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Famous American singer, Kanye West, has again made a public apology over his anti-Semitic rants. The apology titled “To Those I have Hurt”, was published in the Wall Street Journal’s print edition on Monday. Also, the singer attributed his outburst to brain injury he sustained when involved in a car accident two and half decades ago. The apology, signed by Kanye West, indicated that the publication was ‘Paid for by Yeezy’, Daily Mail reports. “25 years ago, I was in a car accident that broke my jaw and caused injury to the right frontal lobe of my brain. No comprehensive…

France legend, Frank Leboeuf has said that Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland may not win the Ballon d’Or this year because the award is not given to the best player. The former Chelsea star thinks Mbappe is right in the position to win the individual award this season if it is rightly awarded, citing his great performances for club and country. Leboeuf said that it is not handed to the best player every year. He told Goal, “I don’t like the Ballon d’Or, because for me it doesn’t mean anything. It’s not the best player. “The Ballon d’Or is supposedly…

In today’s big headlines, Nigerian workers say recent tax reforms have resulted in only marginal increases in take-home pay, while the Defence Headquarters has concluded its investigation into alleged coup plotters and will arraign the officers implicated. In other developments, Calvin Bassey’s father has renewed his appeal for reconciliation with his children after 18 years, and Oyo State’s 50th anniversary opening ceremony went ahead without the Alaafin and Soun. Workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration are also awaiting a key ruling at the National Industrial Court in Abuja over their ongoing strike. Below are the top stories: Workers unimpressed…

A female Point of Sale operator was killed on Monday after being hit by a commercial bus near the Total filling station in the Berger area of the Federal Capital Territory. Eyewitnesses said the bus driver, operating a coastal bus, was being chased by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) when the incident occurred. A commuter who witnessed the incident, identifying himself as Johnson, told our correspondent that the woman had arrived early for work and was crossing the road after buying food. He added that after the bus struck her, neither the coastal bus driver nor the…

Two things made Nigeria’s attendance at this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit very remarkable. One, it showed how the sequence of actions by Nigeria’s leader, President Bola Tinubu, undergirded his determination to pave a promising future for the country’s energy transition agenda. Secondly, the fact of the President’s consistent attendance, which made it easy for him to attract the hosting of Investopia 2026 to Nigeria, and the unveiling of Nigeria’s Carbon Market Framework, combined to make the country the cynosure of all delegations at the seven-day event. The Investopia, which is expected to be co-hosted by Nigeria and the…

Former England defender Gary Cahill praised Nottingham Forest right-back Ola Aina after the Super Eagles star delivered the assist that sparked Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Brentford, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Aina’s pinpoint cross found Igor Jesus, who opened the scoring just 12 minutes into the contest at the Gtech Community Stadium. “Good work by Ola Aina, he gets it in well,” Cahill said on Sky Sports commentary. “I thought he’d just lost his chance, but it’s a good delivery and a great finish.” The Nigerian, who returned three weeks ago after suffering an injury on international duty in September, showed…

The Lagos State Government has said collaboration with the private sector is critical to accelerating artificial intelligence adoption in Nigeria, as stakeholders warn that innovation is advancing faster than governance and infrastructure. The position was reinforced at the “AI in Action Now” Conference 2026, held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, where technology leaders, regulators and policymakers discussed how Nigeria can harness AI while managing risks linked to data protection and weak infrastructure. Speaking on the sidelines of the event, the Lagos State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Biodun Ogunleye, said the government’s role is to create an enabling environment…

More than half of the top US banks have either started offering or announced plans to offer Bitcoin-related services such as trading or custody, says Bitcoin financial services firm River.In an X post on Monday, River shared a list of the top 25 institutions operating in the US, saying, “60% of the top US banks are into Bitcoin.”On Saturday, crypto exchange Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said that a key takeaway from his time at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland, which was held from Jan. 19 until Jan. 23, was that banking CEOs are becoming friendlier toward crypto.Out of…

Nicola Peltz Beckham’s dad, Nelson Peltz, reportedly tried to buy New York Magazine with Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein back in the early ‘00s. According to a resurfaced 2003 report from the New York Times, Nelson, 83, was included in a group looking to purchase the outlet. The group also contained the late Epstein, Weinstein, 73, Deutsch Inc. CEO Donnie Deutsch and The Daily News and U.S. News & World Report owner Mortimer Zuckerman. The group, which was led by Zuckerman, bid $45 million for the magazine, per the Times, but were ultimately outbid by $10 million from investment banker…

Amidst the possibility of a US attack on Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has declared that it will not allow its airspace and territory to be used for any military action against Iran. In a statement shared on X on Monday, the UAE Foreign Ministry said it would also not provide logistical support for this action.  The country stressed that it is committed to preventing its airspace, territory, or waters from being used for any hostile actions and urged dialogue and adherence to international law. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has reaffirmed the UAE’s commitment to not allowing its airspace,…