Cannes Film Festival Defends Male-Dominated Competition
The head of the Cannes Film Festival defended Monday making another male-dominated selection in a year when the movie “Thelma and Louise” features on the official poster. Only five of…
Trump To Suspend US Gas Tax As Iran War Spikes Prices
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to suspend a federal gasoline tax as consumers deal with surging energy prices in the wake of the Iran war.…
Consensus Candidacy: When Elite Imposition Overthrows The People’s Democratic Will – Samson Itodo
In Nigeria, candidate nomination has traditionally been defined by two legally recognized modes of selection: direct and indirect primaries. However, in 2022, former President Muhammadu Buhari pressured the National Assembly…
Macron Announces €23bn Of Investment At Africa Summit
French President Emmanuel Macron announced 23 billion euros ($27 billion) of investment for Africa during a major summit on the future of the continent hosted by Kenya on Monday. France…
Israel Jails Soldiers For Desecrating Virgin Mary Statue In Lebanon
The Israeli military said on Monday it had sentenced two soldiers to imprisonment after one of them was photographed placing a cigarette in the mouth of a statue of the…
Spurs Star Wembanyama Ejected For Elbowing Wolves’ Reid
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was ejected for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the jaw in the second quarter of the Spurs’ 114-109 NBA playoff loss on Sunday. The 22-year-old French…
Court Adjourns Suit Challenging Jonathan’s 2027 Presidential Eligibility
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned proceedings in the suit challenging the eligibility of former President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2027 presidential election, following…
APC Screens 98 Rivers Assembly Aspirants, Describes Exercise As Peaceful
The All Progressives Congress (APC) State House of Assembly Screening Committee in Rivers State has screened a total of 98 aspirants seeking to contest the party’s primaries for the State…
Microsoft Boss To Testify On His Role In OpenAI’s Founding
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is expected to take the stand Monday in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, to explain emails that revealed how his company funded the ChatGPT creator’s shift…
White House Press Gala Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
A California man charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at a White House press gala last month pleaded not guilty on Monday, US media reported. Cole Allen, 31,…
Every Goalie ‘Illegally Blocked’ Says West Ham’s Hermansen After Arsenal Agony
West Ham goalkeeper Mads Hermansen believes pushing and shoving at corners in the Premier League has become a major problem after VAR denied his side a late equaliser against Arsenal…
UTME: JAMB Retains 150 As University Admission Cut-Off Mark
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has retained 150 as the cut-off mark for admission into universities for the 2026/27 academic session. JAMB announced this during its policy meeting…
Hantavirus: Confirmed Cases By Nationality
Here is a roundup of which countries have confirmed or probable cases of nationals infected by hantavirus after the outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius, according to the World…
2027: Coalitions Interested In Power, Nigerians Now Wiser —Sowore
A former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has dismissed the growing political coalitions ahead of the 2027 general election, saying they are just interest groups with people interested in power. Sowore,…
Fubara’s political camp rattled as c’ttee fails to clear aspirants
By Davies Iheamnachor The political camp of the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has been thrown into worry following the outcome of the just-concluded screening of the All Progressives…
Suspected gunmen kill UNIBEN student, injure two others
By Ozioruva Aliu, BENIN CITY Tragedy struck at the main gate of the University of Benin, as a yet-to-be-identified person suspected to be a university student was shot dead by…
Iran hangs man accused of passing info to CIA, Mossad
Iran said Monday it had hanged a man convicted of spying for Israel and the United States, the latest in a wave of executions during the war with the two…
Trump rejects Iran peace terms as Tehran warns of new attacks
US President Donald Trump branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable”, raising the possibility of fresh conflict and sending oil prices sharply higher in early Asia…
11 die as vehicle plunges off Ogun bridge
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, says no fewer than 11 persons lost their lives in a lone accident on Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday.…
Peter Obi hails Osimhen after Galatasaray title victory
Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has congratulated Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen following his title-winning performance for Galatasaray S.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig. Osimhen scored twice as Galatasaray…