Nigerian music star Ayra Starr has just won the Best International Act at the BET Awards 2025, becoming the 5th African and 4th Nigerian artist to claim the prestigious title! This victory marks a huge milestone not just for her career, but for African music as a whole. 🌍Here’s a quick look at all African winners of this award: Davido (2018) 🇳🇬 Burna Boy (2019, 2020, 2021, 2023) 🇳🇬...

The Parent-Teacher Association of Nigeria has appealed to the Federal Government to stop posting prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps to states plagued by insecurity. Speaking in an interview with Saturday PUNCH, the PTA National President, Alhaji Haruna Danjuma, described the continued deployment of corps members to states battling insurgency and banditry as “dangerous...

A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed by Olalekan Fatodu and Leeman Communications Limited against journalist Omoyele Sowore and Sahara Reporters, awarding ₦500,000 in costs against Fatodu. Justice Oyindamola Ogala struck out the case on Tuesday, ruling that the claimants failed to prove that the allegedly defamatory content was published to a third...

The U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent warning to Iran has raised more questions than answers. While he insists the United States had “nothing to do” with Israel’s deadly strikes on Iranian nuclear and intelligence sites, his aggressive rhetoric tells a different story. By openly threatening Iran with “the full strength and might” of the U.S. military,...

The Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamorudeen Ogunlana, has clarified that his office has no power to reinstate suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central. In a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Information, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, the Clerk explained that his role is strictly administrative—supporting the Senate in line with its resolutions,...