November 2024
Bobrisky removed from Amsterdam-bound KLM flight
Social media personality Okuneye Idris, popularly known as Bobrisky, was removed from an Amsterdam-bound KLM flight and detained by immigration officers late on Thursday night while attempting to leave the country. The popular cross-dresser posted on his Instagram page to alert followers about the arrest, stating that he had sustained injuries during an altercation with […]
Fresh airstrikes hit South Beirut after Israeli evacuation warning
At least ten strikes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs early on Friday after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders for buildings in Hezbollah’s stronghold. The strikes followed a meeting on Thursday between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visiting US officials to discuss a possible deal to end the war in Lebanon as the death toll […]
Flooding: NEC plans new dams for S’East, S’South
The National Economic Council, Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, on Thursday, recommended the inclusion of the South East and South-South in the construction of dams. The council also backed an earlier Federal Government directive mandating the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to commence a comprehensive integrity test of Nigeria’s waterways and dams to mitigate […]
Botswana president concedes election defeat
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi said on Friday that he would “step aside” after his party suffered a resounding defeat in the general elections, according to preliminary tallies. “I wish to congratulate the opposition on their victory and concede the election,” Masisi told reporters at a press conference. More details to follow… AFP
EFCC Arrests Bobrisky Again
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested controversial social media personality Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, at Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport. The arrest, which occurred Thursday evening, October 31, came just days after the socialite had been released on bail by Nigerian police authorities. The arrest unfolded dramatically as Bobrisky attempted […]
Crashed helicopter wreckage found, three passengers remain missing
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has found the wreckage of the helicopter that crashed last Thursday into the Atlantic Ocean while conveying workers of the Nigerian National Petroleum Limited from Port Harcourt. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Family Assistance, Mrs Bimbo Oladeji, on Thursday. The PUNCH […]