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File photo : Alcohol beverages By Deborah Nnamdi The United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advisory to include Nigeria and seven other countries on its list of destinations where travellers risk methanol poisoning from counterfeit or tainted alcoholic drinks. The other affected countries are Ecuador, Japan, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Uganda, and Kenya. The advisory follows reported incidents involving British nationals in these locations. Previously, the warning covered countries such as Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Turkey, Costa Rica, and Fiji, after a series of high-profile cases — including the deaths of six tourists in…

By Deborah Nnamdi In a major twist in his long-running treason trial, the detained leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has informed the Federal High Court in Abuja of his decision to open his defence — listing several top political and military figures as witnesses. Among those Kanu plans to summon are former Defence Minister Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), ex-Chief of Army Staff Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, and Works Minister Dave Umahi. Others include former Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, ex-Justice…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Anambra State Police Command has rescued two children, 14-year-old Sunday Aliya and 12-year-old Ebenezer Emmanuel, nine months after they were declared missing. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, saying the children were found in Edo and Delta states after a nationwide investigation. According to Ikenga, operatives attached to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Gender Section led the operation following a report lodged at Fegge Police Station on January 18. The children were said to have gone missing after their guardian sent them to fetch water…

By Deborah Nnamdi A Nigerian woman living in Texas, United States, Gbemisola Akayinode, is facing possible life imprisonment after being charged with the murder of her nine-year-old daughter, Oluwasikemi, who died from heat stroke after being left in a car for several hours. According to a report by ABC News on Tuesday, the 36-year-old was arrested on Friday following the conclusion of an investigation by the Harris County Sheriff, Ed Gonzalez, which ruled the child’s death a homicide caused by excessive heat. The tragic incident occurred on July 1, 2025, when Akayinode allegedly left her daughter inside a car for…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike declared across public universities in Nigeria, granting the Federal Government a one-month grace period to address unresolved issues affecting the nation’s tertiary education sector. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, announced the decision on Wednesday during a press conference at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja. He explained that the suspension followed fruitful engagements with the Federal Government and the intervention of the Senate and other well-meaning Nigerians. Piwuna recalled that the union had declared the warning strike on October 13, 2025, in protest against…

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has unveiled an integrated ISO policy aimed at achieving full ISO certification for all airports in the country by December 2025. The announcement, contained in a statement signed by FAAN’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Henry Agbehire, followed the formal presentation of the policy on Monday, October 21, 2025. The new framework combines two international standards—ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management Systems (QMS) and ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems (EMS)—to create a unified approach to operational efficiency, service quality, and environmental sustainability across all Nigerian airports. FAAN said about 70%…

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has launched ChatGPT Atlas—an artificial intelligence-powered web browser that integrates its flagship chatbot directly into the browsing experience. The company announced the rollout on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, making the browser initially available for Apple’s macOS users. The move signals OpenAI’s entry into the web browser market, positioning Atlas as a potential challenger to Google Chrome, the world’s most popular browser. According to OpenAI, Atlas is built without a traditional address bar, instead centering its functions around ChatGPT to deliver what the company describes as a “super-assistant” experience. “Today we’re introducing ChatGPT Atlas, a new…

MTN Nigeria has announced plans to carry out a scheduled network maintenance exercise on Saturday, October 25, 2025, which will temporarily affect connectivity across parts of Adamawa, Borno, and Kano States. According to the telecom company, the maintenance window will run from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m., during which services will be disrupted on 101 network sites across 15 Local Government Areas in the three states. MTN explained that the exercise is part of an ongoing effort to enhance service reliability and strengthen its fibre infrastructure in northern Nigeria. The work involves a fibre cutover on a newly relocated cable…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, has nullified the local government and councillorship elections held in July 2024, which produced the current council chairmen and councillors across the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Hillary Oshomah ruled that the elections were not conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Act. The court consequently voided and cancelled the entire exercise. Justice Oshomah also restrained the Ebonyi State Independent National Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) and the state government from conducting any further local government or councillorship elections unless done strictly in line with the Constitution and Electoral Act. The court…

By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Senate has approved life imprisonment for anyone convicted of defiling a minor, marking a significant escalation from the previous five-year jail term under the nation’s criminal code. The decision followed the passage of the Criminal Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to strengthen penalties for sexual offences and related crimes. Lawmakers described the defilement of minors as a “heinous act capable of destroying a child’s life forever,” insisting that the punishment must reflect the seriousness of the crime. “The Senate has decided that any defilement of a minor in Nigeria henceforth attracts life imprisonment—without an…