Author: Festus Adeloye

Kenya Airways has apologised to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority over the mistreatment of Nigerian passenger, Gloria Omisore, and for issuing a misleading statement on the incident. The apology followed a meeting between the airline’s management and NCAA officials in Abuja on Tuesday. The NCAA’s Director of Consumer Protection and Public Affairs, Michael Achimugu, disclosed this in a post on his official X handle. “Their team has apologised for the obfuscation of facts in their earlier statement. They also admitted that phone call or not, it was the airline’s fault for failing to identify the issue before airlifting the passenger…

Nollywood actress, Pat Ugwu, has passed away at the age of 35. Her colleague, Emeka Okoye, announced the development in an Instagram post on Wednesday along with a funeral poster detailing her funeral arrangements. “Rest in peace sis. Pat Ugwu. @patpat_ugwu so we no get to work again? Death whyooo? God please. Rest in peace PAT. May your soul rest in the bosom of the Lord,” Emeka wrote, expressing his grief. He also voiced his fears over the recent spate of losses in the industry, saying, “God please protect all my colleagues especially those am close to. This unusual Death…

The Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo has sentenced Professor Ignatius Uduk of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to three years in prison for electoral fraud during the 2019 general elections. The case was brought against him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), with three charges filed. However, Justice Bassey Nkanang of Uyo High Court 5 acquitted him of Count 1 but found him guilty on Counts 2 and 3. He was sentenced to three years in prison for each of the two counts, but the sentences will run concurrently, meaning he will serve three years in total.…

President Bola Tinubu has raised the proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, citing additional revenues generated by key government agencies. The President conveyed the budget adjustment in separate letters sent to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which were read during plenary today by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. According to President Tinubu, the increase was driven by ₦1.4 trillion in additional revenue from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), ₦1.2 trillion from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), and ₦1.8 trillion generated by other government-owned agencies. Following the announcement, the Senate President has referred the…

Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has approved over N542 million for the payment of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and other internal examination fees for students in public schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Wemi Jones, disclosed this during a press conference on Tuesday in Lokoja. Jones said the funds would cover registration fees for the 2025 Basic Six and Common Entrance Examination, Basic Education Certificate Examination, and UTME. “A total of N145,476,984 has been allocated for 25,100 pupils for Basic Six and CCE; N215,220,000 for 30,500 students under BECE; and N181,719,800 for 18,734 students’ UTME/JAMB fees,…

The United States Government’s humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the US and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings. The agency said in a statement on its website, which reappeared Tuesday that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7, 2024. The administrative leave will hit “all USAID direct hire personnel… with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.” “Thank you for your service,” the statement read. The move is part of Trump’s–and his…

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices as it seeks to block “an unacceptable level of security risk” presented by the Chinese artificial intelligence program, according to an official order Tuesday. “After considering threat and risk analysis, I have determined that the use of DeepSeek products, applications and web services poses an unacceptable level of security risk to the Australian Government,” Department of Home Affairs Secretary Stephanie Foster said in the directive. As of Wednesday all non-corporate Commonwealth entities must “identify and remove all existing instances of DeepSeek products, applications and web services on all Australian Government systems and…

Governor Ademola Adeleke has revealed plans to host a major concert in Osun State, featuring his nephew, David Adeleke (Davido), along with other entertainers. Speaking on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm on Tuesday, Governor Adeleke stated that the event is part of efforts to promote tourism in the state. He also took the opportunity to criticise the opposition, claiming that they are ashamed of his achievements. Adeleke reaffirmed his commitment to delivering democratic benefits to the people of Osun.

The World Health Organisation has revealed that 40 people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every minute. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday to mark World Cancer Day. “Every minute, 40 people are diagnosed with #cancer globally and embark on a journey to overcome it. On #WorldCancerDay, we honour the courage of those affected, celebrate scientific progress in cancer treatment, and reaffirm our commitment to #HealthForAll,” Ghebreyesus stated. World Cancer Day, observed annually on February 4, highlights global efforts to combat the disease. This year’s theme, “United by Unique,” underscored the…

Carlo Ancelotti said Kylian Mbappe would miss Real Madrid’s upcoming Copa del Rey quarter-final against Leganes with a bruised calf and backed his club’s complaints about Spanish refereeing on Tuesday. French striker Mbappe was hacked down by Espanyol’s Carlos Romero during their 1-0 La Liga defeat on Saturday with the defender avoiding a red card and going on to score the winning goal against the league leaders. On Monday Madrid sent a letter to the Spanish football federation blasting refereeing in Spain as “rigged” and “completely discredited”. “Mbappe started to train today, yesterday we gave him an extra day of…