President Donald Trump is demanding that Senate Majority Leader John Thune sack the upper chamber’s nonpartisan parliamentarian in favor of a more compliant and partisan […]
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Killer’s last words and final meal revealed as he’s executed for gasoline murder
An Arizona prisoner who killed a man by throwing gasoline at him and lighting him on fire has been executed by lethal injection, marking the […]
How a penalty by the US in the World Cup could score you free pizza
A penalty for Team USA at the 2026 FIFA World Cup will come with an unexpected consolation prize: free pizza for tens of thousands of […]
Federal appeals court releases its own ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ video to explain what it does – and, yes, it’s cringeworthy
A federal court released a sing-and-dance, Schoolhouse Rock-style video explaining how it operates — and it’s every bit as cringeworthy as it sounds. The three-minute […]
Ebola: NCDC says Nigeria has no confirmed case, warns against misinformation
The NCDC also clarified that Ebola and Hantavirus are different diseases with distinct modes of transmission. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) […]
Trump delivers veiled threat to another independent Republican — through his TV reporter fiancee
President Donald Trump delivered a veiled threat to another independent Republican via his journalist fiancée, as she tried to ask him questions at a press […]
Otti launches TechRise Cohort 3 to equip 850 Abia youths with digital skills
The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu, urged the participants to maximise the opportunity to become entrepreneurs, innovators […]
What led up to the 1996 Brothers to the Rescue attack in Cuba as Raul Castro is indicted for murder
Brothers to the Rescue, a group founded by Cuban exiles, is at the center of the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to seek an indictment against […]
NAFDAC destroys counterfeit, expired products worth N1.8bn in Abuja
Ms Adeyeye advised Nigerians to buy medicines and regulated products only from approved distribution channels and ensure they collect receipts for proper traceability and reporting […]
Regulators looking at three firms over multimillion-dollar trades before Trump’s Iran war announcement, report says
Several financial firms that profited from well-timed oil trades, made shortly before President Donald Trump announced new developments in the Iran war, are being looked […]
Trump acquired stock in companies like Disney and Netflix when he made public threats against them
President Trump’s flurry of first-quarter stock trades, totaling at least $220 million, included companies that were seemingly on the president’s enemies list, including Netflix, JPMorgan […]
RFK Jr’s daughter-in-law leaves two of her government jobs over Iran war: report
The daughter-in-law of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is stepping down from two of her three government roles in part because […]
Harvard faculty votes to limit number of A’s it hands out to slow grade-flation
Harvard will now limit the number of A grades it gives to undergraduates in hopes of reversing years of grade inflation — much to the […]
Trump tried to deliver an inspirational speech to graduates. It quickly became uncomfortable
It was an all-American rollercoaster of a speech. Donald Trump spoke to the assembled graduates of the US Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, offering advice, […]
EXCLUSIVE: Parents seek return of abducted Borno children as questions trail Zulum’s support package
Governor Zulum had on Tuesday visited Uba to sympathise with families affected by the abduction in Mussa, and assure residents that the federal and state […]
Mango founder’s heir ‘played active and premeditated role in his father’s death’, judge says
The heir to the Mango retail fortune held a financial grudge against his father, a judge’s writ shows. Jonathan Andic, 45, also gave police and […]
Trump’s elections revenge crusade just saddled him with some crucial Republican foes in Congress
Donald Trump took another prize in his bloody revenge tour against wayward Republicans on Tuesday as Rep. Thomas Massie, one of his few remaining GOP […]
Former Cuban President Raul Castro indicted for murder by US
The U.S. has indicted former Cuban President Raul Castro on murder charges, according to court records. The Trump administration has been applying a pressure campaign […]
Ukrainian MP says lifting sanctions on Russian oil puts ‘question mark’ over friendship with UK
A Ukrainian politician has condemned the British government for loosening sanctions on Russian oil, saying it “puts a question mark” on the UK’s friendship with […]
NLC demands urgent action over Oyo school abductions
NLC warned that persistent insecurity could push desperate citizens toward relying on criminal groups for protection, describing such a possibility as dangerous for national unity […]