Pavel Durov, chief executive officer of Telegram, the messaging platform, has been arrested by French police at the Le Bourget airport. French media report that Durov was arrested after his private jet landed at the airport, which lies north of Paris. According to the BBC, the 39-year-old is being held …

WALE Edun, minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government plans to relaunch the suspended school feeding programme. Edun said the government would ensure adequate resources are available to support and sustain educational programmes across the country. The minister spoke on Thursday when the house …

THE Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly detained Adejuwon Soyinka, a journalist and West African regional editor of The Conversation African Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC pidgin service, was reportedly arrested early Sunday morning by the secret police at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. …

Cross River has recorded its first case of mpox, after an individual was diagnosed in Okoshe village, Obudu LGA. In a statement on Sunday, Egbe Ayuk, the state’s commissioner for health, said a report from the National Reference Laboratory in Abuja confirmed the case.  Ayuk added that his ministry was …

THE first class traditional ruler, whose emirate is located in Bauchi state, died on Sunday aged 88. Danyaya spent 46 years on the throne after he ascended it in 1978. While mourning Danyaya, Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, said his legacy “will inspire future generations”. “In this moment of grief, …

Laila, the daughter of Atiku Abubakar, the former vice president of Nigeria, has tied the knot with Saleh Maitala, her partner. The lovers tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at the national mosque in Abuja with family members and friends in attendance. The bride was adorned in a flowy heavily …

NIGERIAN singer Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has surpassed his compatriot, Burna Boy, as the artist with the most songs on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart. Asake debuted nine songs from his new album ‘Lungu Boy’ on this week’s Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart, extending his entries to …

IMAGES of the kidnappers responsible for the abduction of 20 medical students from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos have surfaced online, providing the first visual confirmation of the criminals behind the harrowing nine-day ordeal. The photos, now widely circulated across social media, have drawn significant attention …

  ERLING Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City showed Ipswich just how tough life in the Premier League can be with a comfortable victory at Etihad Stadium. The Tractor Boys are back in the top flight for the first time in 22 years and they had a dream start …

THE Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, on Saturday evening submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. Abubakar, who disclosed details of his resignation after the brief meeting, said personal and family issues were among his reasons for resigning office. …