U.S. auto safety regulators ended a federal investigation into Cruise robotaxis without taking action, removing an overhang weeks after General Motors Co. decided to shutter the struggling business. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration had opened a preliminary evaluation in late 2023 to determine potential safety risks from Cruise’s driverless vehicles. The company drew heavy scrutiny following an incident in…
Six New England college students have been charged with kidn@pping for allegedly using a dating app to lure an active-duty service member to their campus, where they ambushed him as part of To Catch a Predator TikTok-inspired plot The teenage students from Assumption University appeared before a judge on Thursday during their arraignment for conspiracy and kidnapping…
The Presidency has announced that, starting from the end of January, local governments across Nigeria will receive their allocations directly from the Federal Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), marking a major milestone in the push for local government autonomy. This development was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Sunday…
Country music superstar Carrie Underwood is among the performers set to take part in the 2025 presidential inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The Grammy winner is confirmed to sing “America The Beautiful” when Trump is sworn in for his second term as president on Jan. 20 in Washington D.C. Representatives for Trump confirmed Monday that…
The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa, NICASA, has condemned the alleged brutal k!lling of a 50-year-old Nigerian citizen, Jeremiah Okoye, by the country’s police, while in their custody. It was gathered that Okoye, a native of Ezinifite, Nnewi, in Anambra State d!ed while being detained in Limpopo Province, on January 13. …
The World Bank has projected that Nigeria’s economy will grow to 3.6 per cent between 2025 and 2026 following ongoing reforms by the Federal Government. The global bank gave the projection in its report titled “Global Economic Prospects”, January 2025 published on Thursday. This growth projection, according to the international lender is due to recent…
This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission. More than half a million users have piled onto the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, days ahead of a looming ban on TikTok in the United States, according to data from app stores and social media videos….
South Sudanese authorities have imposed a countrywide evening to morning curfew after a night of violence during which businesses run by Sudanese traders in the capital were looted. Police chief Gen. Abraham Manyuat said Friday, January 17 that the curfew will commence from 6 p.m. local time to dawn to curb looting incidents…
Uganda’s 80-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, has indicated his interest in seeking a seventh term in office with the country’s presidential election scheduled to take place on January 12, 2026. Museveni who has been in power for 40 years, made his bid known when he launched a voter registration last week, a decision which has polarized…
Missouri residents could receive a $1,000 payout if they turn in undocumented migrants to the state highway patrol under an initiative introduced Monday in the state Senate. The so-called “bounty hunter” proposal, sponsored by Sen.-elect David Gregory, R-Sunset Hills, is among at least seven GOP-led bills introduced in the House and Senate this week focusing…
