Author: Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of 19-year-old Black teenager Rinneau Perrineau, who was stabbed in south-west London earlier this week. Perrineau, affectionately known as Ren to his family and friends, was attacked at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday in Lavender Hill, Wandsworth, according to the Metropolitan Police. The teenager was found with serious stab wounds and was rushed to hospital in critical condition. Despite the best efforts of medical staff, he died from his injuries on Friday. Police described the incident as “a shocking crime committed in broad daylight” and confirmed that one person has been arrested in connection with…

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money-laundering watchdog based in France, has officially removed Nigeria, South Africa, Mozambique, and Burkina Faso from its “grey list” of countries under increased monitoring. The announcement came on Friday, following what the FATF described as “successful on-site visits” that confirmed “positive progress” by the four nations in strengthening their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks. The FATF maintains both “grey” and “black” lists for countries that fall short of its international standards for financial transparency and integrity. While blacklisted countries face severe sanctions and global restrictions, those on the grey list are…

Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Ms. Abimbola Ajibola-Jimoh as its new Company Secretary, effective November 1, 2025. The appointment was disclosed through a corporate filing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) dated October 23, 2025, in line with regulatory disclosure requirements. The development marks another significant step in the company’s ongoing efforts to strengthen its corporate governance and leadership structure. Ms. Ajibola-Jimoh takes over from Mrs. Ademola, who has served the company with distinction over the years. The Board, in its official statement, acknowledged her tenure, noting: “Mrs. Ademola served the company and the Board with professionalism, ensuring…

Newly released intelligence documents have revealed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) once attempted to recruit former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill for a Cold War propaganda campaign aimed at influencing Soviet citizens. According to declassified papers obtained by The Telegraph, the CIA-backed station Radio Liberty, which broadcast into the Soviet Union from Eastern Europe, hoped Churchill would lend his voice to a series of programmes designed to undermine Communist ideology and “stimulate heretical thinking” among listeners. Read Also: UK seizes £250,000 fake weight-loss drugs in factory raid UK names Ghana’s Afua Kyei most influential black person for…

A high-powered delegation of political heavyweights loyal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, led by ex-militant leader High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has reportedly visited former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at his Otuoke residence in Bayelsa State to persuade him to shelve his alleged 2027 presidential ambition. The visit, which took place on October 16, drew attention across the Niger Delta political landscape, marking Tompolo’s first major public appearance in nearly a decade — a signal of the weight and urgency of his mission. According to reliable sources, Tompolo was accompanied by the Managing Director of Tantita Security…

By Yunusa UMAR In a landmark gesture aimed at strengthening education and promoting home-grown development, Niger State Governor, Hon. Umaru Mohammed Bago, has announced full tuition sponsorship for 809 newly admitted students of Abdulkadir Kure University, Minna (AKUM), for the 2024/2025 academic session. Governor Bago, who made the announcement through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, during the university’s matriculation ceremony held in Minna, said the tuition fees of all 809 students would be waived entirely by the state government. “The governor made the declaration during the matriculation of the 809 students of the University for the 2024/2025 academic session.…

In a decisive move toward overhauling Nigeria’s taxation framework, the House of Representatives has passed for second reading a Bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to clearly define the taxation powers of the Federal, State, and Local Governments. The proposed legislation is aimed at eliminating multiple taxation, curbing unlawful outsourcing of tax collection, and fostering transparency in the nation’s fiscal system. The Bill, titled “Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), to Clarify the Taxation Powers of the Federal, State, and Local Governments; to Define the Scope…

In a major political development ahead of its 2025 national convention, Northern stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have endorsed former Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, SAN, as their consensus candidate for the position of National Chairman. The decision, made public on Wednesday via the party’s official X (formerly Twitter) handle, followed an extensive consultative meeting in Abuja attended by key PDP figures from across the northern region. According to the communiqué issued after the meeting, the endorsement came after “intensive consultations and deliberations among Northern PDP leaders aimed at fostering cohesion and strengthening…

The King and Queen arrived in Rome on Wednesday evening ahead of a historic state visit to the Holy See, where the monarch will meet Pope Leo XIV for the first time and become the first Supreme Governor of the Church of England to pray with the head of the Roman Catholic Church in nearly five centuries. The royal couple touched down at Ciampino Airport just before 6.30pm, greeted by senior Vatican and British representatives including Christopher Trott, the UK’s Ambassador to the Holy See, and Archbishop Francesco Canalini, retired Apostolic Nuncio. Dressed in a feather-print silk dress by Fiona…

Vladimir Putin ordered a series of nuclear missile tests and large-scale military drills on Thursday, only a day after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly cancelled a planned peace summit between the two leaders. The Russian president claimed the exercises had been “planned in advance,” but the timing underscored mounting tensions between Washington and Moscow following a new round of U.S. sanctions on Russia’s energy sector. The White House announced on Wednesday sweeping measures targeting Rosneft and Lukoil, two of Russia’s largest oil companies, in an effort to “degrade the Kremlin’s ability to finance its war machine.” The sanctions, coupled with…