Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

About 350 passengers were safely evacuated after a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) train caught fire. Extraordinary images captured the moment a train carrying 350 passengers burst into flames, sparking mass evacuations en route to Delaware. New York Post reports that the six-car SEPTA train was traveling from Philadelphia when flames tore through a carriage near Crum Lynne, Pennsylvania about 6.15pm on Thursday. Pictures of the incident show thick, grey plumes of smoke billowing from the train, which is lit up with orange flames within. Passenger Dnasia Buckner told Fox News that she began smelling smoke about 15 minutes into…

Popular Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has spoken on his relationship with some celebrities. According to Odumodublvck, the son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu, is his friend. He claimed that when Tinubu invited him to his house for dinner, he did not do so because he wanted him to support his father’s presidency but because of love for his music. The rapper disclosed this in a recent episode of the Afrobeats Podcast, hosted by Adesope. He said: “Rema is my friend. Seyi Tinubu is also my friend. Regardless of his father being the president and people…

President Donald Trump has announced an executive order to protect religious liberty, and ‘eradicate anti-Christian bias’ Trump announced Thursday he is creating a task force led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “eradicate anti-Christian bias” within the federal government. The President made the announcement at a private event following the 73rd annual National Prayer Breakfast–his second prayer breakfast speech of the morning. Attorney General Pam Bondi will lead the effort and immediately halt “all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government” including at DOJ, IRS, and FBI, Trump said. He said Bondi would also work to…

Controversial singer, Habeeb ‘Omolalomi’ Okikiola, better known as Portable and his band boys who assaulted government officials have been arraigned in court. Recall that NEW DAILY PRIME reported earlier that Portable and his boys teamed up and beat up some Ogun State government officials who came to his bar to inspect the place. According to reports, Portable clashed with the government officials from the Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority (OGPDPA) in a bar, Odogwu, in Iyana Ilogbo, Ogun State late last year. Sharing the details of what ensued between Portable and the government officials, popular influencer, @man_of_letters, took…

Dozens of countries, including Germany, South Africa, and Mexico, said Friday that US President Donald Trump’s decision to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) would “erode the international rule of law.” The joint statement by 79 countries came hours after Trump signed an executive order slapping financial sanctions and visa restrictions against ICC staff and their family members, alleging the court has improperly targeted the United States and Israel. “Such measures increase the risk of impunity for the most serious crimes and threaten to erode the international rule of law, which is crucial for promoting global order and security,” the…

US rapper and music producer, Kanye West has pleaded with President Donald Trump of the United States to free his ‘idol’ and detained music mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs. 54-year-old Combs is currently locked up, awaiting trial on numerous sex trafficking and racketeering charges with West now fighting for his release online. Kanye went on a posting spree on X where he pleaded with the newly-inaugurated Trump to free Combs despite the allegations. The first of dozens of Kanye posts simply read, “FREE PUFF.”He wrote a similar message on Instagram. In another, West tagged President Trump and begged, “PLEASE FREE MY…

US officials kept around 100 deported Indian migrants in shackles for their 40-hour flight home, including during bathroom breaks, in the latest incident to spark anger overseas at President Donald Trump’s migration crackdown. Indian lawmakers demonstrated outside parliament on Thursday, some wearing shackles and others mocking the much-touted friendship between Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Elsewhere in New Delhi, members of the youth wing of India’s main opposition party burned an effigy of Trump. Last month, the spectacle of Colombian deportees being shackled as they boarded a US deportation flight sparked a bitter dispute between the two countries,…

As part of efforts to tackle the growing menace of insecurity, especially ransom-driven abductions, the Federal Government has activated the toll-free 112 emergency number for Nigerians to report kidnappings and other security threats. Nigerians, on Thursday, woke to the sad news of the gruesome murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Hon. Justice Azuka, who, despite paying a ransom sum of N100 million, was killed by his abductors. Disclosing this fresh initiative during a press briefing on the activities of the Multi-Agency Anti-Kidnap Fusion Cell under the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja on…

Russian news outlets have reported that two Russian flight instructors were killed when their plane crashed in the Moscow region on Thursday. A state-owned news agency, Tass, reported the Russian Emergencies Ministry said the small plane crashed close to the Myachkovo airfield, which is located near Moscow. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. The fatal crash will likely raise concerns about safety in Russia’s aviation industry. In July 2024, a Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ 100) belonging to Gazpromavia, an airline owned by gas giant, Gazprom, crashed in the Kolomensky district of the Moscow region, killing all three people…

Nigerian television host and entrepreneur, Toke Makinwa, has lavished praises on herself, describing herself as ‘magic.’ In a post via her Instagram story on Friday, the actress and vlogger, listed her unique qualities and attributes that make her an exceptional person. She stated that she has her own products and money, she’s killing it as an actor, a TV host and a podcaster. Toke also disclosed that she loves Jesus and is a funny lady, and so is a ten minus nothing. She wrote, “Not to brag, but I’m a pretty solid babe.I have my own products, got my own…