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 HOW A SINGLE OVERTAKING ATTEMPT LED TO THE DEATH OF THREE SIBLINGS IN NASARAWA  A fatal road accident in Nasarawa State has claimed the lives of three siblings in a heartbreaking incident that has shaken the Ara community. The victims were reportedly struck by a vehicle that lost control along the Keffi–Nasarawa highway. The tragedy has sparked grief and renewed calls for improved road safety measures in the area. A devastating motor accident has claimed the lives of three siblings in Kemu, Nasarawa State, throwing the Ago community in Ara, Nasarawa Local Government Area, into mourning. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred along the busy Keffi–Nasarawa Road when a vehicle reportedly lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle. The driver veered off the road and rammed into the children, who were said to be standing by the roadside. Sources within the community disclosed that the victims had been returning from the farm and stopped near a filling stat...

 Trump orders Navy to shoot vessels laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, escalates maritime standoff with Iran    President Donald Trump said Thursday he has ordered the U.S. Navy to “shoot and kill” any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, warning there should be “no hesitation” as tensions escalate over the vital global oil shipping route. In a series of posts, Trump said he has also directed U.S. minesweepers to operate in the area at what he described as a “tripled up level,” signaling an intensified U.S. naval presence as the waterway remains heavily disrupted amid the ongoing conflict. The comments come as the United States increases pressure on Iran over access to the strait, which has seen sharply reduced traffic since the war began in late February. Trump has pushed for the route’s full reopening as part of a fragile ceasefire arrangement that he recently extended. The administration has also imposed what it describes as a naval blockade on Iranian ports in ...

 U.S Navy sailor scratched by monkey in Thailand during deployment to Strait of Hormuz mission A U.S. Navy sailor assigned to a minesweeping vessel bound for operations near the Strait of Hormuz was medically evacuated to his home port after being scratched by a monkey while ashore in Thailand, officials said. The sailor, an electronics technician aboard the USS Chief, was injured during a stop in Phuket when he came into contact with an Asian monkey on land. While officials did not identify the animal species, long-tailed macaques are common in the region and are known to behave aggressively in some tourist areas. After the incident, the sailor received initial medical treatment and was later transferred to the ship’s forward base in Sasebo, Japan for further care. Navy officials said his condition is stable and that the incident did not affect the ship’s operational readiness or delay its mission. The USS Chief and another minesweeping vessel, the USS Pioneer, were deployed in mi...

Man killed, another injured in early morning double stabbing in Hell’s Kitchen, police say     A man is dead, and another is injured following a double stabbing in Hell’s Kitchen early Thursday morning. Authorities said officers responded just before 5 a.m. to an area outside a homeless shelter on Ninth Avenue near West 52nd Street. When they arrived, they found one man suffering from a chest wound and another with a stab wound to the stomach. Both victims were transported to a nearby hospital. The man who was stabbed in the chest was later pronounced dead, while the second victim is reported to be in stable condition. Police said the suspect fled the scene on a bicycle. The motive for the attack remains unclear. The area was cordoned off with police tape as investigators worked at the scene through the morning. Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

 Gunmen kill Anglican priest in Adamawa The Adamawa State Police Command has commenced a full-scale investigation into the k!lling of an Anglican cleric, Rev. Emmanuel Ezeokwe.  The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 in Zinai Village, Bolki, Song Local Government Area of the state.  The spokesperson for the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday said suspected gunmen invaded the village and shot Ezeokwe. According to the PPRO, police operatives rushed the victim to a hospital where he was confirmed d3ad by a doctor.  “On the 21st of April, 2026, at about 6:30 am, the Command received a report from one Amos Sunday of the same community, that at about 12:48am of the same date, suspected gunmen invaded the village and shot the victim,” the statement read. “Upon receipt of the report, police operatives of the Command swiftly moved to the scene, where they found the lifeless body of the victim and rushed him t...

 OAU 400-level medical student d!es moments before final exam The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, has been thrown into mourning after a 400-level medical student identified as Adewole Emmanuel, d!ed after reportedly collapsing moments before his final session examination. Emmanuel’s death was announced in a statement released by the Ife University Medical Students Association (IFUMSA)on Thursday, April 22.  “Under the cover of dark clouds, we write to you with the heaviest of hearts to inform you of the passing of one of our own, an integral part of the association and a solid pillar of his class,” the statement reads. The association described the deceased as “a colleague, friend, roommate, and a Part 4 medical student with an undeniably bright future until the time of his passing”. “This incident is not only sad, but crucially painful as we lost a rising star and a loving member of the IFUMSA family. In honoring his dearest memories, we kindly ask the ...

 Amupitan: I had conviction from God before accepting INEC appointment Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says he had the conviction that God would help before he accepted his appointment to lead the electoral body. Amupitan spoke in Abuja on Wednesday at the end of tenure and appreciation service organised by the Nigerian Baptist Convention for its outgoing president, Israel Akanji, and his wife, Victoria. The INEC chairman said he would not have accepted the offer without such a conviction from God, saying, ” the Lord said, ‘Fear not; do not be dismayed.'” “If I didn’t have the conviction for this job, I would not accept it. But I had a conviction very clearly that… the Lord said, ‘fear not, do not be dismayed.’ He said, ‘I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will uphold you.’ I heard this clearly before I accepted this job,” he said. According to him, God has been on his side since his assumption of office and called for prayers...

 Fubara backs Tinubu’s re-election, says ‘Nigeria in capable hands‘ Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, has declared his support for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election.  Speaking on Thursday while declaring open the meeting of the Southern Traditional Rulers Council in Port Harcourt, Fubara said Nigeria is in “capable hands” under Tinubu. The governor said the Tinubu administration is making progress in reviving the economy and delivering critical infrastructure, including coastal road projects, despite prevailing challenges. He said continuity in leadership is necessary, adding that “it is not ideal to change the goalpost in the middle of the game”. Fubara urged stakeholders in the region to work toward shared goals, insisting that the south must remain united to achieve sustainable development. “We are all witnesses to the transformation of our battered economy and the ongoing infrastructural revolution, including the remarkable coastal road project in the southern...

 TROOPS RESTORE HOPE AS MANSUR RESIDENTS RETURN HOME AFTER MONTHS OF DISPLACEMENT There was widespread celebration in Mansur, Alkeleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, on Wednesday, 22 April 2026, as residents returned en masse to reclaim their ancestral homes after months in exile. The community had been deserted since 26 February 2026 when armed terrorists overran the village and forced families to flee for safety. For nearly two months, farmlands lay fallow and homes were abandoned. The turnaround began with Operation BUGUN KARKANDA III, directed by Army Headquarters. This was a sweeping clearance operation conducted by 33 Artillery Brigade. BUGUN KANKARDA III was proceeded by Operation WUTAN DAJI, a deliberate follow-up operation aimed at flushing terrorists out of their strongholds. The operation successfully cleared terrorists from the dreaded Dajin Madam Forest in Plateau State and Kumbodoro Forest in Taraba State. Other areas cleared of terrorist included Yankari Game...

 Saleh Mamman’s Trial: Court to Deliver Judgment June 9 Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Thursday, April 23, 2026 slated June 9, 2026 for judgment in the trial of the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman for fraud. Mamman is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 12-count charge  bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503.73 (Thirty-three Billion, Eight Hundred and Four Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred and Three Naira, Seventy-three Kobo). At the proceedings, Mamman’s counsel, Femi Atteh, SAN, stated that he filed his final written address on behalf of the defendant on April 1, 2026, and had also filed a reply to the prosecution’s final written address. Atteh further stated that the defence team relies on the submissions in the applications to urge the court to discharge and acquit Mamman. Prosecution counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN,  in hi...

 Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud:  Witness Links Multiple Cash Deposits, Dollar Conversions to Yahaya Bello’s Associate The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Thursday, April 23, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness narrating how huge cash lodgments were converted to dollars and handed over to a key associate. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Bello on an alleged money laundering amounting to ₦80,246,470,088.88. Testifying, the witness, Jamilu Abdullahi, a Bureau de Change operator and Prosecution Witness 12, PW12, while being led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, Kemi Pinheiro SAN, told the court that several cash deposits were made on different dates into the account of E-Traders International Limited by one Abba Adaudu. “Yes, my lord, there are more cash deposit transactions on different days into E-Traders International Limited,” the witness st...

 EFCC Arraigns Two for Alleged N8.9m  Investment Fraud in Awka The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the duo of Samuel Inalegwu Okpala and Ezelibe Emmanuel Nzube before Justice Bala Khalifa-Mohammed Usman of the Federal High court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, on a four-count charge bordering on fraudulent personation, conspiracy and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N8, 900, 000. 00 (Eight million, Nine Hundred thousand Naira). Count two of the charge reads: “That you, Samuel Inalegwu Okpala, sometime in 2025, at Onitsha, Anambra State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court with the intent to defraud, induced one Clara Uwakonye to deliver to you, the sum of Five million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N5, 500, 000. 00) under the pretence that she would receive return on investment, a representation which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advan...

 LASG REITERATES APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION, EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS IN GOVERNMENT-OWNED ESTATES … Moves To Protect Shared Assets, Prevent Fire Incidents, Structural Damage In State’s Housing Schemes The Lagos State Ministry of Housing has restated that all allottees of Lagos State-owned housing estates must seek and obtain approval from the Ministry before embarking on any external alterations or installation of solar panels on allocated buildings and flats. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Engr. Abdulhafis Toriola, gave this clarification in response to a recent social media post by a resident who raised concerns over the Ministry’s Monitoring and Compliance Team’s demand for solar panel installation approval during a routine operation at the Lagos State Millennium Housing Estate, Ibeshe. “An allottee must obtain approval from the Ministry for any intended alteration to the flat allocated and the building, and this includes installation of solar ...

 13 STATES COMPETE FOR HONOURS AT NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP  The Lagos State Government has been commended for its immense contributions and support to the National Sports School Federation for the ongoing second edition of the National Volleyball Championship for all secondary schools in the country, taking place in Lagos. Mr. Godwin Atagbe, the National Treasurer of the National School Sports Federation (NSSF), gave the commendation while addressing the press at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos after the kickoff of the second edition of the National School Sport Federation (NSSF) Volleyball championship for all secondary schools in Nigeria at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos.  This year’s edition has about 13 states participating in the championship with Lagos being represented by eight male and eight female teams from both private and secondary schools in the state. Mr. Godwin Atagbe, the National Treasurer of the National School Sport Fede...

 COWLSO DONATES ₦60 MILLION WORTH OF ITEMS TO 11 ORPHANAGES IN LAGOS The Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials (COWLSO), under the Chairmanship of the First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, donated household and essential items worth ₦60 million to 11 orphanages across the State. The above amount represents the total cost of intervention and relief materials presented to 11 orphanages including a cheque meant for school support and purchase of needed medications for children in some of the orphanages. Speaking at the event, which is the sixth edition of the presentation of relief items to orphanages in Lagos State by COWLSO, held at the Banquet Hall of the First Lady’s Office, Alausa, Ikeja, the First Lady reaffirmed COWLSO’s commitment to supporting vulnerable children and underserved communities, noting that the initiative reflects compassion, unity, and the collective responsibility to care for the less privileged. She stated that si...

 HIV CONTROL: GH SOMOLU RECEIVES JOINT TEAM FROM MOH, LSACA, ECEWS FOR SYNERGY As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen programme implementation, promote state ownership and enhance data-driven decision-making within HIV and public health programmes, a joint supportive supervisory team of healthcare providers from the Lagos State Ministry of Health, Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) and the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) visited the General Hospital Somolu on Monday. The visit aimed to form a synergy on how to accelerate the control of the HIV Epidemic (ACE-5) Project in Nigeria. It will also provide an opportunity to review programme implementation at the facility level, identify gaps and make necessary recommendations for the improvement of existing policies on HIV/AIDS control in Nigeria. Receiving the visiting delegation, the MD/CEO of General Hospital Somolu, Dr. Mustapha Adebola Quadri thanked Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu for the giant stri...

 Sharon Stone updates fans on her health after being given 1% chance of survival following near-fatal stroke in 2001 Sharon Stone has long inspired fans with her resilience, ever since surviving a near‑fatal stroke and brain hemorrhage in 2001 that left her with only a slim chance of survival.  Now 68, the Basic Instinct star continues to share updates about her journey, reminding others that recovery and renewal are possible even after life‑altering challenges.  Alongside her return to acting in projects like Nobody 2 and the final season of Euphoria, Stone has revealed that painting has become a vital part of her creative and personal rebirth. In a recent interview, Stone explained that art became both a healing outlet and a way to keep her creativity alive after her stroke dramatically shifted her career.  She described how painting helped her process trauma, loss of identity, and the difficulties of stepping away from Hollywood.  Though she first learned to ...

 A$AP Rocky shares how longtime partner Rihanna has changed since becoming a mom of 3 A$AP Rocky recently reflected on how Rihanna has evolved since becoming a mother of three.  Speaking with W Magazine, the rapper praised his longtime partner, calling her “magic” and “the most charming and genuine person on Earth.”  He noted that motherhood has changed her in profound ways but emphasized that her energy and authenticity remain unmatched.  Rihanna, 38, appears on the magazine’s cover alongside their daughter Rocki Irish, who joined the family in September 2025. Rocky shared that he and Rihanna bond over their shared interests, particularly their love of documentaries and films. He revealed that they’ve watched the Bob Marley documentary together and revisited the movie El Cantante more than a dozen times.  The couple, who also share sons RZA (born in 2022) and Riot (born in 2023), are thrilled to have welcomed a daughter.  Sources close to Rihanna say she w...

 Quinton Aaron learned wife was married to someone else after coma Actor Quinton Aaron, best known for The Blind Side, recently revealed a shocking discovery about his marriage after waking from a four‑day coma.  The 68‑year‑old suffered a spinal stroke in January and was placed on life support. During his hospitalization, it was uncovered that his wife, Margarita DeLeon, was still legally married to another man, Eric Guzman, whom she wed in 1992. Aaron explained on Good Morning America that he and DeLeon married in December 2024, believing she had been divorced for more than a decade.  He recalled that she assured him and even their officiant that she had the necessary documents, though he admitted he never saw the decree himself.  Reflecting on the situation, Aaron described this as his “biggest mistake,” saying he wished he had done more research before their wedding. DeLeon, meanwhile, told the program that she was unaware her divorce from Guzman had never been f...