DisCos demand justice for military attack on Ikeja Electric staff, journalists (Guardian)
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has called on the Nigerian Air Force, the military, and the presidency to identify and hold accountable the officers responsible for the brutal attack on Ikeja Electric (IKEDC) staff and journalists at the company’s headquarters in Alausa, Lagos.
The attack, carried out by armed personnel from the Sam Ethnan Air Force Base, Ikeja, left multiple individuals injured. ANED has vowed not to relent until justice is served.
Following the assault, the Area Officer Commanding, Logistics Command, Air Vice Marshal AK Ademulegun, visited the IKEDC office later on Thursday, promising an investigation. Read more
‘He desired a better Nigeria,’ Tinubu, Obi, LP pay tribute to Okupe (Channels)
President Bola Tinubu has led tributes for a former presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe who died on Friday morning, describing the late politician as one who played “a significant role in Nigeria’s political landscape”.
Okupe died at 72 following a battle with illness.
In his tribute to the Ogun-born politician, Tinubu’s spokesman Bayo Onanuga said Okupe was “a bold and articulate advocate for national development” and expressed “deep sorrow over his passing at a time when his wealth of experience and insight were still invaluable to the nation”. Read more
Nigerian diocese pays tribute to priest who was murdered on Ash Wednesday (CNA)
The Diocese of Kafanchan in Nigeria is paying tribute to Father Sylvester Okechukwu, a diocesan priest who was murdered on Ash Wednesday, March 5.
According to the information provided by the Diocese of Kafanchan, Okechukwu was kidnapped from his residence at about 9:15 p.m. on March 4.
After being taken by his abductors, the 45-year-old priest was killed in the early hours of Ash Wednesday. Read more
Women activists attack Senate for suspending Akpoti-Uduaghan (Sun)
The decision by the Senate to place Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on a six-month suspension without salaries or allowances for violation of the Standing Rules 2023 (as amended) and for bringing the presiding officer and entire Senate in general to public opprobrium has stirred mixed reactions.
On February 20, Akpoti-Uduaghan clashed with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over seat reassignments in the parliament. Following the incident, she alleged that her troubles in the chamber began after rejecting amorous advances from Akpabio.
On Wednesday, she submitted a formal petition against him, but the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges dismissed it, citing procedural breaches and legal limitations. Read more
Mother tackles Lagos school over daughter’s eye injury (Punch)
A mother, Mrs Charity Obisco, has accused the management of a Lagos-based school of abandoning her 10-year-old daughter, Mary, after she was stabbed in the eye by a classmate.
Charity told PUNCH Metro on Sunday that the incident occurred on October 11, 2024.
She explained that the school’s headmistress had informed her of the incident and requested that she meet them at the hospital.
Charity stated that her daughter underwent surgery at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, which was paid for by the mother of the boy who allegedly stabbed her. Read more
Lagos empowers disabled persons with skills (VON)
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, has provided vocational training and startup tools to empower persons with disabilities across the state.
A total of 300 beneficiaries received specialized training in leatherwork, hairdressing, barbing, arts and crafts, phone repairs, and makeup artistry. Upon completion, they were each equipped with essential tools to facilitate the establishment of their businesses, fostering economic independence and inclusivity.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Alausa Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme “Removing Barriers” Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mr Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, said that the initiative is a deliberate attempt by the administration of Babajide Sanwo-Olu to remove the impediments preventing people with disability from participating in programmes that contribute to their wellbeing. Read more
Nigeria lost N94t to business closures, multinational divestments — NESG (DailyTrust)
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has stated that the harsh economic environment in the country has led to the closure of about 30 per cent of Nigeria’s Micro and Small Medium Enterprises.
Dr. Segun Omisakin, Chief Economist and Director of Research at NESG, made the disclosure yesterday during the launch of the 2025 Private Sector Outlook, highlighting key economic trends, challenges, and opportunities for businesses navigating the evolving Nigerian economy.
According to him, “Between 2023 and 2024, multinational divestments and business closures led to an estimated 94 trillion Naira economic loss. Additionally, 30% of Nigeria’s 24 million registered MSMEs shut down during this period, underscoring the country’s economic vulnerability.” Read more
Glorilla strips down to sexy lingerie in Savage X Fenty photoshoot (HipHopDx)
GloRilla is proving exactly why Rihanna made the right choice with making the Memphis rapper the ambassador to all four of her Fenty brands.
Big Glo showed off the work she’s been putting in at the gym in her latest Fenty photo shoot, which simultaneously showcased products from Rih’s lingerie line Savage X Fenty, her makeup line Fenty Beauty, her skincare line Fenty Skin her hair care line, Fenty Hair.
Fans in the comments couldn’t get enough, with one person commenting, “That gym been doing her so good!” Read more
Pizza delivery man runs into burning home to save 5 children, jumps from second floor holding child (Upworthy)
In a heroic act, a 25-year-old pizza deliveryman risked his life to save five children from a burning home in Indiana. Nicholas Bostic was driving by in the dead of night when he saw the house engulfed in flames. His immediate instinct was to run inside and help. Entering through the back door, Bostic braved thick clouds of smoke to rescue four children, ranging from ages 1 to 18. He then re-entered to save a fifth child, a 6-year-old, ultimately escaping by jumping through a window with her in his arms, using his own body to break the fall.
The incident happened in Lafayette, Indiana, and the Lafayette Police Department confirmed that the child was “miraculously mostly uninjured,” reported PEOPLE. Bostic sustained severe smoke inhalation and a deep arm wound. When first responders arrived, his first words were, “Please tell me that baby is OK.” Read more
Francis Ford Coppola says he doesn’t have “any money” for his post-megalopolis movie (Consequence)
Francis Ford Coppola has run out of vineyards to sell. The director of The Godfather, The Conversation, and more iconic films is hard at work on his next movie, but he recently told Rick Rubin on his Tetragammaton podcast that it’s going to have a smaller budget than his previous film, Megalopolis, because “I don’t have any money.”
Coppola described his next project, an adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel Glimpses of the Moon, as a “’30s-style strange musical” when interviewed by the Washington Post last December.
Now, he’s facing the budget limitations from Megalopolis’s failure to recoup the $120 million he invested in it. Said Coppola on the podcast: Read more
Mexico seizes 275,000 fentanyl pills from boxes of sliced cactus bound for Arizona (CBS)
Authorities in northern Mexico on Wednesday found about 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of sliced cactus, a quintessential Mexican food staple known as nopales.
Mexican law enforcement said they seized some 275,000 pills of the lethal drug in the border state of Sonora, on its way to Arizona, and that they arrested a 29-year-old man. The drugs were valued at about $6.5 million. Authorities found both pills and the drug in powder form.
The seizure took place at a military checkpoint on the Mexican highway connecting the northern states of Sinaloa and Sonora, where officers searched a trailer carrying packets of nopales. Read more
Hamilton’ run at Kennedy Center canceled over Trump takeover (MSNBC)
President Donald Trump’s brazen takeover of the Kennedy Center has led to the venue losing out on the major Broadway hit “Hamilton,” whose creators are pulling out of a scheduled run next year.
In a statement Wednesday, the musical’s producer, Jeffrey Seller, said Trump’s recent “purge” of staff and performances “flies in the face of everything this national cultural center represents.”
“Our show simply cannot, in good conscience, participate and be a part of this new culture that is being imposed on the Kennedy Center,” Seller said. Read more
lElbows up: How Canadians are fighting back against Trump’s tariffs (CNN)
Replacing Californian tomatoes with Italian tomatoes. Ohio-made pepperoni with meats produced in Ontario and Quebec. Coca Cola with sparkling water, sweetened with Canadian maple syrup.
At the end of January, as US President Donald Trump ramped up threats to annex Canada and wreck its economy with tariffs, Graham Palmateer, who runs a pizza joint in Toronto’s west end, told his customers he’d be making some swaps to his fridges and shelves: no more products produced in the United States, or by American companies.
“At one point I just figured, that’s enough, I’m going to do this,” Palmateer, the owner of Gram’s Pizza, told CNN. Read more
Ighalo: How my dream to play for Man United came to reality (CompleteSports)
Former Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has disclosed that he had to pray fervently for the other striking options that Manchester United wanted to sign not to materialize when the Red Devils showed interest in signing him.
Recall that the Nigerian international was signed in 2020 when the duo of Anthony Marshal and Marcus Rashford were injured.
In a chat with Super Falcons’ attacker, Rasheedat Ajibade’s podcast, Ighalo stated that he celebrated his move to Old Trafford. Read more
‘Osimhen’s wage enormous for United’ (Punch)
Manchester United chiefs are unlikely to agree a deal with Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen over his wages which would be around £20m per season, as the club look to bring down their wage bill which stood at £365m last season, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
Osimhen has been linked with a move to Old Trafford ahead of the summer transfer window as he is expected to depart Napoli for good after the 2024/25 season.
Currently on loan at Galatasaray after falling out with the Italian club’s hierarchy, the Nigerian international attracted persistent interest last summer, with Chelsea coming closest to sealing a deal before it fell through. Read more
Nick Kyrgios bursts into tears after retiring hurt at Indian Wells in fresh injury setback (Metro)
Nick Kyrgios was left in a flood of tears after retiring hurt with a wrist injury in his Indian Wells opener against Botic van de Zandschulp.
The fiery Australian’s future in the sport looks somewhat uncertain, with Kyrgios managing to play just one match in 2023 and missing the entirety of 2024 due to injury and surgeries on his right wrist and knee.
Kyrgios, a Wimbledon runner-up in 2022, has been attempting a comeback from his nightmare spell with injuries this year but was left incredibly emotional during a medical timeout against Van de Zandschulp. Read more
Badosa withdraws from Indian Wells due to injury (WTATennis)
Paula Badosa, who won the biggest title of her career at Indian Wells four years ago, has withdrawn from this year’s edition of the BNP Paribas Open due to a lower back injury.
Former World No. 2 Badosa, who has struggled with back issues in recent years, also retired midway through her quarterfinal match at last week’s event in Merida due to a lower back injury.
The consecutive withdrawals throw a wrench into a season which had an extremely promising start for Badosa. The Spaniard made her first-ever Grand Slam semifinal at the 2025 Australian Open and returned to the Top 10 for the first time since 2022. Read more
Warriors use another incredible Stephen Curry halftime heave to fuel comeback victory over Nets (CBS)
Stephen Curry has made more crazy shots look casual than any player in basketball history, and he did it again on Thursday night.
This time it happened in Brooklyn on the final possession of the first half as the Warriors took on the Nets. Curry caught the ball at the logo with his back to the basket and three seconds on the clock. There was nothing to do but turn and fire and, you guessed it, Curry cashed the thing like it was a casual midrange jumper. I mean come on, man. A 35-foot fallaway? And the thing is, Curry took that shot with every intention of making it. It was a heave, but not a full-on prayer. There’s a difference. Read more