Author: Alade Adisa

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have been ordered by a US District Court in Columbia to release records relating to the criminal investigation of President Bola Tinubu over alleged drug trafficking. In a ruling dated April 8, which can be found on the court’s website, Judge Beryl Howell, directed both agencies to search for and process non-exempt records tied to Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) requests filed by American researcher, Aaron Greenspan. Founder of legal transparency platform PlainSite, Greenspan had submitted 12 FOIA requests between 2022 and 2023, seeking information on a Chicago…

…Nobel laureate mocks NBC, says PMAN should be proscribed too Professor Wole Soyinka, a Nobel Prize winner, has criticised the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for banning a protest song by controversial rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem. The world-renowned literary icon, in a statement issued from New York University, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, described the development as a return to the culture of censorship and a threat to the right to free expression. The Nobel laureate condemned the action and its wider implications, saying it echoed past attempts to stifle artistic and socio-political commentary in Nigeria. The literary guru said: “Courtesy of an…

The White House has hung a painting of President Donald Trump depicting a moment after an assassination attempt against him last summer — bumping the official portrait of one of his predecessors, Barack Obama. Hanging a new presidential likeness without advance notice is unusual, and Trump putting himself in that space could be seen as him breaking with norms yet again. By tradition, portraits of the two most recent former presidents go on display in the foyer — and Trump is in the unique position of also being a former president. Obama’s portrait went on display in the foyer of…

Today, April 13, 2025, is Palm Sunday, and as it has been from time immemorial, Christians all over the world will celebrate one of the most sacred events in Christendom. WHAT IS PALM SUNDAY? Palm Sunday, in the Christian tradition, is the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, commemorating Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It is associated in many churches with the blessing and procession of palms (leaves of the date palm or twigs from locally available trees). Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honour Jesus Christ…

The death toll in a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic has risen to 225 after four people hospitalised after being rescued from the rubbles died overnight, health officials said Saturday. Officials said 189 people were rescued alive from the rubble of the popular venue in the capital Santo Domingo. More than 200 were injured, with 15 of them still hospitalised, including five in critical condition. Early on Tuesday, the roof at the nightclub Jet Set collapsed during a merengue concert. Politicians, athletes and a fashion designer were among those enjoying live music when disaster struck.…

An explosive device, reportedly planted by Boko Haram terrorists, detonated on the Damboa-Maiduguri road in Borno State, killing at least eight people. It was gathered that several others were injured and taken to the hospital in the incident occurred on Saturday. A Facebook user, Ibn Maigana, confirmed the attack, shedding light on the long-standing dangers faced by residents in the area.Maigana, expressing grief, wrote, “Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi raju’un. The road to my hometown, Damboa Local Government Area in Borno, has been dangerous and one of the riskiest roads in the country for years now. We’ve lost exceptional military…

…Says it’s ‘a joint venture doomed to fail’ Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has dismissed talks of an opposition merger, describing the move as a futile alliance that is doomed to fail. The former Kano State governor made the remarks while speaking to journalists after leading the APC National Working Committee (NWC) on a Sallah homage to former President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Kaduna State on Friday. Ganduje was quick to brush aside any notion of a serious threat to the ruling party when asked about ongoing discussions…

Kylian Mbappe’s legal team say they have seized close to £50m in unpaid wages from Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) as the legal dispute between the World Cup winner and his former club rages on. The France international, who left PSG for Real Madrid last summer, claims the Parisians owe him €55m (£47.4m) in wages, with his lawyers now asking the Paris court to start proceedings. Thomas Clay, one of Mbappe’s legal experts, said the striker had been authorised by the courts to make a precautionary seizure of the money from PSG’s bank accounts and that he proceeded with the move on…

Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine has claimed that the country could be partitioned like Berlin after the Second World War as part of a peace deal – as the US president urged Russia to “get moving” on a ceasefire. Keith Kellogg told The Times that British and French troops could adopt zones of control in the west of the country, forming a “reassurance force”, while Russia’s army could remain in the occupied east – separated by Ukrainian forces and a demilitarised zone. The Anglo-French-led force west of the Dnipro river – which bisects Ukraine from north to south –…

Opposition politicians in Panama have accused the US of launching a “camouflaged invasion” of the country, amid simmering discontent over the government’s handling of the diplomatic crisis. After a three-day visit by the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump appeared to confirm that US military personnel had been deployed to the Central American country on Thursday, telling reporters: “We’ve moved a lot of troops to Panama.” Hegseth said that the US would increase its military presence at three former US bases in the country to “secure the Panama canal from Chinese influence”. The last US military bases in Panama…