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Kenyan President, William Ruto, has raised concern over the increasing number of Kenyan women marrying Nigerian men, including his own daughter. Speaking at a wedding ceremony, Ruto pointed to what he described as a noticeable trend of Kenyan women choosing Nigerian partners, and jokingly questioned why Kenyan men seem to be missing out. “My daughter is married to a Nigerian, and this one is now again married to a Nigerian. And our guys are around; I don’t know, are you slow? I don’t know.” He went on to joke that if the trend continues, Kenya might experience a “brain drain”…

At least 66 Nigerians acquired citizenship in Antigua and Barbuda between January and June 2024, according to newly released figures from the country’s Citizenship-by-Investment Unit (CIU). The influx of Nigerian applicants, alongside their families, contributed over US$6.6 million to the Caribbean nation’s treasury through the popular National Development Fund (NDF) route. Antigua approved 739 CBI applications across all nationalities during the period, marking a dramatic 200% surge compared to the same period in 2023, with Nigeria ranking as the third-largest source country, following China and the United States. Nigeria topped the list of African countries using Antigua’s CBI programme, outpacing…

Elon Musk is shaking up the messaging world again. The tech mogul has just announced the rollout of XChat—an all-new, fully encrypted chat platform built for privacy, speed and cross-platform freedom. XChat promises end-to-end encryption, vanishing messages, full file-sharing capabilities, and audio/video calling—all without needing a phone number. Musk confirmed that the platform runs on a completely new architecture built in Rust, using Bitcoin-style encryption to power the experience. “You can do audio/video calls without a phone number across all platforms,” Musk posted. That means users will be able to chat, share and call seamlessly, whether they’re on mobile, desktop…

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has issued singer Speed Darlington a two-day ultimatum to comply with its invitation following his controversial confession of having sexual intercourse with a minor. The outrage began on Tuesday when a video surfaced showing Darlington admitting to the act. The backlash prompted intervention from authorities, including the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). However, the DSVA clarified that while the incident’s exact location was unclear, its jurisdiction is limited to Lagos. Consequently, the agency referred the case to NAPTIP for further investigation. NAPTIP subsequently invited Darlington to…

Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolverhampton Wanderers, the two Premier League clubs said on Sunday, with the Brazil forward joining on a five-year contract. United triggered the 26-year-old’s release clause, which was worth around 62.5 million pounds ($84.12 million), a team source said. The Old Trafford club also have the option of extending his contract by a year. Cunha has scored 33 times and provided 15 assists in 92 appearances for Wolves, with 15 of those goals coming in the Premier League this season. He becomes United’s first summer igning. “Manchester United has reached…

Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi said he barely recognised his side as they fell to a deserved 5-0 defeat at the hands of Paris St Germain in the Champions League final on Saturday. PSG captured their first Champions League title in devastating style, recording the largest winning margin in the competition’s history. The defeat marked a bitter end to a frustrating season for three-times European champions Inter, who fell short in three major competitions and finished without silverware. “It absolutely didn’t feel like my Inter out there – and the players are the first to know it,” said Inzaghi, whose…

Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, stated that the federal government is using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify poor Nigerians residing in urban slums. Speaking recently on Arise TV, the minister said AI has enabled the expansion of the national social register. He added that the register, which initially targeted only the rural poor, has grown from 13 million to 19.7 million people. “To help someone, you must first know them. You can’t support people you can’t identify. That’s why we started by validating the social register,” Yilwatda said. “The president ordered that we include the…

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has declared that his family is intact despite allegations of ritual sacrifice from his daughter, Jane Edidiong Ufot. Jane had accused the governor of attempting to use her for sacrifice. In the footage, Jane said the governor should be held responsible if anything happened to her because she doesn’t want to die like her mother. Jane had said she would not be a sacrifice like her mother and brother who died under suspicious circumstances. Reacting, Eno blamed the trending video on detractors. Addressing journalists in Uyo, the state capital, the governor said he…

Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has taken legal action against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), demanding answers over the alleged disappearance of ₦500 billion in oil revenues. According to SERAP, the NNPCL failed to remit this substantial sum to the Federation Account between October and December 2024. In a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, SERAP is pushing for a court order to compel NNPCL to fully account for the missing funds and to involve anti-corruption agencies in recovering the unremitted money. The case follows a bombshell revelation by the World Bank, which…

President Bola Tinubu has described Gilbert Chagoury, the Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, as his “partner in daring”. The president praised the businessman on Saturday during the inauguration of the phase one, section one of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The project was done by Hitech Construction, a company founded by the Chagoury Group. Tinubu commended the collaborative spirit that led to the successful completion of phase one of the coastal highway project, reflecting on the arduous journey he undertook with Chagoury to “tame the Atlantic”, while he was Lagos governor. “To the contractors and my partner in daring, Engr. Roland Chagoury, it was…