Author: Alade Adisa

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the US, wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday. In western Kansas, a dust storm was reported to have killed eight people as high winds produced blowing dust over the interstate, causing collisions of more than 55 vehicles on the I-70. In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reeves announced that six people had died in three counties and three more people were missing. There were 29 injuries across the state, he added in a nighttime…

One of the sons of the late Chief Moshood Abiola, who was acclaimed to have won the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Jamiu has stated that probing former military Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, over the death of his father is unnecessary. He spoke in a recent interview with PUNCH. Jamiu explained that the time for such investigations had passed, stating that many key figures involved in the June 12 tragedy are no longer alive. Jamiu said, “There is no need for prosecution or probe. So many years have passed and most of the good and bad actors in the…

Proscribed sectional group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the Igbos will defend themselves from attacks by herdsmen in the Southeast. This reaction comes on the heels of the summoning of some leaders of Bende Local Government Area in Abia State over allegations of killing a Fulani herder by the Police. While condemning the summon, spokesman of the group, Emma Powerful, who signed the statement cautioned the Abia State Police Commissioner to stop intimidating Igbos. He said, “The attention of the global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) worldwide has been drawn to…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at gutting the parent of U.S. government-funded media outlet, Voice of America and six other federal agencies, his administration’s latest step to shrink bureaucracy on Friday. The order instructs the agencies — largely little-known entities including one that provides funding for museums and libraries and one tackling homelessness — to reduce their operations to the bare minimum mandated by the law. “This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary,” the order, disclosed late on Friday, says. Trump, who clashed with the…

A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, court records show. A Los Angeles County jury found Friday for Michael Garcia, who underwent skin grafts and other procedures on his genitals after a venti-sized tea drink spilled instants after he collected it on Feb. 8, 2020. He has suffered permanent and life-changing disfigurement, according to his attorneys. Garcia’s negligence lawsuit blamed his injuries on Starbucks, saying that an employee didn’t wedge the scalding-hot tea firmly enough into a takeout tray. “This jury…

At least 17 people have been killed across the US as a storm system unleashed multiple tornadoes that struck across several states in the south and midwest, officials said. On Saturday, the Missouri state highway patrol reported three deaths in Ozark county, one death in Butler county, six deaths in Wayne county and one death in Jefferson county. “We urge residents to stay away from debris-filled areas, watch for downed power lines and follow regional emergency services for localized updates,” the state’s highway patrol warned. In Arkansas, three storm-related deaths have been confirmed in Independence county with an additional 29…

In different ways, new podcast hosts Gavin Newsom and Michelle Obama are picking up where Kamala Harris left off The current condition of the Democratic Party is nothing if not uncertain. Paralysing anxiety and insecurity are clearly its present state, but glimpses into its possible future are beginning to appear, albeit not from among the party’s troubled leadership in Congress. Case in point, recent machinations from both former first lady Michelle Obama and California governor Gavin Newsom – each of whom has recently launched a podcast. The themes of their respective efforts – Newsom’s is politics-focused, Obama’s celebrity and lifestyle-themed –…

Top diplomats from the Group of Seven (G7) leading democracies urged Russia on Friday to accept a U.S.-proposed ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war or face the possibility of additional sanctions. “We called for Russia to reciprocate by agreeing to a ceasefire on equal terms and implementing it fully,” the diplomats said in a joint statement from the site of their talks talks in Canada. “We discussed imposing further costs on Russia in case such a ceasefire is not agreed, including through further sanctions, caps on oil prices, as well as additional support for Ukraine, and other means.” The statement said…

Some former ministers of the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, and other Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) chieftains in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are reportedly finalising plans to dump the ruling party for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). According to Saturday PUNCH, a senator in the ninth Assembly, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said at least 10 former members in the Buhari cabinet are among those moving to the SDP. The source had reportedly said. “What they’re waiting for is the finalisation of the party structure in their respective states.” Also, the report stated that leading Buhari’s loyalists…

The Federal Government has dismissed recent reports alleging the targeted killing of Christians in Nigeria, describing them as part of a misleading campaign aimed at pressuring foreign governments to classify the country as a “Country of Particular Concern.” The Federal Government, in a statement issued on Friday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’s Acting Spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa, rejected the allegations, asserting that they misrepresent the security situation in Nigeria. The development came following reports that the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa has authorised President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Nigeria over alleged widespread attacks…