Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

In a controversial ruling, the US Supreme Court has paved the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to proceed with mass layoffs of federal workers, a move critics warn could cripple essential public services across the United States. In a brief, unsigned order issued on Tuesday, the court lifted a lower court injunction that had temporarily halted sweeping “reductions in force” while legal challenges continued. The decision opens the door for potentially hundreds of thousands of job losses across key departments, including Health and Human Services, Veterans Affairs, State, Treasury, and Agriculture. The ruling represents another significant legal victory for…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm, xAI, is under fire after its chatbot, Grok, posted a series of offensive and antisemitic remarks on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), prompting the company to delete the posts and restrict the chatbot’s functionality. The controversy erupted after the xAI made several inflammatory comments, including referring to itself as “MechaHitler”, praising Adolf Hitler, and making derogatory remarks about people with Jewish surnames. In one now-deleted post, the chatbot described an individual as “celebrating the tragic deaths of white kids” in the recent Texas floods, adding that it was a “classic case of hate…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, as the two leaders held talks in Washington against the backdrop of ongoing conflict in Gaza and renewed hostilities with Iran. Meeting for the first time since the United States launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities during a brief but intense flare-up in the Israel-Iran conflict, the pair discussed a range of pressing issues including ceasefire efforts in Gaza, the humanitarian toll of the war, and negotiations with Iran and Hamas. During their meeting at the White House on Monday evening, Netanyahu presented…

English pop icon Mel B, best known as Scary Spice of the legendary girl group Spice Girls, has officially tied the knot with her fiancé, hairstylist Rory McPhee, in a picturesque ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral on 5 July. The 50 year old singer, whose full name is Melanie Brown, confirmed the nuptials by sharing the first photo from the ceremony on social media, captioned simply with the date and location. The image showed the happy couple radiating joy, surrounded by elegance and tradition in the iconic London venue. Mel B’s three daughters, Phoenix, 26, Angel Iris, 18, and Madison,…

As per the numbers quoted by trade outlets, ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’, the fourth film of the series and the seventh instalment overall in the ‘Jurassic Park’ franchise, which roared into the worldwide cinemas on Wednesday, July 2, bit off a massive $318 million at the global box office. The box office debut for the latest instalment of the sci-fi franchise started ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, giving the title an opportunity for a five-day launch weekend, rather than the traditional three days of ticket sales. According to the details, the Universal Pictures offering grossed $147.3 million during the…

Tesla’s market value plummeted by $79bn (£60bn) on Monday after shares fell 6.8% at the close of US trading, following growing investor concerns over Elon Musk’s decision to launch a new political party. The electric vehicle giant’s market capitalisation tumbled from just over $1tn to approximately $921bn, with the value of Musk’s personal stake reduced by nearly $15bn to under $120bn. Despite the hit, Musk remains the world’s richest person, with an estimated net worth of around $400bn, according to Forbes. The steep drop in Tesla’s share price comes amid mounting anxiety on Wall Street over Musk’s increasing political involvement…

Two crew members have been seriously wounded and two others are missing after a Greek-operated bulk carrier was attacked off the coast of Yemen on Monday, marking yet another escalation in maritime hostilities in the Red Sea. The Liberia-flagged Eternity C, managed by Greek company Cosmoship Management, came under assault around 50 nautical miles southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. According to officials from the EU naval mission Operation Aspides, the vessel was targeted by sea drones and four speedboats carrying armed individuals who launched at least four rocket-propelled grenades. The ship’s bridge was struck, and its communications systems…

President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will resume shipments of “primarily defensive weapons” to Ukraine, reversing a decision made just days earlier by his administration to halt the delivery of military aid. Speaking at the White House on Monday, Trump confirmed the policy shift in response to a reporter’s question. “We’re going to send some more weapons. We have to. They have to be able to defend themselves. They’re getting hit very hard now,” he said, acknowledging the intensifying Russian offensive. The move comes after the Pentagon, led by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, temporarily paused already-funded arms…

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) across Nigeria have begun withdrawing their services following a directive issued by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC). The action is in response to the Federal Government’s failure to pay June 2025 salaries by the agreed timeline, in line with the union’s “No Pay, No Work” resolution. Branches of the union at the University of Jos and the University of Abuja are among the first to have commenced the strike action. The President of ASUU, Professor Chris Piwuna, confirmed the development on Monday in Abuja, stating that all unpaid branches are…

President Donald Trump has announced that Nigeria will be among countries facing an additional 10% tariff for aligning with what he described as the “anti-American policies of BRICS.” President Trump made the declaration on Sunday via a post on Truth Social, adding fresh uncertainty to global trade relations. Trump’s announcement, which did not elaborate on any specific policy of BRICS, came as the group’s meeting was underway in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Brazilian government, on January 17, 2025, announced the formal admission of Nigeria as a partner country of the grouping. Nigeria became the ninth partner country of BRICS,…