Author: Festus Adeloye

Award-winning singer, Davido has written a touching message to his longtime friend and manager, Asa Asika, in celebration of his wedding. Reflecting on their journey together, Davido highlighted the strength of their bond, forged through years of shared challenges and triumphs. He praised Asa’s unwavering loyalty, dedication, and commitment to their collective vision. The singer also acknowledged the positive influence of Asa’s new wife, Leona, noting that she has brought out a more tender side of him. He expressed gratitude to her for loving Asa genuinely. “Asa, today shattered me… in the most beautiful way. “Seeing you stand beside Leona,…

Tens of thousands of well-wishers and world leaders on Sunday gathered at at the Vatican for Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass. With the inauguration, the new Pope will formally take up his role as leader of the global Catholic Church.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Rome yesterday evening to attend the inauguration mass of Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected head of the Roman Catholic Church. Touching down at the Military Airport in the Italian capital around 5pm local time, President Tinubu was received by senior Nigerian government officials stationed in Europe. His visit was at the invitation of the Vatican, following the recent election of Pope Leo XIV by the College of Cardinals, making him the 267th Pontiff and Bishop of Rome. The Presidency had earlier confirmed the President’s trip in a statement issued on Thursday, describing the…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Friday assured Nigerians that the country’s security forces are working with renewed momentum to combat insecurity, following a high-level meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Speaking to journalists after the closed-door session attended by top security chiefs including the National Security Adviser and heads of the Department of State Service (DSS) and Police, General Musa said the meeting was convened to review the entire security landscape of Nigeria and strategize on the way forward. “The president is concerned about what’s going on, and we have reassured…

Northern groups have called for the sack or resignation of the minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar, over what they described as his failure to address insecurity in the North. The North-West Alliance for Security (NWAS) and the North-East Youth Revival Movement (NEYM), in separate statements, decried the increasing spate of killings, displacement, and destruction in their respective zones, blaming the federal government’s inability to contain the crises on weak leadership at the helm of the defence ministry. NWAS, in a statement signed by its chairman, Musa Zakaria, lamented the continued operations of armed bandits in Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, and…

The Manchester Magistrates’ Court in UK has remanded Chris Brown, a prominent American musician, for assault. On Friday, Justice Joanne Hirst denied the musician bail and put him in custody. Justice Joanne Hirst, who stated that the situation was beyond the Magistrates Court, referred the case to Southwark Crown Court in London. The next hearing was adjourned till June 13 2025. The R&B star was arrested at The Lowry Hotel in Salford on Thursday, over an alleged bottle attack at Tape nightclub in Mayfair. He was charged to court with grievous bodily harm after he was accused of attacking music…

Three persons died on Thursday night during gunmen attack at security checkpoint in Isuofia, Aguata Local government area of Anambra state. The deceased, two hoodlums and a security operative, were killed during gunfire between security operatives and the hoodlums in the area. Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga said one of the security operational vehicles was burnt by the bandits. He added that the criminals abandoned one of their operational vehicles and fled the scene. He said: “One of the Anambra Joint Security Team in the late evening of 15th May 2025 resisted an attack by armed criminals at…

Following an injury to Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi, the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) seeks a regulation change. Awoniyi was placed in an induced coma earlier this week following emergency abdominal surgery. The Nigerian striker clashed with a post during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City. The injury occurred after assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis delayed raising the flag to signify offside against Anthony Elanga. PFA, who have spoken with Awoniyi’s family, are worried about the incident and are prepared to take action. They want play to be halted when there is an evident offside, rather than continuing and risking terrible harm,…

American rapper,  Chris Brown was arrested at a five-star hotel in the United Kingdom on Thursday for allegedly attacking a music producer with a bottle at a nightclub in 2023. Metropolitan Police detectives detained the 36-year-old American musician at The Lowry Hotel in Manchester at 2 am on suspicion of grievous bodily harm. According to The Sun, Brown was taken into custody at a police station for questioning just hours after arriving at Manchester Airport on a private jet. The allegations were related to an incident in February 2023, where Brown was claimed to have injured music producer Abe Diaw…

A bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 and to make voting mandatory for Nigerians who are of age has passed second reading in the House of Representatives. According to online reports, the proposed legislation was sponsored by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and Daniel Ago. Ago, who led the debate during Thursday’s plenary, stated that the bill is meant to encourage citizens’ participation in the electoral process. He added that voter apathy during elections would be addressed if the bill scales legislative scrutiny. While the bill scaled through second reading, Mark Esset, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party from…