Author: Alade Adisa

Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Jessica Aber was found dead Saturday morning in Alexandria, Virginia, according to police. She was 43. Police in Alexandria, Virginia, were called to a home on Beverly Drive in the suburb of Washington, D.C., at around 9:18 a.m. Saturday for the report of an unresponsive woman, according to a police statement. They found Aber dead inside. Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber held the position from October 2021 to January 2025. ((Justice Department) Police said an investigation is underway surrounding the circumstances of her death. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner…

Fired-up Super Eagles captain, William Troost-Ekong has said Zimbabwe should forget about picking any point in Tuesday’s 2026 World Cup Qualifier match in Uyo. Sources have it that, while Troost-Ekong insinuated that The Warriors of Zimbabwe need not turn up for Tuesday’s game at The Nest of Champions, Eagles’ top scorer, Victor Osimhen, who got both goals in Friday’s 2-0 spanking of hosts Rwanda, tagged the upcoming match as another part of unfolding ‘war’ for the World Cup ticket. A media statement from the communications department of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) further disclosed the mood among the Eagles’ players on…

The main rival to Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Sunday arrested and charged with corruption. Ekrem Imamoglu, the mayor of Istanbul, is expected to be selected as the opposition Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) 2028 presidential candidate in a ballot on Sunday. He denies the allegations and says they are politically motivated. “I will never bow,” he wrote on X before he was remanded in custody. His detention sparked some of Turkey’s largest protests in more than a decade. Erdogan has condemned the demonstrations and accused the CHP of trying to “disturb the peace and polarise our people.” Demonstrations…

Iran has said talks with the US are impossible unless Washington changes its pressure policy. The Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araqchi, spoke on Sunday, as the country prepares to respond to President Donald Trump’s letter proposing negotiations on a new nuclear deal. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that Trump said earlier this month that he had sent a letter to Iran’s top authority, Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warning that there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or make a deal. Responding, Khamenei rejected the US offer for talks as a deception, stating that negotiating with the Trump’s administration…

The Canadian government has turned down 13,171 Nigerians who applied for refugee protection from January 2013 to December 2024. According to official data from the Refugee Protection Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, this number includes 811 Nigerians rejected in 2024. placing Nigeria among the top five countries with the most rejected claims. It ranked 5th. The report named others as; Mexico with 2,954 rejections, India (1,688), Haiti (982) and Colombia (723). The IMRB grants refugee protection in Canada if the RPD satisfactorily confirms that an applicant or claimant meets the United Nations definition of a Convention…

Trump reinstates funds for USAID-backed programmes in South Sudan, Sudan, and Congo ·The decision follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering the reversal of the aid freeze ·Samaritan’s Purse received $19 million in previously frozen USAID funds for humanitarian efforts President Donald Trump’s decision to unfreeze the blocked funds follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling ordering the reversal of an aid freeze, marking a significant shift in U.S. policy. The restored funding will enable the resumption of key initiatives in healthcare, infrastructure, and development in South Sudan, Sudan and Congo. Samaritan’s Purse, the recipient organization, confirmed that $19 million in…

Zelensky visited Ukraine’s front-line Donetsk region on SaturdayVolodymyr Zelensky visited troops defending the embattled eastern city of Pokrovsk on Saturday, as diplomats from Kyiv and Moscow prepared for ceasefire talks on Monday. In a trip designed to boost front-line morale, the Ukrainian president presented medals to teams of drone operators fighting to hold the key transport hub. The city has been the main focus of the Russian push in the Donbas region since the autumn, but in recent weeks there have been signs of a Ukrainian push-back. Part of that has been down to an increased use of drones, which…

The Afenifere National Youth Council (ANYC) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the escalating killings and kidnapping menace in the Southwestern part of the country. ANYC has said that nothing short of that can stem the tide of insecurity in the hitherto peaceful region. President of the group, Prince Eniola Ojajuni, in a letter to the President, said the call followed a disturbing surge in abductions and the brutal killing of victims, which had become increasingly rampant across the country. Ojajuni, who spent 12 days in captivity after being kidnapped last month in…

French President Emmanuel Macron is actively exploring alternatives to putting European boots on the ground in Ukraine – his plan drawn up with Sir Keir Starmer. According to The Telegraph, the French president is considering the possibility of a mission to protect a future peace deal being led by the United Nations. The UK Prime Minister and Macron have been leading a push to form a “coalition of the willing” of NATO and EU states to form a peacekeeping force backed by US security guarantees. Sir Keir hosted 30 senior military leaders from European countries and beyond near London to…

The declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, has continued to elicit mixed reactions across the country. The latest reponse to the emergency rule declaration is coming from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum (PDPGF) which has declared its intention to take legal action against the Federal Government. New Daily Prime reported that on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State and suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara; his deputy, Ngozi Odu; as well as members of the state House of Assembly for six months. He subsequently appointed…