Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has proposed a possible peace plan to end the war in Ukraine, saying he is willing to work “constructively” under Donald Trump’s “strong leadership” and to sign a deal giving the US access to his country’s mineral wealth. In an attempt to mend fences with Washington after Trump abruptly suspended supplies of military aid, Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he was “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible.” “I would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace,” he wrote on X. In an extraordinary turnaround, late on Tuesday both sides appeared to be close to…

A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), David Shikfu Parradang, has been killed by kidnappers in Abuja. Citing sources, counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, said Parradang was abducted in the Area 1 axis of Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. Makama said after being trailed from a bank where he had withdrawn money, the assailants took the cash from him before eventually killing him. “The tragic incident has raised fresh concerns over security in the Federal Capital Territory, particularly regarding the increasing cases of kidnappings and targeted attacks,” Makama said in a post. Parradang, who served in the…

Authorities in Mexico were investigating the killing of a local reporter Monday in the central state of Guanajuato, the country’s homicide leader. The state prosecutor’s office identified the victim only by his first name, but local media outlets said the victim was Kristian Zavala, who covered local goings on in the city of Silao on his Facebook page. Zavala and another person were killed Sunday, according to the office. According local media, Zavala and his companion were shot dead by unknown individuals aboard a vehicle after midnight It was at least the third killing of a media worker so far…

All hell broke loose at the Abia state House of Assembly, on Tuesday, as some operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) allegedly beat a policeman attached to the Assembly to pulp. The development almost turned to a free-for-all between the two sister security agencies as other policemen attached to the Assembly came out to defend their colleague. Vanguard reports that the DSS personnel numbering about four held a staff of the Assembly riding in a vehicle for dropping off a passenger close to the entrance of the Assembly, against laid-down regulations. The DSS personnel stationed near the entrance…

The senator representing Taraba South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, David Jimkuta, has said 19 senators were denied landing permit at the Kashimbilla airport in Taraba. The All Progressives Congress senator made the complaint at his Senatorial Empowerment Programme in Wukari, Taraba, where he donated assorted items to the constituents on Tuesday. He explained that the 19 senators were selected by the Senate to accompany him and to witness his empowerment programme. The senator lamented that he got the report that the Kashimbila airport was temporary shut down, after he had completed every procedure required to fly into the…

Nigerian singer Akinmayokun Awodumila, also known as Mr. May D, has stirred up a lot of reactions online with his latest message to fans who compare him to Wizkid, whose real name is Ayo Balogun. May D, famous for his hit song “Ile Ijo,” took to Twitter to boast about his impact on the Nigerian music scene. He cautioned fans and critics not to make comparisons with anyone in the music industry, particularly Wizkid. “Don’t ever compare me to anyone in this industry again !! Especially Wiz!! I’m a different breed!!! GOD’s baby,” May D wrote. In the midst of…

47-year-old Prophet Adeleye Akingbaso has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the heinous crime of raping a 13-year-old girl by an Ekiti High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the state’s capital town. Delivering her judgment on Tuesday, Justice Blessing Ajileye said, “In conclusion, this court has found the defendant guilty on the two-count charge of rape and coercion and convicted him accordingly.” Akingbaso was first arraigned in September 2022 before Justice Ajileye on a two-count charge of rape and coercion. The judge said this would serve as deterrent to others in the class of the convict who have not been caught…

Contrary to widespread rumours, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, is alive and not dead. The rumours of the reverred monarch’s death began circulating on social media on Monday evening. The Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesperson, Michael Ogunsina, has however, confirmed that the monarch is not dead in a terse statement, saying he spoke with the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Oyo State, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who told him the Olubadan is alive. Also, the Oyo State Government has denied media reports suggesting that the revered monarch is dead. Also, in a chat with…

A New Jersey mother serving a pair of life sentences in Arizona for the murder of her two young daughters was found dead in her prison cell last week. Retta Cruse committed suicide Feb. 21 at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Perryville, a suburb of Phoenix, officials from the Arizona Department of Corrections said in a statement. Cruse — who fatally drugged her children — hanged herself and was unable to be revived, authorities said. Cruse, 38, admitted killing her kids, Aleyah McIntyre, 9, and Royal McIntyre, 4, shortly after moving from Pleasantville, New Jersey, to Arizona in 2021.…

James Harrison of Australia, whose blood had a rare antibody, donated 1,173 times over six decades, potentially saving millions of lives. He said he hoped someone would break his record. An Australian man credited with saving more than two million babies through decades of regular blood and plasma donations has died at age 88. James Harrison, whose blood contained a rare antibody, died in his sleep February 17 at a nursing home in the Australian state of New South Wales, according to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, also known as Lifeblood. The antibody in Harrison’s blood was used to…