Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Dozens of people were killed when a fire ripped through an illegal nightclub in North Macedonia’s southern city of Kocani, prompting a bribery and corruption investigation that has led to the arrests of several local officials who allegedly allowed the club to remain open, authorities said Sunday. At least 59 people — all aged 18 to 23 — were killed and 155 others injured, North Macedonian Interior Minister Panche Toshkovski said during a news conference on Sunday. Among the victims was a police officer, who was in the Club Pulse nightclub on duty, Toshkovski said. The nightclub had been operating…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Kano State has arrested controversial TikToker, Murja Ibrahim Kunya on charges of Naira mutilation and abuse, specifically for spraying money—an act that violates Nigerian law. NEW DAILY PRIME gathered that the popular TikTok star, who has had brushes severally with law officers, was arrested by EFCC operatives at a social event on Sunday. A source within the commission confirmed to Freedom Radio Kano that Murja is currently in EFCC custody. The EFCC has been intensifying its crackdown on individuals who engage in the indiscriminate spraying of money at events such as parties…

In mysterious circumstances, a police inspector, Ajele Oloyede, has reportedly died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a ceramics company in Igbesa, Ogun State, where he was stationed as part of the security team. Confirming the story on Sunday, the Ogun State Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola, said the tragic incident took place on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer said that another officer, Tolorunloju Stephen, from the Force Headquarters Annex in Lagos, discovered the situation upon his return from Ikeja at around 1:20 p.m. Odutola said Stephen found Oloyede resting his head on a table inside the security office.…

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have vowed to meet “escalation with escalation” after a wave of deadly US air strikes, with witnesses to the bombing saying Sunday they were taken aback by its intensity, even after years of war. US President Donald Trump said he had ordered the strikes and threatened more were to come if the rebels kept up their repeated attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Attacks on the rebel-held capital Sanaa, as well as on areas in Saada, Al-Bayda and Radaa, killed at least 31 people and wounded 101, “most of whom…

A 45-year-old teacher, Musa Wada, has been arrested by the Jigawa State Police Command over the gruesome murder of his 14-year-old Almajiri student, Bashir Adamu. According to the state Police Command, the suspect allegedly beheaded the teenager and mutilated his genitals in a bid to mislead the public into believing the killing was a ritual attack. Police spokesperson, SP Lawan Shiisu, who confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday, said detectives apprehended Wada following a tip-off. Shiisu noted that during interrogation, the suspect admitted that Bashir Adamu died while being punished for absenteeism from school. In an attempt to…

The Trump administration is considering issuing travel restrictions for the citizens of dozens of countries as part of a new ban, according to sources familiar with the matter and an internal memo seen by Reuters. The memo lists a total of 41 countries divided into three separate groups. The first group of 10 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, Cuba and North Korea, among others, would be set for a full visa suspension. In the second group, five countries – Eritrea, Haiti, Laos, Myanmar and South Sudan – would face partial suspensions that would affect tourist and student visas as well…

Officials of the Chinese government are planning to limit social media and screen time for youths, citing concerns about harmful online content. While some youth in China admit to spending an excessive amount of time on the internet, many are skeptical about new government proposals aimed at regulating the time young Chinese spend online and on social media sites. In conversations at China’s annual political meetings that wrapped up in Beijing this week, retired international basketball star Yao Ming, called for some limits on internet access for young people in China. Yao was advocating for a plan that would mandate…

A 24-year-old student of Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, Mr. Abel Agaba, has reportedly drowned while swimming in River Benue. A source close to the family, said the 200-level Chemistry student, had gone missing on Thursday night after heading to the river to cool off due to intense heat. However, after he was not heard off afterwards, a search party recovered his remains on Friday morning. A family friend, who spoke on condition of anonymity, revealed that Agaba, who lived with relatives around Awe Street in the Wurukum area of Makurdi, had earlier watched a football match at a local…

Airstrikes from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have killed over 20 bandits, and destroyed notorious criminal hideouts in Unguwar Goga Hillforest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, the Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State. According to the NAF, the operation, carried out by the Air Component of Operation Fansan Yamma in the early hours of Thursday, targeted the fortified camps of two notorious bandit kingpins, Gero (Alhaji) and Alhaji Riga. The Deputy Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Group Captain Kabiru Ali, in a statement on Friday night, said the airstrikes successfully neutralised over 20 bandits, with additional casualties…

The office of the president of South Africa Saturday said the decision of the United States to expel its (South Africa’s) ambassador was “regrettable”, and urged “diplomatic decorum” between the two nations. On Friday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was no longer welcome in the United States because he was “a race-baiting politician” who hates US President Donald Trump. The Presidency said in a statement, “The Presidency has noted the regrettable expulsion of South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Mr. Ebrahim Rasool. “The Presidency urges all relevant and impacted stakeholders to maintain…