The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has described the N300 million received from the Rivers State government as a gift, not payment for hosting rights for its 2025 Annual General Conference (AGC). This clarification was made in a statement on Monday, April 14, by Emeka Obegolu, chairman of the AGC planning committee, amid rising controversy…
The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, since the institution said Monday it won’t comply with the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. In a letter to Harvard Friday, the administration called for broad government and leadership reforms, a requirement that…
Real Madrid forward, Vinicius Jr. has declared his team’s readiness to face Arsenal in their Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday. The Brazilian energized Los Blancos’ supporters with a message of hope ahead of the crucial clash at the Santiago Bernabéu. He shared the message in reaction to Madrid’s narrow 1-0 win over Deportivo…
Confusion over President Donald Trump’s tariffs remains following a weekend of questions around trade in consumer electronics. On Friday the Trump administration paused its new taxes on electronics imported into the U.S. — signaling some relief from trade wars that have particularly escalated with China, a major exporter of technology from smartphones to laptops. But…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has pleaded not guilty to an expanded federal indictment charging him with five criminal counts, including racketeering and sex trafficking. The 55-year-old entered his plea during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan. He had previously pleaded not guilty to an earlier three-count indictment. Combs’ legal team insists that…
