Author: niyidaram

US Vice President J.D. Vance was met with a chorus of boos and jeers when he appeared on the jumbotron during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan on Friday night. Vance and his wife, Usha, were shown standing and waving American flags inside the San Siro Stadium as Team USA was introduced. According to NBC’s broadcast commentary, the audience reaction included audible hissing directed at the Vice President, while cheers that followed were interpreted as support for the American athletes, not the political figure. The mixed reception for Team USA and the outright hostility toward Vance…

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has apologized to Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior after a pre-match disagreement regarding pitch encroachment ahead of their League Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday, February 11. Rosenior expressed frustration before the match, which Arsenal won 1-0 to secure a 4-2 aggregate victory, after members of Arsenal’s technical staff entered Chelsea’s half during the warm-up. The Chelsea manager was seen demanding they return to their own side of the pitch. “I’ve never asked my team or coaches to encroach on the opposition’s territory,” Rosenior said afterward. “In that moment, I didn’t think it was right where they…

The death toll from a devastating landslide in Indonesia has risen to 74, authorities said Friday, nearly two weeks after search operations began. Heavy rain triggered the collapse on January 24 in the West Bandung area of Java, when mud and debris tore through Pasirlangu village, burying dozens of homes and forcing hundreds of residents from their properties. Thousands of rescuers, supported by police, the military and volunteers, have been combing through the site using both manual digging and heavy machinery. Local search and rescue chief Ade Dian Permana confirmed that 74 victims have now been identified, adding that several…

The White House has responded to criticism after Donald Trump shared a video on Truth Social that included imagery depicting former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. The 62-second video, which focuses on allegations about voting machines during the 2020 U.S. presidential election, shows the Obamas’ faces briefly superimposed onto the bodies of apes near the end of the clip. The segment appears for about one second while the song “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” plays. A watermark from X user @XERIAS_X, a pro-Trump account, is visible over that portion of the video. The post prompted…

The Saudi Pro League has warned Cristiano Ronaldo that “no individual determines decisions beyond their own club” amid doubts over his future at Al-Nassr. The Portugal forward, 41, was left out of Al-Nassr’s squad for Monday’s Saudi Pro League game against Al-Riyadh. Portuguese outlet A Bola, external reported Ronaldo refused to play, having grown dissatisfied with how the club was being run by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). BBC Sport has been told that former Real Madrid team-mate Karim Benzema’s move to league leaders Al-Hilal from Al‑Ittihad earlier this week was the principle reason for Ronaldo’s frustration at Al-Nassr.…

A Nigerian man who murdered a young colleague after she ended their brief relationship has been sentenced to life in prison in the United Kingdom. Adedapo Adegbola, 40, fatally stabbed Stephanie Irons, 23, in the neck at her home in Mapperley on 21 October 2025. The attack followed what prosecutors described as a short, controlling relationship that Irons had chosen to end. At Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, February 5, 2026, Adegbola was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 25 years after pleading guilty to murder last month. The court heard that Adegbola, a social worker…

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles was a weekend of high emotions, historic firsts, and a reminder of Africa’s influence on the global stage. While many of our favourites were in the building, the weekend belonged to those who broke new ground and carried the culture with pride. The weekend kicked off on a legendary note as the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti became the first African artist to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy.During the Special Merit Awards on Saturday, his children—Yeni, Kunle, Shalewa, and Femi Kuti—accepted the honour on his behalf. Yeni shared a…

A Nigerian woman living in the United Kingdom has been convicted after she worked in NHS hospitals using fake identification, despite having no formal medical training. 30-year-old Oluwabunmu Adeleiyi was living in Cardiff on a student visa and worked as a healthcare support worker at Neath Port Talbot Hospital and the Caswell Clinic in Bridgend. Cardiff Crown Court heard that Adeleiyi and two accomplices shared fake ID cards and used them to secure shifts through employment agencies, fraudulently billing the NHS about £16,000 every month. She pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud by false representation. The court sentenced her…

Ryan Wesley Routh, 59, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump while he was golfing in West Palm Beach in the fall of 2024. U.S. Secret Service agents intervened after spotting a rifle barrel protruding from bushes near the course. An agent fired at Routh, who fled but was arrested shortly afterward. Investigators later recovered a scoped semi-automatic rifle with an extended magazine at the hiding spot, along with a list of locations where Trump was expected to appear and a note describing the plot as an “assassination attempt.” In her…

At least four Nigerians recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine have been k!lled on the battlefield in Ukraine, according to sources familiar with the matter. DailyNigerian exclusively gathered that the slain Nigerians  Adam Anas, Akinlawon Tunde Quyuum, Abugu Stanley Onyeka and Balogun Ridwan Adisa, were recruited on the false pretense of “security job” but ended up being conscripted and deployed to the war front after three weeks of training. While the quartet of Messrs Anas, Quyuum Onyeka as well as Abubakar Adamu (the only survivor) traveled together in November 2025, Mr Adisa was recruited earlier in the year. Sources…