Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

North Korean troops accidentally killed eight Russian paramilitary soldiers in a “friendly fire” attack as they tried to take back Kursk from Ukraine, Kyiv officials said. A Monday skirmish along the frontlines in the Kursk Oblast saw a group of North Korean troops target and fire at the Chechen Akhmat unit, killing eight of their allies, according to Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR). The friendly fire incident allegedly occurred due to the “language barrier” between Moscow and Pyongyang’s troops, as the more than 11,000 North Korean soldiers in Russia struggle to adapt to their new environment. “When using the DPRK…

In its bid to enforce sanity in the state, the Lagos State Government has announced that it has sealed several establishments, including churches, hotels, and entertainment venues, for violating noise pollution regulations and other environmental infractions. In a statement on Tuesday, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) General Manager, Dr Tunde Ajayi said the enforcement action was carried out by the agency, noting that the infractions pose significant risks to public health and safety. Ajayi said the affected locations include Shomolu, Oniru Victoria Island, Jakande-Lekki, Badore Ajah, Lekki-Epe Expressway, Sangotedo, Lekki II, Ogombo, and Lekki Phase 1, among others. The…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced that its operatives intercepted nine trucks loaded with smuggled rice in Ogun State. Disclosing the feat during a press briefing in Lagos on Monday, the Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, Kola Oladeji, disclosed that the operation was carried out by officers under the FOU Zone A, who successfully prevented the smugglers from bringing the goods into Nigeria from the Republic of Benin. The officer said the smugglers abandoned their vehicles and fled upon sighting the operatives. The confiscated rice was subsequently transported to the Customs warehouse using six additional…

Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested seven suspected cultists allegedly terrorizing the Ijebu-Ode area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Omolola Odutola, said the suspects, identified as members of the Aiye Confraternity, had been on the command’s watchlist for various cult-related activities. The culprits are named as; Towolawi Omotayo, Balogun Ibrahim, Nkechi John, Mustapha Aliu, Opeyemi Rasheed, Mustapha Sikiru and Oshodi Oluwaseun. Odutola said the suspects were nabbed during a sting operation on Thursday by operatives of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. She added that the alleged cultists were involved in…

A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Dr. Osita Chinedu, was shot dead on Monday evening by suspected car snatchers in Awka, the Anambra State capital. According to an eyewitnesses, in the incident which occurred around the High Tension area in Aroma, the gunmen struggled with the lecturer, demanding his car keys before shooting him. While it remains unclear if the assailants succeeded in taking his car, reports indicate that the lecturer died on the spot at approximately 7 p.m. A UNIZIK staff member, who confirmed the incident to colleagues, said, “Yes, someone was shot dead along High Tension…

…Says ‘The government knows what is happening’ President-elect Donald Trump on Monday accused President Biden and the Pentagon of hiding information about large drones spotted hovering above New Jersey and New York. “The government knows what is happening,” Trump, 78, said after Biden representatives pleaded ignorance despite thousands of Garden State and New York City residents seeing — and in some instances photographing — the aircraft. “Look, our military knows where they took off from — if it’s a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went, and for some…

In what is easily the largest such operation in its history, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced the arrest of 192 foreign nationals and about 600 Nigerians for their alleged involvement in cryptocurrency investment fraud, cybercrime, and romance scams. Among those arrested are 148 Chinese nationals, 40 Filipinos, two Khazartans, one Pakistani, and one Indonesian. The suspects were apprehended in a sting operation at their hideout, a seven-storey building known as the Big Leaf Building, located at No. 7, Oyin Jolayemi Street, Victoria Island, Lagos on Monday.The EFCC revealed that the operation was the result of actionable…

Two people were killed and a suspect was found dead in a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, United States, on Monday morning. Just before 11 a.m. Madison police responded to a shooting at the private school located at 4901 East Buckeye Road. There was a large police presence at the school with multiple emergency vehicles in the parking lot. Police said two people died in the shooting, and six other people were injured. Near the end of a media conference, Madison Chief of Police Shon F. Barnes said that four people had been killed but he…

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, has tendered her resignation due to policy disagreements with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding the response to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. Freeland submitted her resignation in a letter to Trudeau on Monday, citing fundamental differences in their approach to addressing Trump’s “aggressive economic nationalism,” which she described as a “grave challenge.” The resignation follows Trudeau’s recent decision to relieve her of her duties as the government’s chief economic adviser. The announcement came just hours before Freeland was scheduled to deliver the annual fiscal update in parliament. Reports indicate that Freeland and Trudeau had…

President Bola Tinubu has approved free train rides for Nigerians between December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told State House correspondents in Abuja on Monday that the gesture was to help Nigerians deal with transportation costs during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. He said, “As we did last year, there will be free train service to all Nigerians from December 20 up until January 5, free train service nationwide. “This is consistent with the President’s desire to cushion the effect of transportation, especially to the most vulnerable Nigerians. “Recall…