The Nigerian Navy has deployed specialised sonar equipment to locate the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft that crashed and became submerged in the swampy terrain of Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The aircraft, identified as NAF 931, crashed on Monday, October 5, during a routine mission from Benin City to Lagos. The…
The average prices of petrol and diesel in Nigeria have risen by 86.3 per cent in 2026, with both products reaching their highest average price levels for the year by September 22, according to the latest fuel price trend report by PriceandPromo. The report showed that the average price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known…
FBI Director Kash Patel has announced his engagement to country singer and political commentator Alexis Wilkins. Wilkins, 27, announced the engagement on October 4, 2026, by sharing a black-and-white photograph of herself with Patel on X, displaying her engagement ring. “Went and got the law involved,” Wilkins wrote alongside the photograph, adding heart and engagement-ring…
A Nigerian military aircraft has crashed in Igbokoda, Ondo State, killing all 32 people on board, according to an update from President Bola Tinubu. The aircraft, operated by the Nigerian Air Force, was carrying 25 passengers and seven crew members when it crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, in the Ilaje Local Government Area…
Elon Musk has once again crossed the $1 trillion mark in estimated net worth, returning to trillionaire status after strong gains in the shares of his companies SpaceX and Tesla. According to Forbes, Musk’s fortune surpassed $1 trillion after U.S. markets opened on Monday, October 5, as shares in SpaceX and Tesla climbed. The increase…
Nigeria’s crude oil production has increased by more than 80 per cent since 2023, reaching 1.824 million barrels per day including condensate, according to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri. Lokpobiri disclosed the figure during an interaction with selected media organisations in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where he discussed developments in Nigeria’s oil…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned against giving artificial intelligence models religious authority or allowing people to surrender their own judgment to AI, describing the development as a potential safety risk. In a post on X on October 3, Altman said he was uncomfortable with attempts to give AI systems what he described as “religious…
A commercial bus driver in Lagos narrowly escaped possible prosecution after the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) discovered illicit drugs concealed inside a bottle of Fearless energy drink he had accepted as a waybill package. According to NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, the driver was given the package in Lagos for…
A 30-year-old Myanmar national is facing up to 10 years in prison after an AI-generated image of a crocodile triggered a two-day search operation at Singapore’s Pandan Reservoir. Ye Lin was charged on September 29 with communicating a false message and obstructing the course of justice. He told the court through an interpreter that he…
Elon Musk’s estimated net worth jumped by about $61 billion in a single day as shares of Tesla and SpaceX rose sharply, pushing the world’s richest person closer to the $1 trillion mark. According to Forbes’ Real-Time Billionaires list, Musk’s fortune reached an estimated $979.7 billion by 2:15 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, October 2,…
