Former NBA star Lamar Odom checks out of rehab after 30-day stint for marijuana addiction

Former NBA star Lamar Odom has completed a 30-day rehabilitation programme at iRely Recovery in Los Angeles following his recent DUI arrest.     The 46-year-old entered treatment shortly after…

President Tinubu extends ban on raw shea nut exports to 2027

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for one year, from February 26, 2026, to February 25, 2027.    …

US court jails former NNPC official over $2.1m oil bribery scandal

A United States district court has sentenced Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former general manager at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (now NNPC Limited), to 87 months in prison for receiving a…

Chelsea and West Ham fined £625k over players misconduct

Chelsea F.C. have been fined £325,000, while West Ham United F.C. must pay £300,000 following a mass confrontation between players during their Premier League clash in January.      …

‘Golden Bachelor’ star Mel Owens pays ex-wife $1m to end divorce battle

Golden Bachelor’ star Mel Owens has settled the nearly $1 million he owed his ex-wife, Fabiana Owens, under the terms of their divorce agreement, according to court documents.    …

I regret not learning English – Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi has admitted he regrets not learning English while growing up, describing it as one of his personal shortcomings despite his remarkable football career.          …

Sweden to increase deportations of convicted immigrants

Sweden’s government on Wednesday, Feannounced plans to significantly expand the deportation of immigrants convicted of crimes, proposing that, as a general rule, any offence carrying a penalty higher than a…

Cambridge University returns 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria

The University of Cambridge has officially returned 116 Benin artefacts to Nigeria.       The treasures were taken from Benin City by British forces in 1897.      …

President Tinubu decorates Disu as acting IGP

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu today, February 25, decorated Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House, Abuja.       The decoration ceremony, which…

Gunmen abduct six worshippers in Ondo church

Gunmen have abducted six worshippers from a Celestial Church situated along the Owo–Akure Expressway in Uso, Owo Local Government area of Ondo State.       Eyewitness accounts from the…