Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Divers in Poland discovered more than 220 pounds of cocaine on the bottom of the Baltic Sea, the nation’s border guard said on Tuesday, marking the latest unusual location that drugs have been found in Europe. Officers with the Border Guard Maritime Unit located the cocaine on the seabed in the Gulf of Gdansk in northern Poland, officials said in a news release. Seven people were detained and the border guard said it had “dismantled an organized crime group involved in smuggling significant amounts of drugs.” Authorities released several images of the operation and said the seized drugs had an…

Sudanese paramilitaries have killed more than 200 people in a three-day assault south of Khartoum, according to a lawyers’ network, while the army-backed government put the death toll at more than double that figure. The Emergency Lawyers network, which has documented human rights abuses during 22 months of fighting between the rival security forces, said hundreds more were wounded or missing and feared drowned after the paramilitaries opened fire on villagers as they attempted to flee across the White Nile. The foreign ministry of the army-backed government said 433 people, including children, had been killed in the attack by the…

Following the tragic death of seven students of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, and a bus driver in a ghastly road accident involving a truck and a school shuttle bus on Tuesday, students of the university have staged a massive protest, blockading every entrances and exits in the school According to SaharaReporters, the protesting students began their public demonstration on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday morning to demand immediate actions from relevant authorities to avert future fatal accidents within the school environment. The tragic accident, which occurred around 2:30pm saw an articulated truck carrying wood and jerrycans of…

….Says ‘You shouldn’t have started it’ President Donald Trump has laid the blame squarely on Ukraine for “starting” the seemingly never-ending three-year-old war with Russia, saying, “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.” The United States President spoke as talks between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine kicked off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Representing the US at the meeting were Marco Rubio, US secretary of state; Steve Witkoff, Middle East special envoy; and Mike Waltz, national security adviser, while Yuri Ushakov, Russian presidential aide, and Sergey Larov, foreign minister, stood…

Two of the suspected killers of a member of the state house of assembly, Justice Azuka, have escaped from custody, the police command in Anambra State has said. The Labour Party (LP) member of the state House of Assembly was abducted and attacked by gunmen on Christmas eve as he made his way home for the festivities. Few weeks ago, the lifeless body of Azuka was found on the Second Niger Bridge after being killed by his abductors after allegedly withdrawing N100 million from his account. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, announced the escape of the suspects…

Iran has charged British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman with espionage, accusing them of collaborating with Western intelligence services, following their arrest last month, the judiciary said Tuesday. Judiciary spokesman, Asghar Jahangir said the pair were alleged to have entered Iran “posing as tourists” and gathered information before their arrest in the southeastern province of Kerman. The judiciary’s Mizan Online website quoted Kerman chief justice Ebrahim Hamidi as saying the couple’s links to foreign intelligence services had been confirmed. “Additional investigations are still ongoing,” Hamidi added. Jahangir was quoted as saying they had been taken into custody by Iran’s Islamic…

Fugitive musician, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has surrendered himself to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. This follows an ongoing police investigation into allegations of violent conduct and assault on government officials in Ogun State. Confirming the development, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Benjamin Hundeyin via text on Wednesday, said, “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up.” Portable was recently declared wanted for allegedly leading a violent attack on Ogun State government officials who were carrying out their…

Hamas has said it is ready to exchange its remaining Israeli hostages all at once with Palestinian prisoners during the Gaza truce’s second phase as a step leading to a “permanent ceasefire” and the full withdrawal of Israel’s forces from the enclave. The militant group is attempting to hold onto its two longstanding demands as Israel’s security cabinet has a stated war goal of removing Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the US and many other countries, as a governing and military force in Gaza. Hamas spokesperson, Hazem Qasim said on Telegram that the group refuses to be either expelled…

Tech billionaire businessman and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) created by President Donald Trump to cut federal government spending and wastage, Elon Musk has launched Grok 3, the latest artificial intelligence chatbot from his company, xAI. According to reports, the launch coincides with Musk leveraging former President Donald Trump’s influence to restructure and potentially eliminate bureaucratic hurdles within federal agencies. This move has raised concerns over possible conflicts of interest, as many of these agencies regulate Musk’s various business ventures. Grok 3, introduced on Monday, February 17, enters a fiercely competitive AI market alongside industry leaders like…

Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies braved frigid temperatures in parts of the U.S. Monday, shouting “No kings on Presidents Day” in East Coast cities and attempting to enter the Arizona Statehouse to oppose a bill that would bolster fast-changing federal immigration enforcement. In Florida and California, local media outlets reported on hundreds of protesters carrying out “Not My Presidents Day” protests. The “No Kings” theme was orchestrated by the 50501 Movement and marked the second set of protests crisscrossing the nation in less than two weeks. A similar nationwide event on Feb. 5 drew participants in dozens…