Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

…As U.S. cuts intelligence sharing with Kyiv Russian airstrikes on Ukraine have killed at least 20 people, officials said Saturday, as heavy aerial attacks continued into the second night following a U.S. decision to stop sharing satellite images with Ukraine. The decision to withhold intelligence and military aid came on the heels of a tempestuous White House visit last week by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Without U.S. satellite imagery, Ukraine’s ability to strike inside Russia and defend itself from bombardment is significantly diminished. At least 11 people were killed in multiple strikes on a town in Ukraine’s embattled Donetsk region…

Four years ago, Yalda never imagined that she would not be able to continue her education or achieve her dream of graduating from school. “My parents would often talk about the Taliban’s first rule [in the 1990s],” recalled Yalda, who requested that her full name not be used for security reasons. “I used to think it was fortunate I wasn’t born during those days. Sadly, we ended up experiencing the same fate.” Yalda, who was in 10th grade when the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, is one of the 1.5 million girls deprived of an education in Afghanistan.…

The death toll from two days of clashes between security forces and loyalists of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and revenge killings that followed has risen to more than 600, a war monitoring group said Saturday, making it one of the deadliest acts of violence since Syria’s conflict began 14 years ago. The clashes, which erupted Thursday, marked a major escalation in the challenge to the new government in Damascus, three months after insurgents took authority after removing Assad from power. The government has said it was responding to attacks from remnants of Assad’s forces and blamed “individual actions” for…

Police said Saturday that a Pakistani man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting the administrator of a community WhatsApp group who removed him from the chat. According to the police, the admin, Mushtaq Ahmed was shot dead on Thursday evening in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that borders Afghanistan, which has a history of bloody sectarian violence. A man named only as Ashfaq has been charged with his murder, according to police documents seen by AFP and a local police official. Mushtaq allegedly kicked Ashfaq out of the WhatsApp group following an argument, according to…

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced the approval of the sum of N1 billion as soft loans to market women in the state. The governor disclosed this in Benin City at an event commemorating the 2025 International Women’s Day (IWD) celebration on Saturday. According to reports, the governor opined that the approved N1 billion soft loan for market women would help boost their businesses, improve their lives, and enhance the state’s economy. Okpebholo said the loans were in appreciation of their steadfastness, dedication, and commitment to moving the state forward.The governor said, “Since I assumed office as Governor…

Three suspects linked to the murder of a 2024 graduate of Lagos State University (LASU), Adedamola Ogunbode, have been arrested. Disclosing the development, the Lagos State Police Command, through its spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin also said they are currently searching for five others in elation to the death of the ex-LASU man. Ogunbode, LASU Political Science Education graduate, had been missing since January 16, 2025, amid speculation that his mutilated body had been found. Among those arrested were Whepetoji Sunday, a pastor who allegedly received N70,000 from the victim’s account; and Sheriff Adebayo, a church member accused of also receiving N300,000.…

Gunmen have abducted the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Petroleum Retailers Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Chief Obasi Lawson, in the Azumini area of Abia State. Confirming the incident on Friday, Public Relations Officer of Abia State Police Command, Maureen Chinaka in a statement she signed, noted that the abduction took place on March 4, 2025, at approximately 7pm. The police spokeswoman disclosed that a dark blue Sienna vehicle carrying unidentified gunmen ambushed Lawson’s convoy while he was returning to Port Harcourt through Azumini Ndoki, Ukwa East Local Government Area. “While the officers were repelling the…

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman was in an advanced state of Alzheimer’s and died of heart disease and other factors likely days after his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of a rare virus spread by mice, according to autopsy results released Friday in New Mexico. Hackman, 95, Arakawa, 64, and one of their dogs were found dead Feb. 26 in separate rooms of the couple’s Santa Fe home. Hackman’s heart disease and the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome that caused Arakawa’s death were announced at a press conference at the Santa Fe sheriff’s office. Hackman’s wife died a week before he did, results showed.…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Canada has been “ripping off” the United States for years with tariffs on lumber and dairy products and threatened to place reciprocal tariffs on Canada immediately. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the “tremendous tariffs” Canada imposes on U.S. dairy and lumber products made it impossible for the U.S. to sell its products in Canada. He said unless Canada agrees to drop them, he would impose the same tariff on Canada. Trump on Thursday delayed for four weeks his new 25% tariffs on most Mexican and Canadian exports to the…

A Connecticut toddler who was abducted 25 years ago has been found alive in Mexico, with her identity confirmed by DNA testing, according to authorities. Andrea Michelle Reyes was just 2 when she vanished from her home in New Haven in 1999, with cops long suspecting she had been snatched by her mom, Rosa Tenorio, who did not have custody. Reyes’ family also believed the girl may have been in Mexico, but could never locate her, even as her dad repeatedly traveled there looking for them. Andrea Michelle Reyes was allegedly kidnapped by her non-custodial mother in 1999. DNASolves An…