Donald Trump Testifies: What To Expect When Former President Takes The Stand
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to testify in the civil fraud trial that threatens his family’s business empire. His testimony on Monday will follow those of two of his sons – Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump – who took the stand late last week. New York’s attorney general is seeking a $250m (£202m) […]
Blinken Wraps Up Frantic Mideast Tour With Tepid, If Any, Support For Pauses In Gaza Fighting
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was wrapping up a grueling Middle East diplomatic tour on Monday in Turkey after only limited success in his furious efforts to forge a regional consensus on how best to ease civilian suffering in Gaza as Israel intensifies its war against Hamas. Blinken met in the Turkish capital of Ankara with […]
Israeli Troops Surround Gaza City And Cut Off Northern Part Of The Besieged Hamas-ruled Territory
Israeli troops early Monday had surrounded Gaza City and cut off the northern part of the besieged territory as communications lost for several hours across Gaza overnight were gradually being restored. Troops are expected to enter the city Monday or Tuesday, Israeli media reported, and militants who have prepared for years are expected to fight […]
“The Attraction Is Obvious” As Lawmakers Lobby To Join Appropriation Committee
There has been a report that certain lawmakers in the House of Representatives are attempting to get admittance into the Green Chamber’s Appropriations Committee by lobbying the National Assembly’s leadership and other influential figures in the Presidency. The lower house is reportedly unhappy about the committee’s growing membership in recent weeks, which is against the […]
Police Pardon ‘Policewoman’ Who Recited National Anthem Wrongly
The Nigeria Police Force has pardoned Mercy Isoyip, also known as Descushiel, an actress who went viral recently for singing the National Anthem wrongly at a public event. Recall that last week, at the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers in Owerri, the capital of Imo state, Descushiel, dressed in a police uniform, led […]
NACAT Urges Wike To Probe FCT Procurement Director For Abuse Of Office
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been urged by the Network Against Corruption and Trafficking (NACAT) to look into the allegations made against Onsachi Musa Idris, the Executive Director, Procurement of the FCT, regarding ownership and management of private companies while still in active service against extant rules. Speaking via a statement […]
IGP Egbetokun Orders Immediate Redeployment Of Imo Police Commissioner To FHQ
The Inspector General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun has ordered the immediate redeployment of Mohammed Barde, the Imo State Commissioner of Police ahead of the November 11 election to the Force Headquarters (FHQ) in Abuja. This was made known by the IGP in a statement released in Abuja on Sunday night by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force […]
Jigawa Village Head Accused Of Rape, Impregnating And Infecting Girl With HIV
Umar Ibrahim, the village head of Dan Gulam in the Gwaram LGA of Jigawa State, is accused of sexually assaulting, impregnating, and infecting a girl with HIV. This was stated in a letter from Jigawa State Ministry of Justice Senior State Counsel Kabiru Abdullah to the Secretary of the Dutse Emirate Council on October 16, […]
Ukraine War: Zelensky Says Israel-Gaza Conflict Taking Focus Away From Fighting
The Israel-Gaza war is “taking away the focus” from the conflict in Ukraine, the country’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted. He said this was “one of the goals” of Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. And he denied that fighting in Ukraine had reached a stalemate, despite a recent assessment […]
Hamburg Airport: Four-year-old Hostage Held On Tarmac
Police in Germany are dealing with a hostage situation at Hamburg airport after an armed man drove through a security barrier and onto the tarmac. It is understood that the man, 35, and a child, 4, still remain in the vehicle which is parked under a plane. Officers are in contact with the driver, who […]
