Author: Vincent Osuwo

Celebrities on superyachts arrive in Venice this week for Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez’s three-day wedding extravaganza, despite angry residents who claim the UNESCO city is not a billionaire’s playground. The software magnate and journalist are reportedly inviting roughly 200 guests to their multi-million dollar wedding in the Italian city, which is set to begin Thursday and culminate Saturday with a ceremony at a secret location. The security specifics are being kept under wraps, although reports suggest that the rite will take place at the old Church of the Abbey of Misericordia or at the Arsenale, a large…

Former governor of Kaduna State Nasir el-Rufai has spoken on his strained relationship with President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in an interview on Arise News on Monday, June 23, 2025, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory revealed that he and Tinubu never enjoyed a close relationship, despite being in the same political party. He attributed the distance to his loyalty to former President Muhammadu Buhari, with whom he had a stronger bond. “I was never close to Tinubu. In the party, I was a ‘Buhari boy’. Tinubu had his boys. “The person I connected with was Baba Bisi Akande.…

Arobo Precious, a 28-year-old final-year student at Ondo state-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), Ondo state, reportedly committed suicide. Arobo was reportedly discovered dead at 9 p.m. in a bush near his Owo town home. According to sources, the HND 11 student published a video on social media prior to his death, indicating that he was experiencing emotional agony, which is thought to be related to a failed romantic relationship. The caption read, “Eniayewu Opeyemi was the one who got me into this. People say there is still life out there, but to me, there is nothing anymore.” According to…

Qatar on Monday stated that it “reserved the right to respond” after Iran attacked the US Al Udeid base hosted in the Gulf state, the largest American military facility in the region. The foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said in a statement  “We affirm that the State of Qatar reserves the right to respond directly in a manner proportional to the nature and scale of this blatant aggression’” He added that the US base had been evacuated as a precaution ahead of the attack. Iran launched a missile attack on United States military bases in Qatar and Iraq on Monday…

President Donald Trump on Monday described Iran’s retaliatory strikes that targeted a US base in Qatar as “very weak,” while welcoming “early notice” given by Tehran. “Iran has officially responded to our Obliteration of their Nuclear Facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, after multiple missiles were launched toward the Al Udeid base in Qatar. “I want to thank Iran for giving us early notice, which made it possible for no lives to be lost, and nobody to be injured,” Trump added. Iran launched a missile…

The US Supreme Court has cleared the path for President Donald Trump’s administration to continue deporting migrants to countries other than their home. By a 6-3 vote, the judges overturned a lower court order ordering the government to provide migrants a “meaningful opportunity” to inform officials about the risks of being deported to a third nation. The court’s three liberal justices dissented from the majority decision, calling it “rewarding lawlessness”. The case concerns eight migrants from Myanmar, South Sudan, Cuba, Mexico, Laos, and Vietnam who were deported in May on a plane believed to be bound for South Sudan. The…

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described the President Bola Tinubu-led administration as a “tragedy”. Speaking in an interview on Arise News on Monday, El-Rufai stated that he had expected Tinubu to emulate the development strides he achieved in Lagos as state governor from 1999 to 2007. He was, however, disappointed that the president had instead brought Nigeria to economic ruin. The former minister of the Federal Capital Territory stated that he shared responsibility for the “tragedy” that he believed the Tinubu administration had become. He stated that his support for the president in the 2023 elections was based…

Nasir El-Rufai, a former Kaduna State Governor and one-time Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has criticised the cabinet of President Bola Tinubu for lacking quality. He stated that the cabinet lacks the necessary competence to face the country’s concerns. El-Rufai told Arise News on Monday that he anticipated Tinubu to emulate the technocratic and inclusive governance model he implemented in Lagos as state governor from 1999 to 2007. He was, however, disappointed that the president had instead appointed a bloated and underperforming cabinet. “Look at his cabinet—it’s a joke. It is the largest in Nigeria’s history, and maybe only…

There are no known American casualties or damage to the US base in Qatar following the Iranian ballistic missile attack on the facility on Monday, a US defence official said. “I can confirm that Al Udeid Air Base was attacked by short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles originating from Iran today. At this time, there are no reports of US casualties,” the official said. “We are not aware of any damage to the installation at this time,” the defence official added. Chronicle NG reports that Iran launched a missile attack on United States military installations in Qatar and Iraq on Monday…

Israel said on Monday that Iran’s retaliatory attack on US military bases proved that the country was a threat to “the entire world”. “I want to say that this is further proof of hostility and violence and of the fact that Iran is a terrorist state, which threatens not only Israel but the entire Middle East, including its neighbours and the entire world,” military spokesman Effie Defrin told reporters in a televised press conference. Israel has been attacking Iran from the air since launching a surprise operation on June 13. Chronicle NG reports that Iran launched a missile attack on United…