In a dramatic turn of events early Wednesday, Fox News became the first and only major network to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2024 United States presidential election. The network made the call after projecting Trump’s victories in key battleground states, including Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, which played a crucial role in securing his…
The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja is dead. Special Adviser to the President, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on Wednesday confirmed his death. He stated that the COAS passed away on Tuesday night after a period of illness in Lagos. The statement partly reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets…
A Malaysian businessman, Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for orchestrating the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history and for evading his initial sentencing. The 60-year-old admitted in 2015 to bribing senior Navy officials with millions of dollars, luxury gifts, prostitutes, and high-end liquor and…
The running mate to Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar in the 2023 election, Ifeanyi Okowa, remains in detention at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, marking his second night with the anti-graft agency. Okowa, who was the former Delta State Governor responded to an EFCC summons on…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven stationed at the Forward Operation Base in Wase Local Government Area, Plateau State, have reportedly killed five bandits, including notorious kingpin Kachalla Saleh, in an operation that took place around noon on Monday. This comes shortly after a violent clash between bandits and vigilantes in the Dogon Ruwa community, which…
Kenyan court has sentenced two men to 35 years in prison for killing Ugandan Olympian Benjamin Kiplagat last year. Peter Ushuru Khalumi, 30, and David Ekai Lokere, 25, were found guilty of stabbing the 34-year-old steeplechaser to death. The High Court in the northwestern city of Eldoret announced the sentence following a nine-month trial. In…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa has announced the reversal of the admission age benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country from 18 years to 16 years. The Minister stated this at an inaugural press briefing after he assumed office in Abuja. He said the decision by the immediate past Minister of Education…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed charges against 119 protesters involved in the #EndBadGovernance movement. On Tuesday, Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck out the case after the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M.D. Abubakar, filed to take over and discontinue the charges. The protesters had faced serious accusations, including treason and…
In conflicting stories from colleagues and social media, an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osun State, Mohammed Opatola, attached to the Iwo Division, died after falling ill at work on Monday. The circumstances surrounding his death remain unclear, with colleagues offering varying accounts and social media users speculating on the…
The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has met with minors recently released from legal proceedings connected to the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. This development follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw charges against the minors. The protest, held from August 1 to 10, spotlighted economic challenges facing Nigerians and prompted widespread…
