Kremlin Confirms Tentative Plan for Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff — and Possibly Jared Kushner — to Visit Moscow Amid Peace Push
A senior Kremlin official says there is an initial agreement for U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to travel to Moscow next week—potentially joined by Jared Kushner—as both countries signal movement toward a possible framework to end the war in Ukraine. Yury Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser, confirmed the development […]
4 Dead, 3 Injured as Massive Five-Alarm Fire Ravages Hong Kong Apartment Complex
A deadly blaze tore through a residential complex in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring three others, according to officials. Images and video from the scene showed multiple buildings severely scorched as firefighters battled towering flames and thick smoke. The fire erupted at Wang Fuk Court at […]
CBN Retains Monetary Policy Rate at 27% Amid Declining Inflation
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained the country’s monetary policy rate (MPR) at 27 percent, the fourth consecutive retention this year. The decision was announced on Tuesday by CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso following the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) 303rd meeting in Abuja. The MPR serves as the benchmark interest rate, influencing other rates […]
FG Denies Nationwide Ban on Open Grazing, Insists Ranching to Be Phased In
The Federal Government has clarified that it has not imposed a nationwide ban on open grazing, dismissing media reports that suggested otherwise. The clarification was issued on Tuesday by Oghenekevwe Uchechukwu, Head of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, who stated that the Minister, Alhaji Idi Maiha, has not announced any such policy. “Instead, the government is […]
Adebayo Accuses Tinubu of Losing Control as Insecurity Spirals Nationwide
Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of losing control of his administration amid worsening insecurity across the country. Adebayo made the allegation on Tuesday during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme monitored by the Nigerian Tribune. He argued that the […]
Northern Governors to Convene Emergency Security Meeting in Kaduna
The 19 Northern State Governors are scheduled to meet on Saturday, November 29, in Kaduna to tackle the region’s escalating security challenges and adopt a coordinated response. Peter Ahemba, Senior Special Assistant to the Nasarawa State Governor on Public Affairs, confirmed the meeting in a phone interview with Daily Trust, noting that key traditional rulers from across the North will also attend. “The meeting aims to […]
Gumi: I’ll Lead Kanu Amnesty if He Renounces Violence
Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has stated he is willing to personally lead a campaign for amnesty for Nnamdi Kanu, the convicted leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), provided the separatist publicly abandons violence. Kanu was sentenced to life imprisonment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja for […]
DOJ Moves to Release Grand Jury Records in Epstein, Maxwell Cases as 30-Day Clock Ticks
Facing a legally mandated deadline, the U.S. Department of Justice has asked two federal judges in New York to authorize the public release of grand jury transcripts and exhibits from the criminal cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The request, submitted by U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton—appointed by Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead an […]
Mamdani Taps 400 Members for Transition Committees as He Prepares to Take Office
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has named more than 400 people to 17 transition committees tasked with shaping his incoming administration and guiding key policy decisions ahead of his January 1 inauguration. The committees span a wide range of priorities—including housing, transportation, public safety, economic development, immigrant justice, technology and government operations—and will advise […]
Federal Judge Throws Out Comey and Letitia James Cases, Citing Illegally Appointed Prosecutor
A federal judge on Monday tossed out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges had no lawful authority to do so. U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie dismissed both indictments after finding that Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan […]
