1 hour ago Drug trafficker Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada has asked Mexico to seek his repatriation, faced with the possibility of being sentenced to death in the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed Friday. Zambada, who co-founded the Sinaloa Cartel with notorious drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, was arrested in the United States last July along with… 10 hours ago Popular street-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, has promised to stay out of trouble and focus on making money. A Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, granted him bail in the sum of ₦2 million after…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Hamas had handed over the body of a “Gazan woman” the day before and not that of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed in the truce deal. “In an unimaginably cynical manner, they did not return Shiri to her small children, the little angels, and instead placed […] The post Hamas gave body of 'Gazan woman' as Shiri Bibas- Netanyahu appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Swedish police said Thursday they were looking for information on how the gunman responsible for Sweden’s worst mass shooting spent the final hours before the attack. They have still not been able to establish a clear motive, they said. On February 4, 35-year-old Rickard Andersson entered the Campus Risbergska adult education centre in the city of Orebro and shot dead 10 people before turning his gun on himself. Deputy commander Emelie Bodegrim told journalists they had a “fairly clear picture” of the day in question, but they were investigating a three-hour gap from the morning before Andersson was seen…
Donald Trump said the federal government should “take over Washington DC,” as the US president complained about crime, graffiti and “too many tents on the lawns.” Trump has had a contentious relationship with the nation’s capital’s Democratic mayor, Muriel Bowser, since his first term in office. “I think that we should govern the District of Columbia… I think that we should run it strong, run it with law and order, make it absolutely flawless,” he told journalists late Wednesday on Air Force One. “The federal government should take over the governance of DC And run it really, really properly.”…
Donald Trump said his administration was “looking at alternatives” to Boeing following delays in delivering two new models of the US presidential Air Force One plane. “I’m not happy with Boeing,” Trump told reporters late Wednesday aboard his current jet. “We’re looking at alternatives because it’s taking Boeing too long.” The US aerospace giant agreed in 2018 to supply two 747-8 aircraft by the end of 2024 for $3.9 billion — both ready to transport whoever occupied the White House at that time. But a subcontractor went bankrupt and the coronavirus pandemic disrupted production, forcing Boeing to push back…
Journalist and #MeToo campaigner Shiori Ito apologised Thursday to those featured in “Black Box Diaries” without their permission, addressing a dispute over the Oscar-nominated documentary not yet released in Japan. Ito, 35, won a landmark 2019 civil case against a prominent Japanese TV reporter accused of raping her, a charge he denies. She turned her ordeal into a film screened in countries worldwide and now up for best documentary feature at the Academy Awards. But “Black Box Diaries” has not yet been distributed in Japan, where her former lawyers have raised legal and ethical concerns over video footage and…
Nearly 100 migrants deported by the United States to Panama have been moved to a remote facility in the Darien jungle where they will stay until they are moved to another country, Panama’s security ministry said. Panama, Costa Rica and Guatemala have all agreed to receive migrants from other nations expelled by the United States and hold them until they are repatriated or sent to other host nations. The Central American nations agreed following a recent tour of the region by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and after President Donald Trump threatened to take back the Panama Canal…
Burundi is having to deal with the largest movement of refugees in 25 years fleeing the escalating conflict in the DR Congo, the United Nations refugee agency said. Rwandan-backed M23 fighters have made big gains in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the cities of Goma and Bukavu, prompting warnings to the UN’s Security Council, and stoking fears of a regional conflagration. South Kivu’s provincial capital, Bukavu, home to some one million and bordering Rwanda, is roughly 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Burundi. “This is the largest number of refugees that Burundi has seen since the beginning of…
2 days ago Nigerian music star Ayra Starr has etched her name in the record books, becoming the first female artiste in 16 years to win the Best African Music Act at the 2025 MOBO Awards. The award ceremony, which recognises excellence in Black music and culture, took place in Newcastle, United Kingdom. The ‘Rush’ crooner didn’t stop… 4 days ago Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) says seven manufacturing sectoral groups showed improvements in confidence levels in the fourth quarter of 2024. He made the assertion on Monday in Lagos via the Manufacturers CEO Confidence Index…
Libya’s second-largest city Benghazi on Thursday opened its newly reconstructed international stadium with a high-profile ceremony featuring global football legends. The event was attended by a packed crowd and eastern Libya’s strongman Khalifa Haftar. It also featured appearances by former football stars including England’s Ballon d’Or-winning Michael Owen, Brazilians Roberto Carlos and Julio Cesar, and Portugal’s Luis Figo and Nani. Belgacem Haftar, one of the strongman’s six sons and head of the North African country’s Reconstruction Fund, was also in the stands. “The Benghazi international stadium belongs to all Libyans,” his father said, describing it as a place of…