Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

Following the tragic death of seven students of the Federal University Lokoja (FUL), Kogi State, and a bus driver in a ghastly road accident involving a truck and a school shuttle bus on Tuesday, students of the university have staged a massive protest, blockading every entrances and exits in the school According to SaharaReporters, the protesting students began their public demonstration on Tuesday and continued on Wednesday morning to demand immediate actions from relevant authorities to avert future fatal accidents within the school environment. The tragic accident, which occurred around 2:30pm saw an articulated truck carrying wood and jerrycans of…

….Says ‘You shouldn’t have started it’ President Donald Trump has laid the blame squarely on Ukraine for “starting” the seemingly never-ending three-year-old war with Russia, saying, “You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.” The United States President spoke as talks between the US and Russia over the war in Ukraine kicked off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Representing the US at the meeting were Marco Rubio, US secretary of state; Steve Witkoff, Middle East special envoy; and Mike Waltz, national security adviser, while Yuri Ushakov, Russian presidential aide, and Sergey Larov, foreign minister, stood…

Two of the suspected killers of a member of the state house of assembly, Justice Azuka, have escaped from custody, the police command in Anambra State has said. The Labour Party (LP) member of the state House of Assembly was abducted and attacked by gunmen on Christmas eve as he made his way home for the festivities. Few weeks ago, the lifeless body of Azuka was found on the Second Niger Bridge after being killed by his abductors after allegedly withdrawing N100 million from his account. The police spokesperson in Anambra State, Tochukwu Ikenga, announced the escape of the suspects…

Iran has charged British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman with espionage, accusing them of collaborating with Western intelligence services, following their arrest last month, the judiciary said Tuesday. Judiciary spokesman, Asghar Jahangir said the pair were alleged to have entered Iran “posing as tourists” and gathered information before their arrest in the southeastern province of Kerman. The judiciary’s Mizan Online website quoted Kerman chief justice Ebrahim Hamidi as saying the couple’s links to foreign intelligence services had been confirmed. “Additional investigations are still ongoing,” Hamidi added. Jahangir was quoted as saying they had been taken into custody by Iran’s Islamic…

Fugitive musician, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, popularly known as Portable, has surrendered himself to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Yaba. This follows an ongoing police investigation into allegations of violent conduct and assault on government officials in Ogun State. Confirming the development, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PRO), Benjamin Hundeyin via text on Wednesday, said, “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up.” Portable was recently declared wanted for allegedly leading a violent attack on Ogun State government officials who were carrying out their…

Hamas has said it is ready to exchange its remaining Israeli hostages all at once with Palestinian prisoners during the Gaza truce’s second phase as a step leading to a “permanent ceasefire” and the full withdrawal of Israel’s forces from the enclave. The militant group is attempting to hold onto its two longstanding demands as Israel’s security cabinet has a stated war goal of removing Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the US and many other countries, as a governing and military force in Gaza. Hamas spokesperson, Hazem Qasim said on Telegram that the group refuses to be either expelled…

Tech billionaire businessman and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) created by President Donald Trump to cut federal government spending and wastage, Elon Musk has launched Grok 3, the latest artificial intelligence chatbot from his company, xAI. According to reports, the launch coincides with Musk leveraging former President Donald Trump’s influence to restructure and potentially eliminate bureaucratic hurdles within federal agencies. This move has raised concerns over possible conflicts of interest, as many of these agencies regulate Musk’s various business ventures. Grok 3, introduced on Monday, February 17, enters a fiercely competitive AI market alongside industry leaders like…

Protesters against President Donald Trump and his policies braved frigid temperatures in parts of the U.S. Monday, shouting “No kings on Presidents Day” in East Coast cities and attempting to enter the Arizona Statehouse to oppose a bill that would bolster fast-changing federal immigration enforcement. In Florida and California, local media outlets reported on hundreds of protesters carrying out “Not My Presidents Day” protests. The “No Kings” theme was orchestrated by the 50501 Movement and marked the second set of protests crisscrossing the nation in less than two weeks. A similar nationwide event on Feb. 5 drew participants in dozens…

Mexico has threatened that it will take legal action against Google if the tech giant continues to label the entire Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for US-based users. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that the renaming follows an order by US President Donald Trump but argued that the directive only applies to the portion of the continental shelf under US jurisdiction. Talking to reporters on Monday, Sheinbaum said, “What Google is doing here is changing the name of the continental shelf of Mexico and Cuba, which has nothing to do with Trump’s decree, which applied only to…

The top diplomats from Russia and the U.S. met Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to discuss improving ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine — talks that represented a rapid and major change in American foreign policy under President Donald Trump. No Ukrainian officials were present at the meeting, which comes as the beleaguered country is slowly but steadily losing ground against more numerous Russian troops in a grinding war that began nearly three years ago. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country won’t accept any outcome from this week’s talks if Kyiv doesn’t take part. European allies have…