Author: Alade Adisa

Legendary United States-born heavyweight boxer, George Foreman has died at 76 years, his family has announced. Known as Big George in the ring, the American built one of the most remarkable and enduring careers in the sport, winning Olympic gold in 1968 and claiming the world heavyweight title twice, 21 years apart – the second making him the oldest champion in history aged 45, According to BBC. He lost his first title to Muhammad Ali in their famous Rumble in the Jungle fight in 1974. But Foreman’s professional boxing career boasted an astonishing total of 76 wins including 68 knockouts,…

Elon Musk visited the Pentagon on Friday for a briefing that President Donald Trump insists was focused on the tech mogul’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) efforts, disputing a New York Times report that the meeting would include a discussion of plans for any potential war with China. “He’s there for DOGE, not there for China, and if you ever mentioned China, I think he’d walk out of the room,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office later in the morning when asked about Musk’s meeting. The Times was first to report Musk’s Pentagon briefing. Citing two U.S. officials, the…

Free-scoring Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen scored twice on Friday to revive Nigeria’s hopes of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico with a crucial victory over Rwanda’s Amavubi. Desperate for a win to salvage their qualification hopes in Group C, Nigeria finally secured their first victory after five matches, climbing to six points and moving up to fourth on the table. Despite the presence of Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the stands, the Super Eagles silenced the home crowd early. Osimhen struck in the 11th minute, capitalising on a perfect assist from Ademola…

The never-ending communal clash in Osun State got even worse on Friday with about 30 residents getting shot and several killed in the renewed land dispute between Ifon in Orolu local government and Ilobu in Irepodun council area of the state. According to reports, hundreds of people, especially children and women, were displaced in the ongoing land dispute. This is as Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke has imposed a fresh curfew on the two warring local governments. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Oluomo Kolapo Alimi, the State’s Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment. According to…

The Sudanese army says it has recaptured the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) after almost two years of fighting. Reclaiming the east African country’s seat of power marks a major victory for the army, which has been making significant advances against the RSF in recent months. But it is still a long way from ending the war entirely, with large parts of the country still under the RSF’s control. It is also unclear whether the battle for Khartoum is over: an RSF statement said its fighters were still in the area. “Our…

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has been dragged before the Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court in Abuja over the declaration of a state of emergency and the suspension of democratically elected authorities in Rivers State. This was contained in a suit dated March 20, 2025, and marked ECW/CCJ/APP/18/25, and sighted by journalists on Friday, March 21. Recall that on Tuesday, March 18, President Tinubu declared a state of emergency in Rivers State. The applicants, Harry Ibiso and 11 others, on their behalf and the Eastern Zone of the Ijaw Youth…

The acting governor of Cross River, Peter Odey, has said that the state does not align with the position of the south-south governors’ forum on the state of emergency in Rivers State. Odey has been standing in for Bassey Otu, the Cross River governor, who is on an annual leave. On Thursday, the forum asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse the emergency rule declared in Rivers. Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency in the south-south state, citing the prolonged political crisis and vandalisation of oil installations. The president suspended Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state; Ngozi Odu, his deputy; and…

Suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has broken his silence and debunked allegations by the Federal Government that he teleguided attacks on oil installations by suspected militant groups in the state. …Beleaguered gov blames Wike for attack on oil installations The governor, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi on Thursday, also said claims that he did nothing to rebuild the bombed state House of Assembly after he ordered the demolition of the facility were untrue. Fubara, who noted that it was important to put the records straight, said he acted on…

Rivers State electorates have dragged President Bola Tinubu to court over the removal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Deputy Governor, and the entire members of the State House of Assembly. In the suit, marked FHC/CS/550/2025, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on March 20, 2025, the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the Attorney General of the Federation are listed as 2nd to 5th defendants. The suit was filed on behalf of the electorates by a lawyer,…

…Says it’s ‘Hitting a fly with a sledgehammer’ The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE’s) approach to identifying fraud at the Social Security Administration “is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer,” a federal judge said Thursday, blocking DOGE’s unlimited access to sensitive agency data. In a 137-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander wrote the Trump administration never justified the need to access the data — which they argued was vital to identifying alleged fraud — and likely violated multiple federal laws in doing so. “The DOGE Team is essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in…