matter with the seriousness it deserves. “I write to formally bring to your attention and seek immediate investigation and prosecution of a criminally defamatory and malicious statement made against…

The Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC) has received Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a former Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, back into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor, the 2023 Lagos State Governorship candidate of the PDP defected to the APC in March 2025. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye, on Thursday in Lagos, Jandor said he was received by GAC members led by Prince Tajudeen Olusi. He said, “In a significant show of unity and goodwill, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, Jandor, was warmly received by the…

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed sadness over happenings in the United States under the leadership of President Donald Trump. Soyinka, who had in 2016 threatened to tear his Green Card if Trump won election and became President, spoke on the latest developments in US, saying, “It’s one of the saddest developing phenomena that I know of.” “I just feel very, very sad that what’s happening in the States should be happening in such a potentially progressive country,” the nonagenarian world-acclaimed writer said in a conversation with freelance arts journalist, Laura Collins-Hughes, published in the New York Times. In…

A former commissioner for Information during the Peter Obi administration in Anambra State, Chief Maja Umeh is dead. Umeh passed away yesterday at the Emergency Ward of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku-Awka, Anambra State capital. Born on 7th October, 1960 in Enugu, Chief Maja Umeh hails from Amichi in Nnewi-South local government area of Anambra state. His father was Ogbuefi Dominic Umeh, a civil servant and his mother was a teacher and business woman at different times. His father worked at P&T Enugu and later retired and took a church work as Catheist. Chief Maja Umeh was…

President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ibitola Adebisi Sotuminu who passed away at the age of 86. President Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga commiserated with the Body of Benchers, members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the National Council of Women’s Societies, and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, over the passing of the jurist who exemplified integrity, honour, and diligence. Recalling their shared commitment to public service during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State, the President stated…

Galatasaray are ready to make a record-breaking offer to secure Victor Osimhen on a permanent basis. After a possible deal to Chelsea fell through, Osimhen joined the Turkish giants on loan from Napoli. Since joining the club, the Super Eagles attacker has 28 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions. Osimhen has also rapidly become a fan favourite, as he leads Galatasaray’s quest to defend the Turkish Super Lig championship and win the domestic cup. Now, the club’s senior brass are keen to keep him in Istanbul past the summer season. However, Galatasaray will face competition from famous European clubs…