Month April 2025

Full list: 17th Headies Awards Winners

  THE top names in music converged at the Eko Convention Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, on Sunday night, as The Headies Awards return to Nigeria after two consecutive years in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. The event, themed “Back to Base”…

NGO Lauds FG, Ghana on Anti-drug Efforts

  THE Anti-Kidnapping Human Trafficking, Child Abuse and Drug Abuse Initiative (AKH-TRACADA) has commended the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), and the Ghanaian authorities on their efforts in curbing drug abuse and illicit trafficking in Ghana. The Founder and the…

OdumoduBlvck Wins Next Rated Award at Headies

  RAPPER OdumoduBlvck has emerged as the big winner of the ‘Next Rated’ category at the 17th edition of the prestigious Headies Award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 17th Headies Award ceremony, with the theme “Back…

Nigeria Condoles Iran Over Deadly Explosion

THE Federal Government has condoled with Iran following an explosion that claimed 28 lives and left over 800 people injured. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, conveyed the condolences in a statement issued on Sunday by Kimiebi Ebienfa,…

Pak Army kills 54 Terrorists Near Afghan Border; Accuses India

Pakistan security forces have killed 54 terrorists during an infiltration attempt at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in North Waziristan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district, the military’s media wing reported late on Sunday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the death toll marks…

Global Military Spending Rises By 9.4% to USD 2.7tn

AMID ongoing global conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Palestine conflict, global military expenditure reached USD 2,718 billion in 2024, marking a 9.4% increase from 2023, according to the latest report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).…