Court grants Emefiele ₦2b bail (Guardian)
A former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, was on Monday granted ₦2 billion in bail by a Federal High Court judge sitting in Abuja.
The eight-count charge against Emefiele included allegedly stealing and seizing billions of naira from proxy accounts, as well as illegally obtaining a housing estate with 753 units.
In his ruling, Justice Halilu Yusuf stated that Emefiele had been granted bail in three other criminal cases that were still pending against him and that there was no evidence that he had jumped bail. Read more
I’ll adjust my schedule to visit Benue people on Wednesday — Tinubu (Channels)
President Bola Tinubu has said that he will clear his schedule to pay a condolence visit to the people of Benue State on Wednesday, following last Saturday’s attack in the Yelewata community that left scores of residents dead.
“I will adjust my programme and go see Benue people on Wednesday,” Tinubu said on Monday when he inaugurated the Greater Abuja Water Supply Network in the nation’s capital.
The President also sympathised with the people of the state and those who lost their loved ones in the attacks. Read more
‘Lack of empathy,’ Obi knocks Tinubu for not visiting Benue (DailyTrust)
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for failing to travel to Benue state in the wake of recent tragic events that claimed hundreds of lives.
Obi on Monday on his X handle, said that true leaders show care and support by being present when people are suffering.
He lamented that after nearly 200 people died in flooding in Niger State and over 200 were killed in attacks in Benue State, President Tinubu did not visit either location to show he cares. Read more
Special forces deployed to battle terrorists in Benue (Nation)
Special security forces yesterday landed in Benue State to battle terrorists and halt the spate of killings and other forms of violence across the local governments.
The combined security team is made up of intelligence agencies, the police and the military.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu mandated them to take control of the security operations. Read more
Benue: FG’s intervention reduced LGAs under siege – Alia (Sun)
Benue Governor Hyacinth Alia has denied claims that the federal government left the state’s residents to defend themselves amid the ongoing killings.
While appearing on Channels TV’s ‘The Morning Brief’ on Monday, Alia disclosed that the federal government’s intervention reduced the number of local governments under siege from seventeen to three.
According to the governor, President Bola Tinubu fully understands the situation. Read more
Court rejects FG’s request to arrest Natasha over defamation charge (Punch)
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday rejected the Federal Government’s request to issue an arrest warrant against the suspended senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following her failure to appear in court for arraignment in an alleged defamation suit.
The presiding judge, Justice Muhammed Umar, delivered this ruling after the federal government’s counsel, David Kaswe, informed the court that the charge had been served on her lawyer earlier that morning in the courtroom.
Justice Umar stated that, as the senator had not previously been served with the charge or a hearing notice, it was inconceivable for her to have appeared in court. Read more
Inflation rate drops to 22.97% in May (Leadership)
Headline inflation rate eased to 22.97% in May 2025, relative to the April 2025 headline inflation rate of 23.71%, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a new data released on Monday.
The NBS data showed that on a month-on-month basis, food inflation rate in May 2025 was 2.19%, up by 0.12% compared to April 2025 (2.06%).
The increase was attributed to the rate of decrease in the average prices of yam, cassava tuber, maize, flour, sweet potatoes among others. Read more
Hugh Hefner’s ex Holly Madison reveals truth about ‘tunnels under the Playboy Mansion that led to Diddy’s house’ (Unilad)
Hugh Hefner’s ex Holly Madison has finally addressed a longstanding theory that there were tunnels beneath the Playboy Mansion that ‘led to Diddy’s house’.
Madison, now 45, was Hefner’s ‘number one girlfriend’ back when she lived at the infamous residence in the 2000s.
More recently, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, 55, is currently on trial for sex trafficking, but he has pleaded not guilty to charges of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He is accused of using his business empire as a racketeering enterprise that enabled and concealed the abuse of women over two decades. If convicted, he faces a sentence of 15 years to life imprisonment. Read more
Meghan Markle celebrates ‘best’ dad Prince Harry with adorable home videos of Archie, Lilibet on Father’s Day 2025 (PageSix)
A royal tribute.
Meghan Markle shared adorable home videos of husband Prince Harry and their kids, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, in honor of Father’s Day on Sunday.
“The best,” the Duchess of Sussex captioned the heartwarming montage via Instagram. “Happy Father’s Day to our favorite guy.”
The reel — which was set to Jason Mraz’s song “Have It All” — featured candid moments of Harry with their two children over the years. Read more
Jennifer Garner celebrates Ben Affleck on Father’s Day with throwback photo of him cuddling 1 of their kids (People)
On Sunday, June 15, the actress, 53, marked Father’s Day with a tribute to her ex-husband on her Instagram Stories which showed a throwback photo of Affleck, 52, lying on a couch with one of their three children, as a baby resting peacefully on his chest.
“Happy Father’s Day to 3 people’s favorite landing spot,” Garner captioned the post.
Garner and Affleck have been coparenting their three children — Violet, 19, Seraphina, 16, and Samuel, 13 — since their divorce in 2018. Read more
Ivanka Trump’s Father’s Day message goes viral (Newsweek)
Ivanka Trump’s Father’s Day message to President Donald Trump has gone viral on social media.
Newsweek reached out to Trump’s representative for comment via email outside regular working hours.
Donald Trump, 79, is a father of five children: Donald Jr., 47, Ivanka, 43, and Eric, 41, with late ex-wife Ivana Trump. He also shares daughter Tiffany, 31, with ex-wife Marla Maples and son Barron, 19, with first lady Melania Trump. Read more
Iranian strikes expose bomb shelter shortage for Palestinian towns inside Israel (CNN)
In a small, tight-knit town near Haifa in northern Israel, residents here never thought they would experience such horror.
Inhabited by Palestinian citizens of Israel, Tamra was left shaken after an Iranian missile struck a residential building late Saturday evening, killing four civilians, Israel’s national emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) reported.
The rocket struck a home belonging to the Khatib family at around 11:50pm, according to emergency responders. Manar Khatib, a local teacher, and her two daughters Shatha, 13, and Hala, 20, as well their relative Manar Diab were all killed instantly. Read more
Matthew McConaughey to star as Mike Hammer for True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto (Flickeringmyth)
Matthew McConaughey and True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto are back together again. This time, they’ll serve to bring the iconic Mike Hammer to the big screen.
Deadline reports the pair will take on the mystery world again with this adaptation. Skydance is involved in the project that will see Pizzolatto pen the script and McConaughey lead the film as the titular character.
Skydance acquired the rights to Mickey Spillane’s and Max Allan Collins’ Mike Hammer franchise, with plans to develop it into a hit series of films. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce along with Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady. Benjamin Forkner and Ken F. Levin are also attached. Carin Sage will oversee the project for Skydance. Read more
Osimhen may become Man U’s most expensive signing in history (Guardian)
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen may be heading to Manchester United following three-way negotiations involving his current club, Napoli, Osimhen and the Red Devils, according to latest reports. Osimhen is said to have agreed to personal terms with the Red Devils, including a whopping weekly wage of £660,000 before tax.
The deal, which is expected to be finalised soon, could make the Nigerian the most expensive signing in Manchester United’s history. But the real transfer sum has not been revealed by either Manchester United or the other parties.
When asked about his future, Osimhen reportedly said: “Don’t worry, very soon a decision will be taken, and I am preparing as we are resting now.” Read more
Togolese Mawouli wins eTranzact Golf Classic (Nation)
Ayao Mawouli, a Togolese professional, has emerged the winner of the 3rd eTranzact Golf Classic at Lakowe Lakes Golf Club in Lagos.
Mawouli on Saturday, dethroned Francis Epe, who missed the half way cut at the Professional Golfers’ Development (PGD) Tour event.
He shot 72, level par and 68, four under par to tower above the field of 88 players that competed for the title. The event was reduced to a 36 holes play after rain denied the players of the closing round when Professional Golf Development Tour Commissioner, Femi Olagbenro, declared the course unplayable due to prolonged downpour. Read more
Chris Eubank Jnr is as close as he has ever been to fighting Canelo Alvarez (BoxingScene)
For a time, it was Gennadiy Golovkin, the hard-hitting former middleweight king from Kazakhstan. Then, when that never materialised, Chris Eubank Jnr turned his attention to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, an opponent no easier to beat and a fight no more likely to happen.
In the meantime, Eubank Jnr would build his record and reputation on the scalps of opponents several levels below the level he aspired to reach, making any potential jump that much greater. Soon, in fact, people were under the distinct impression that Eubank Jnr was merely using those names – Golovkin, Alvarez – as a way of getting publicity without having any real desire to actually one day fight them.
A fight against Golovkin, for instance, was there on the table for Eubank Jnr in 2016, only for him to have a change of heart at the eleventh hour and allow Kell Brook, a welterweight, to take the opportunity instead. Read more
UFC fighter says don’t ‘persecute’ opponent after ‘illegal move’ led to controversial no contest ending (CNN)
Paul Craig has told fans not to “persecute” Rodolfo Bellato after the pair’s UFC fight on Saturday ended in a controversial no contest due to an illegal upkick from Craig.
As the end of the first round of their light-heavyweight fight in Atlanta’s State Farm Arena approached, Craig – while on his back – threw a kick up at Bellato, connecting with the Brazilian’s head and neck area.
Bellato fell to the floor with his arms above his head before the referee stepped in and deemed it an accidental foul from Craig, resulting in a no contest. Read more
Vinicius Junior: 4 people sentenced over effigy of Real Madrid star (AlJazeera)
Four people have been handed suspended jail sentences of between 14 and 22 months by a Madrid court after being found guilty of a hate crime related to an effigy of Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior, Spain’s La Liga has said.
“The defendant who posted the video online received a special disqualification from working in education, sports, or recreational youth settings for four years and three months, while the others received three years and seven months,” a La Liga statement said on Monday.They were all involved in hanging a banner reading “Madrid hates Real” and an inflatable black effigy in a replica of the Brazilian’s number 20 T-shirt on a bridge before a Copa del Rey match against Atletico Madrid in January 2023. Read more