The United Kingdom has announced it will delay finalising a sovereignty agreement on the Chagos Islands with Mauritius until President-elect Donald Trump’s administration assumes office and has been consulted. Concerns surrounding the strategic Diego Garcia military base, jointly operated by the U.S. and UK, are central to this decision, ITVx reported on Thursday. A UK…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian recently claimed that Iran has “never” tried to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump and that the country, which is currently the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism, “never will” plot to assassinate Trump. During an interview this week with NBC News anchor Lester Holt, Pezeshkian addressed accusations by the U.S. Justice Department…
Wendy Williams is certain Sean “Diddy” Combs will never get out of jail. The former talk show host, 60, called into “The Breakfast Club” on Jan 16. and was asked what she thought about Sean “Diddy” Combs, 55, being arrested for s£x trafficking and racketeering last year. “Diddy will go to prison for life, people,” Williams predicted. …
Tensions reached a boiling point in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Thursday, as police barricaded the entrance to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat along the Aba Road. The action followed reports of a planned takeover of the secretariat by an Acting Executive Committee recently formed after a court nullified the elected party leadership. Earlier…
A Minna High Court in Niger State on Wednesday, January 16, sentenced a woman, Amina Aliyu and her sister, Aishat Mohammed to d3ath by hanging for the brutal k!lling of her co-wife, Hafsat Fatima Aliyu (pictured). Zainab, the youngest sibling, received life imprisonment due to her age at the time of the crime. …
Tensions surrounding a proposed ceasefire deal in the ongoing Gaza conflict escalated on Thursday, as Israel accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of the agreement. The accusations come ahead of a cabinet vote on the deal, which would involve a truce, the release of hostages, and an eventual pathway to ending the war. Prime Minister…
A University of Lagos student, Ayomide, recently shared the impressive academic achievements of her reading group following their graduation. Ayomide, who was part of the group formed during their first year, proudly celebrated the accomplishments of her friends on social media. According to Ayomide’s post, members of the group achieved notable academic success….
A security guard with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Damilola Otegba, has been arrested for alleged attempted sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in the state. The spokesperson for the Ogun State police command. Omolola Odutola, told journalists on Thursday the suspect took the minor to his workplace and attempted to defile her….
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced a 23-year-old self-styled spiritualist, Odeyemi Oluwaseun to a year imprisonment for internet fraud. The convict was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on two counts that…
The Nigerian equities market recovered from several days of losses as investors gained N53 billion at the close of trading on Thursday. This followed a surge in the share prices of stocks like NNFM, DANGOTE SUGAR, and JOHN HOLT amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading at the capital market, the…
