A British woman, Lucy Harrison, was shot dead by her father while visiting his home in Texas, United States over an argument with him earlier that day about US President Donald Trump, an inquest has heard. Harrison, 23, from Warrington in Cheshire, was shot in the chest on 10 January 2025 in Prosper, near Dallas….
Socialite Cubana Chief Priest has declared his intention to work against Peter Obi in the 2027 presidential election. He made this known during an Instagram exchange with followers, confirming his stance after being asked directly. A user asked him directly, “So in simple terms, You are working against Obi in the upcoming presidential election. lol.”…
The Federal Government has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to immediately halt all enforcement actions regarding the ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle products. The offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, and National Security Adviser, ONSA, in a joint intervention, cited…
Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle has reportedly emerged as a potential candidate for the vacant managerial position at French Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille. The 48-year-old Malian-French tactician is among the names being considered following the departure of Roberto De Zerbi, who left the club by mutual consent earlier this week. De Zerbi’s…
Two police inspectors and four civilians have been killed after bandits stormed Tse-Kaseve village in Anyagba Ward, Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. The attack, which occurred at about 4pm on Monday, reportedly saw scores of gunmen riding on nearly 100 motorcycles invade the community in a coordinated assault. Security sources told Zagazola Makama,…
Some Republican legislators in the United States House of Representatives have introduced bill that seeks to designate Fulani ethnic militias as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) over “religious violence” in Nigeria. Riley Moore introduced the ‘Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026’, which was co-sponsored by Chris Smith and other Republican lawmakers. The bill…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to sign the amended Electoral Act into law this month, according to Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio said this on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session where the lawmakers constituted a committee to harmonise its version of the bill with the one passed by the House of Representatives amid the…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (North-East), Operation HADIN KAI, say they killed 16 ISWAP terrorists and rescued 11 kidnapped victims in a series of coordinated counter-offensives across Borno. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday. It said the operation followed a failed midnight attack by ISWAP fighters on the forward operating base, Auno,…
A shooter killed nine people and injured dozens more at a secondary school and residence in a remote part of western Canada on Tuesday, before the suspect took their own life. The killings occurred in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, a picturesque mountain valley town in the foothills of the Rockies. A total of 27 people…
Hon. Tosin Alabi, a hopeful for the Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives ahead of the 2027 general elections, has expressed profound gratitude to residents, party faithful and stakeholders for their overwhelming show of love, solidarity and massive turnout at the recent Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gathering held in Ona Ara…
