Viral Video: Pastor Adefarasin turns himself in to police (Vanguard)
Senior Pastor of House on the Rock Church, Paul Adefarasin, has turned himself in to the Lagos State Police Command following the circulation of a viral video allegedly showing him holding a firearm during an encounter with a content creator on a Lagos road.
This was disclosed to our correspondent via WhatsApp by the spokesperson of the State Command, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin.
Recall that a video clip emerged online last week showing Pastor Adefarasin holding a metallic object while speaking to a passerby who was recording him. Read more
Police inspector shot dead by 10-year-old son in Anambra (Punch)
A tragic incident occurred in Awka, the Anambra State capital, on Sunday, when a 10-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father, a Police Inspector, identified as Okolie Amechi, with the officer’s service AK-47 rifle.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Monday that the bullet also hit the officer’s second son, Emmanuel, in the hand, in a chaotic scene that occurred due to accidental discharge at the deceased’s residence.
The boy was said to be fondling the AK-47 rifle assigned to the police officer, when he mistakenly pulled the trigger and the bullet struck the officer on the back and also hit his sibling on the hand. Read more
EFCC arraigns director over alleged N13.8b investment fraud (Guardian)
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Precious Williams, director of Glossolalia Nigeria Ltd and Pelegend Nigeria Ltd, before Justice S. I. Mark of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Williams is facing a 14-count bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretence, advance fee fraud, and money laundering to the tune of N13.8 billion. The charges stem from her alleged involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme linked to MBA Trading and Capital Investment Limited.
One of the charges read, “That you, Precious Williams of Glossolalia Nigeria Limited; Pelegend Nigeria Limited, Phenom 413 Events Limited (company representative at large), and Doxasterz Oil and Gas Limited, sometime between August 24, 2019, and February 15, 2020, at Port Harcourt, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, directly took possession of the sum of Ten Billion Naira (N10,000,000,000.00) only from Maxwell Chizi Odum (still at large) and MBA Trading and Capital Investment Limited (at large) through your Sterling Bank PLC Account… when you reasonably ought to have known that the said funds formed part of the proceeds of unlawful activities.” Read more
ITU Council elects Nigerian minister as vice chair (VON)
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani has been elected as the Vice Chair of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council.
Announcing the historic development, Tijani described his election as a “profound honour,” expressing appreciation to the ITU leadership and member states for the trust placed in him.
“It is a profound honour to be elected Vice Chair of the I thank the ITU leadership and Member States for this trust, and I look forward to working closely with the Council Chair Ms. Cristiana Flutur and fellow Council members to advance our shared mission of inclusive digital development. “ Read more
FG moves to close $2.3t infrastructure gap through PPP (Channels)
The Federal Government says it is targeting to close the infrastructure gap in Nigeria through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement.
The Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Jobson Ewalefoh, stated this on Tuesday during a two-day Nigeria Private-Public Partnership Summit 2025 at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja.
The summit which has Vice President Kashim Shettima was themed ‘Unlocking Nigeria’s Potential: The Role of PPPs in Delivering the Renewed Hope Agenda’. Read more
Assassination claim: Court refuses move to arrest Senator Natasha, orders service of papers (DailyTrust)
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by the federal government seeking to arrest Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following an alleged assassination claim.
Justice Muhammed Umar on Monday ruled that Akpoti-Uduaghan has not been served with the charges in person after the prosecution counsel David Kaswe informed the court that her counsel had been served.
While moving for a bench warrant to be issued on Akpoti-Uduaghan, Kaswe submitted that she ought to be aware of the matter since her counsel was served. Read more
Inflation rate drops to 22.97 per cent (Nation)
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso met yesterday as part of efforts to deepen fiscal and monetary policy coordination and consolidate the gains of the macro-economic reforms.
The meeting at the CBN headquarters in Abuja came as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released its Consumer Price Index (CPI) report showing inflation rate dropped for the second consecutive month.
Headline inflation eased to 22.97 per cent in May 2025 from 23.71 per cent in April 2025. It was 24.23 per cent in February 2025. Read more
The teen who filmed the Air India crash video the world saw (BBC)
Every time Aryan Asari heard the sound of an aeroplane, he would go darting out of the house to look for it.
Spotting planes was something of a hobby for him, his father Maganbhai Asari said. Aryan loved the roaring sound of the engine fill the air and then grow louder as the plane cruised above him, leaving behind chalky threads of contrail in the sky.
But now, the very thought of it makes him sick. Read more
Sabrina Carpenter has sharp 6-word response to tweet asking if she has ‘a personality outside of sex’ (Unilad)
Sabrina Carpenter made a tongue-in-cheek comment in response to being asked if she has ‘a personality outside of sex.’
The 26-year-old ‘Espresso’ hitmaker is no stranger to ruffling feathers, whether performing NSFW sex acts on stage across her Short n’ Sweet world tour to teasing the drop of her next album which has a rather X-rated cover.
Sabrina has created a sort of tradition while performing her song ‘Juno’, which has seen her break into some specific positions before breaking into the chorus that asks: “Wanna try out some freaky positions? Have you ever tried this one?” Read more
R. Kelly rushed to hospital after suffering near-fatal overdose in prison (PageSix)
R. Kelly was rushed to the hospital after overdosing from taking too much medication in prison.
According to court documents obtained by Page Six, the incarcerated singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was taken to Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., on June 13 after he allegedly had been “administered an overdose quantity of his medications that threatened his life” while serving his sentence at the Federal Correctional Institute facility in Butner, N.C.
The court docs state that the “Ignition” singer, 58, went into solitary confinement “against his will” and “with his medications in his possession” on June 10. Read more
Drake exchanges words with politician for attending Kendrick Lamar show (HipHopDx)
Drake has exchanged words with Canadian politician Jagmeet Singh over his decision to attend Kendrick Lamar‘s concert in Toronto.
The former New Democratic Party leader was pictured at Kendrick’s concert, his first in Drake’s hometown since the eruption of their feud last year.
In response, Drake DM’d Singh on Instagram, calling him a “goof” and then posted the message on his Instagram Stories. Read more
James Gunn Says the ‘Movie Industry Is Dying’ Because Films Are Made Without Finished Scripts (Variety)
James Gunn has stressed from the minute he took over DC Studios that no superhero movie under his watch would go into production without a completed script. Now, in a new interview with Rolling Stone, the filmmaker attributed the so-called dying film industry to Hollywood’s fatal mistake of always making blockbusters before their scripts are officially completed.
“I do believe that the reason why the movie industry is dying is not because of people not wanting to see movies,” Gunn said.
“It’s not because of home screens getting so good. The number-one reason is because people are making movies without a finished screenplay.” Read more
Iran’s missile arsenal explained: What’s been fired at Israel and what’s to come? (NewArab)
As Iranian missiles continue to hit Israeli territory in response to Tel Aviv’s expanding military campaign, Tehran has remained unusually silent about the types of missiles it is using. Unlike previous strikes in April and October, which were accompanied by official footage and technical details, the current wave of attacks has unfolded without such disclosures.
Still, Israeli military analysts say it is possible to identify some of the projectiles based on the damage they have caused. Tal Inbar, a senior researcher at the Missile Defence Advocacy Alliance, says Iran appears to be using several familiar ballistic missiles, including liquid-fuelled models like the Qadr and Emad, as well as the solid-fuelled Kheibar Shekan.
What has Iran used so far?
The Qadr and Emad missiles belong to the same family. Both have a range of up to 1,800 km and carry warheads weighing around 750 kg, though not all of that is explosive. Read more
Eagles can still qualify for 2026 World Cup – Dikko (Punch)
Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, is optimistic that the Super Eagles can still qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, if the world’s football governing body, FIFA docks South Africa three points, PUNCH Sports Extra reports.
After six matches, the Super Eagles are fourth in their qualifying Group C with seven points, six points behind the South Africans who lead the group with 13 points.
Despite Nigeria’s precarious situation in the group, Dikko is hopeful the Eagles can still qualify as South Africa are at risk of losing three points in the race for the automatic spot in the group after fielding an ineligible player during their 2-0 win over Lesotho in March. Read more
Shaibu: NIS needs a makeover to produce Olympic medallists (Guardian)
The newly appointed Director General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Comrade Philip Shaibu, has declared that there is an urgent need to rebrand the institute for Nigeria to produce Olympic medallists.
Shaibu, who is the immediate past deputy governor of Edo State, took a facility tour of the Institute, yesterday, and expressed shock at the level of decay in parts of the Institute, which was established in 1974 to improve Nigeria’s performance in international sporting competitions.
“The NIS is the engine room of Nigeria’s sports,” Shaibu said, adding: “If the NIS is sleeping, Nigeria’s sports is sleeping, and that is why our sports has not been moving forward,” he said. Read more
Sabalenka apologises to Gauff for ‘unprofessional’ French Open comments (Channels)
World number one Aryna Sabalenka apologised on Tuesday for statements she made after losing the French Open final to Coco Gauff earlier in June.
Sabalenka lost to Gauff in three sets at Roland-Garros, with the American coming back from a set down to win her first French Open title.
Speaking with reporters after the loss, the 27-year-old said the match was “the worst final I’ve ever played”. Read more
Singer Nezza performs national anthem in Spanish at Dodgers Game after being told song ‘needs to be in English’ (People)
Singer Nezza made a statement when she sang the Spanish-language version of the National Anthem at the Los Angeles Dodgers game on June 14.
The 32-year-old, whose full name is Vanessa Hernández, performed the anthem, titled “El Pendón Estrellado” before the Dodgers took on rival San Francisco Giants. The performance came amid protests in downtown Los Angeles for the No Kings marches, as well as protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles this month.
Following the performance, Nezza claimed the Dodgers told her not to sing the anthem in Spanish beforehand. Read more
Watershed’ moment as Nico Rosberg confirms ‘big favourite’ for F1 2025 title (PlanetF1)
Formula 1’s “big favourite” for the F1 2025 World title emerged in Canada, and it wasn’t race winner George Russell or P2’s Max Verstappen; it was Oscar Piastri, who increased his lead in the championship despite being rear-ended by his team-mate Lando Norris.
That’s according to 2016 World Champion Nico Rosberg.
Is there now a clear favourite for the F1 2025 World title?
As Russell, Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli battled for the podium positions at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, as McLaren fought over fourth and fifth places with Piastri ahead of Norris heading into the final laps.Norris had the better pace of the McLaren team-mates and, on Lap 66, launched an attack, diving up the inside of Piastri at the Turn 10 hairpin only to run wide on exit. Read more