The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced a comprehensive nationwide investigation into the persistent surge in food prices. The FCCPC, during the kickoff of the fact-finding mission in markets in Lagos yesterday, engaged directly with traders’ associations, marketers and consumers to collect information and identify the underlying causes of the continuous hike…
Security services around Europe are on alert to a potential new weapon of Russia’s war – arson and sabotage – after a spate of mystery fires and attacks on infrastructure in the Baltics, Germany and the UK. When a fire broke out in Ikea in Vilnius in Lithuania this month, few passed any remarks until the Polish prime minister,…
Israel’s military has said it has taken control of the strategically important buffer zone along the Gaza-Egypt border known as the Philadelphi Corridor, meaning it now controls Gaza’s entire land border. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 20 tunnels used by Hamas to smuggle weapons into Gaza had been found within…
Two climbers awaited rescue near the peak of North America’s tallest mountain on Wednesday, a day after they and a third climber in their team requested help after summiting Denali during the busiest time of the mountaineering season, officials at Denali National Park and Preserve said. Their condition was not immediately known. The third climber…
Tiwa Savage, the Nigerian singer, has revealed how she prepared for an intimate scene in her debut movie ‘Water & Garri’. ‘Water & Garri’ premiered on Prime Video on May 10. In a recent BET interview, Savage recalled her first-ever kissing experience on set with Andrew Bunting, her co-star (who plays Kay in the movie). She revealed that in preparation…
Funke Akindele, the actress cum movie producer, has assembled a star-studded cast for her upcoming movie titled ‘Finding Me’. Akindele drummed up anticipation for the movie with a playful cast reveal via Instagram. The A-list lineup for ‘Finding Me’ includes Femi Adebayo, Shaffy Bello, Omoni Oboli, Dele Odule, Sharon Ooja, Tina Mba, Dakore Akande, Omoni Oboli, Omowunmi…
Barcelona have appointed former Germany and Bayern Munich manager Hansi Flick as their head coach on a two-year contract. Flick, who has not managed a club since being sacked by Germany in September 2023, will be tasked with reviving Barcelona’s fortunes after they failed to win a trophy this season under Xavi Hernández, who was dismissed…
Britain’s first Black woman lawmaker, Diane Abbott, said on Wednesday she was dismayed the opposition Labour Party looked set to bar her as a candidate in the July 4 election over comments she made more than a year ago about Jews and racism. Abbott, 70, was first elected to parliament for Labour in 1987 and, as the country’s longest…
Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday, after winning their undisputed heavyweight boxing bout earlier this month. The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification fight of the…
President Bola Tinubu will soon present the 2024 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly (NASS). “I submitted the last budget to you,” the President said when he addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday. “You expeditiously passed it. We are walking the talk. I will soon bring the Year 2024 (Supplementary) Appropriation…
