Category: News

Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Kicks Off With Pomp In London

Four days of celebrations honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne got underway Thursday with a display of British military traditions stretching from the days of horse and cannon to the jet age. Formal celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee began with Trooping the Color, an annual military review that has marked the sovereign’s […]

Buffalo Shooting: Suspect Charged With Domestic Terrorism

The teenage gunman accused of shooting 10 people dead in a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, last month has been charged with domestic terrorism. Prosecutors allege 18-year-old Payton Gendron, who earlier pleaded not guilty, was motivated by racial hatred. The suspect, who describes himself as a white supremacist, is accused of shooting 13 people in […]

Turkey Wants To Be Called Türkiye In Rebranding Move

Turkey will be known as Türkiye at the United Nations from now on, after it agreed to a formal request from Ankara. Several international bodies will be asked to make the name change as part of a rebranding campaign launched by the Turkish president late last year. “Türkiye is the best representation and expression of […]

Presidential Source Discloses Buhari ‘Preferred Candidate’ For APC

President Muhammadu Buhari’s preferred All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate maybe Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. The President has asked the APC governors to allow him to choose his preferred successor ahead of the party’s presidential primaries on June 6. On Tuesday, Buhari appealed at a meeting with the governors and the party’s National Chairman at […]

Osinbajo Presides Over Weekly FEC Meeting

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday. Osinbajo presided over the FEC meeting following President Muhammadu Buhari’s three-day official visit to Spain. Buhari, who was invited by his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, will pay a visit to King Felipe VI and […]

Former Chief Justice Peter Emerges As APGA Presidential Candidate For 2023

Peter Umeadi, a renowned law professor and former Chief Justice of Anambra State, has emerged as the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, led by Victor Oye. According to reports, Umeadi won the presidential ticket in a special convention attended by factional party officials and members from the country’s six geographical […]

Status On APC Govs’ Consensus Meeting

Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly failed to find a consensus presidential candidate on Wednesday after hours of deliberation. According to reports the first meeting of the governors on Wednesday resulted in an impasse. “No agreement yet. Meeting has been postponed to later this week,” said the source who spoke […]

At least 4 People Were Killed In A Tulsa, Oklahoma, Hospital Campus Shooting, Police Say

At least four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting on a hospital campus in Tulsa, Oklahoma, police said in a news conference Wednesday evening. The gunman is also dead, police said. Authorities believe the shooter’s gunshot wound was self-inflicted, Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish said in the news conference. Several people were also wounded, […]