Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

President Donald Trump has sacked Archivist of the United States, Colleen J. Shogan, the government official responsible for preserving and providing access to government records. Sergio Gor, Director of the Presidential Personnel Office, announced Shogan’s dismissal Friday night. Shogan has held the job since 2023. “At the direction of @realDonaldTrump, the Archivist of the United States has been dismissed tonight,” Gor wrote on X. “We thank Colleen Shogan for her service.” The move isn’t unexpected. Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt earlier this month that “we will have a new archivist.” On Thursday, however, a senior archivist official told CBS…

As part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day. The development comes as US President Donald Trump proposed clearing out the Gaza Strip of its inhabitants and for the United States to take over the Palestinian territory — a plan that has sparked global uproar and been rejected by Hamas. Jubilant crowds in Israel’s commercial hub Tel Aviv cheered as they watched live footage of the three hostages, flanked by masked gunmen, brought on stage…

A small commuter plane that crashed in western Alaska on its way to the hub community of Nome was located Friday on sea ice, and all 10 people on board were dead, authorities said. The crash was one of the deadliest in the state in the last 25 years. Rescuers were searching the aircraft’s last known location by helicopter when the wreckage was spotted, said Mike Salerno, a spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard. Two rescue swimmers were lowered to investigate. A photo provided by the Coast Guard showed the plane’s splintered body and debris lying on the sea ice.…

The Federal Government has stated that it would, henceforth, take a very hard and punitive stand against bullying in all schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said Ahmad, stated this while delivering a speech at a stakeholders’ engagement meeting to develop the National Policy on Anti-Bullying and implementation guidelines in Nigerian schools in Abuja on Friday. Professor Ahmad explained that engagement was aimed at reshaping children’s mindsets and fostering safer school environments. The Minister explained that bullying, intimidation and extortion in schools were destructive behaviours with long-lasting effects. “Acts of bullying, intimidation, and extortion in…

President of the United States (POTUS), Donald Trump has vowed to revoke Joe Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings, after his predecessor did the same to him four years ago. On a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information.” “JOE, YOU’RE FIRED,” the Republican added in a reference to his catchphrase on the reality TV show, The Apprentice. Trump has already revoked the security clearance of more than four dozen former intelligence officials whom he accused of meddling in the 2020 election…

Apparently angered by recent events, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said that United States President Donald Trump was elected to govern the United States, not “to rule the world.” “I respect the election of President Trump who was elected by the American people to govern the United States,” but “he was not elected to rule the world.” Lula also said the U.S. president has to maintain “democratic and civilised” relations with the rest of the world, Lula noted, with reference to Trump’s intention to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. The U.S. said on Tuesday at a…

About 350 passengers were safely evacuated after a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train caught fire. Extraordinary images captured the moment a train carrying 350 passengers burst into flames, sparking mass evacuations en route to Delaware. New York Post reports that the six-car SEPTA train was traveling from Philadelphia when flames tore through a carriage near Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania about 6.15pm on Thursday. Pictures of the incident show thick, grey plumes of smoke billowing from the train, which is lit up with orange flames within. Passenger Dnasia Buckner told Fox News that she began smelling smoke about 15 minutes into…

Popular Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has spoken on his relationship with some celebrities. According to Odumodublvck, the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, is his friend. He claimed that when Tinubu invited him to his house for dinner, he did not do so because he wanted him to support his father’s presidency but because of love for his music. The rapper disclosed this in a recent episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, hosted by Adesope. He said: “Rema is my friend. Seyi Tinubu is also my friend. Regardless of his father being the president and people…

President Donald Trump has announced an executive order to protect religious liberty, and ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’ Trump announced Thursday he is creating a task force led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” within the federal government. The President made the announcement at a private event following the 73rd annual National Prayer Breakfast–his second prayer breakfast speech of the morning. Attorney General Pam Bondi will lead the effort and immediately halt “all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government” including at DOJ, IRS, and FBI, Trump said. He said Bondi would also work to…

Controversial singer, Habeeb ‘Omolalomi’ Okikiola, better known as Portable and his band boys who assaulted government officials have been arraigned in court. Recall that NEW DAILY PRIME reported earlier that Portable and his boys teamed up and beat up some Ogun State government officials who came to his bar to inspect the place. According to reports, Portable clashed with the government officials from the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA) in a bar, Odogwu, in Iyana Ilogbo, Ogun State late last year. Sharing the details of what ensued between Portable and the government officials, popular influencer, @man_of_letters, took…