Nicki Minaj’s planned gig at Manchester’s Co-op Live venue has been cancelled following the American rapper’s arrest at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. Minaj was arrested on suspicion of exporting soft drugs before being fined and allowed to continue her journey, Dutch police said. The artist had been due to fly to Manchester for a concert on…
Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended for the approval of Guardant Health’s blood test to detect a cancer that begins in the colon or rectum. The panel voted seven-to-two in favor of benefits outweighing risks when using the test called Shield for colorectal cancer. If approved, Shield could become the second blood-based…
Louisiana Republican Governor, Jeff Landry has signed a bill classifying abortion inducing pills, misoprotol and mifepristone as Schedule IV controlled dangerous substances. Landry took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle to make this announcement on Friday where he emphasised that the bill, now signed into law would protect women across Louisiana. He wrote, “Requiring an…
Popular American Rapper, Nicki Minaj, has been arrested at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in Netherlands on her way to Manchester where she had been booked to perform at Co-op live. The Rapper had made series of posts on her X handle since Saturday afternoon, saying that the Police claimed they found weed in her luggage after…
Troops of the Nigerian Army have ambushed and killed six terrorists, while it recovered arms as well as other logistics from the hoodlums in Kaduna State. A statement by the Nigerian Army on its official X handle (formerly Twitter), said troops on 24 May, 2024 intercepted the terrorists while acting on credible intelligence on their…
D’banj, the Nigerian singer, has come through with the visuals for ‘Since 04’, his latest hit song. The singer released ‘Since 04’ on May 3 wherein he gushed about his music career spanning two decades. The Koko Master also paid tribute to the former members of Mo’ Hits Records, a label he co-founded with Don Jazzy, the music…
It’s now an offence for families who lost their loved ones to organise wakes beyond 10 pm in Benue State. The state has also prohibited farming on empty unfenced plots of land in front of any premises, on the street, or by the roadside within urban areas; farming on undeveloped areas of government offices or…
Nigerians no longer have to travel to the immigration office to obtain their passports, as home delivery of passports is set to begin in June. This development was announced by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday when he inspected the electronic gates at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport’s new terminal in Abuja. Tunji-Ojo…
Race Across the World contestant Betty Mukherjee has been praised after she shared her diagnosis of Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome (MRKH) on this week’s programme. Speaking to BBC News, Betty said she was nervous for the episode to go out, but the widely positive response has been “overwhelming in the best way”. MRKH affects…
The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero. The order was contained in a statement on Saturday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sanusi Tofa. The governor said Bayero should be arrested for allegedly creating tension…
