Author: Elizabeth Jenrola Oso

World’s richest person, Elon Musk will be among several billionaires attending Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. Tesla CEO, Musk was instrumental in Trump’s reelection with his contribution of over a quarter of a billion dollars to Trump’s campaign coffers, according to Forbes. Musk is set to head Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), along with Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur. Reports say that Musk is slated to be seated at the inauguration with fellow billionaires Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos and Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. While it is not customary to invite foreign leaders, Trump has invited several. Argentinian President…

Eight individuals suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have been killed by security operatives in Ufuma, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The operation, conducted by a joint security team comprising the police, military, and other agencies, took place on January 14, 2025, at 12:30 pm along Umugem Road in Ufuma. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Anambra State Command, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, revealed that the operation was targeted at an armed group suspected of secessionist activities in the region. He said the team neutralized five members…

Patricia Masithela, a 27-year-old woman of Nigerian extraction, has sadly died after a pack of starving dogs attacked her in Latina, Italy. According to Mirror UK, the incident occurred late Monday night while Patricia was visiting a male acquaintance at his abandoned villa in the Lazio region. The reports stated that her screams filled the night, alerting neighbours to the savage attack. The deceased woman, who had recently moved to Lazio from Nigeria, reportedly visited the house unaware that her friend was not at home. She was discovered critically injured, lying in a pool of blood with deep wounds all…

A tribunal in the UK has dismissed £494 million lawsuit alleging anti-competitive agreement between Apple and Amazon to restrict resellers. Apple and Amazon have successfully defended against a major lawsuit in the UK accusing the tech giants of colluding to limit resellers of new Apple products on Amazon’s website. The Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled on Tuesday that the case could not proceed. The lawsuit, filed by consumer law academic, Christine Riefa on behalf of approximately 36 million British consumers, alleged that Apple and Amazon reached an agreement in 2018 to bar most resellers of Apple and Beats-branded products from Amazon’s…

The Palestinian Authority must be the sole governing power in Gaza after the war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Wednesday, as expectations grew that a deal to halt fighting and start returning Israeli hostages was near. Who will run Gaza after the war remains one of the great unanswered questions in the negotiations, which have focused on an immediate ceasefire and exchanging hostages still held in the enclave for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. Speaking at a conference in Norway, Mustafa said pressure must continue to agree the ceasefire in Gaza and allow in more humanitarian aid for…

The Joint Task Force of the military in the North East, Operations Hadin Kai, has banned the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), popularly known as drones in the region. Air Component Commander, Air Commodore U.U. Idris, who gave the directive in a signal sighted by journalists said the use of drones without permission poses threats in the Borno, Yobe and Adamawa (BAY) states. Commodore U.U. Idris lamented that government agencies and private individuals operate drones without consent of the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai.The statement read, “The proliferation of drones for domestic and commercial purposes has led to…

Versatile Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji has come out to share how he and his wife, Adebimpe Oyebade Adedimeji, fondly called Mobimpe handle online trolls. He recently had his say during his interview with Chude Jideonwo. According to him, someone recently called his wife barren on social media and she showed him the comment, but he keeps telling her to ignore because the trolls will be alright eventually. Lateef added that people don’t even know if he and his wife decided to wait before having kids, they just prefer to conclude. His words, “We have always been of the opinion that…

Meta on Wednesday responded to Ashwini Vaishnaw’s post on X, calling Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on the Indian election “disappointing.” The Instagram parent company apologised for its CEO’s “inadvertent error” and reiterated that India is an “important country.” Union Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, while taking offence to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent remarks about Indian elections, had written on X, “As the world’s largest democracy, India conducted the 2024 elections with over 640 million voters. People of India reaffirmed their trust in NDA led by PM @narendramodi Ji’s leadership.” The Minister added, “Mr. Zuckerberg’s claim that most incumbent governments, including India in 2024 elections,…

A lead investigator with the Kebbi State Police Command has rejected a N1,060,000 bribe offered by three suspected Lakurawa terrorists. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. According to the statement, the suspects offered the officer a bribe to compromise the investigation and prosecution of a case of banditry allegedly perpetrated by suspected Lakurawa terrorists. “On January 13, 2025, at about 1800hrs, one Umaru Garba ‘m’ aged 53yrs of Dangandu village, Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji Mamman ‘m’ aged 51yrs of Maimaichi village, all of Arewa LGA, and Usman Muhammadu ‘m’…

Focus Holiday Inn, a popular hotel in the Garki area of Abuja, the federal capital territory (FCT), has been engulfed by fire. According to a hotel staff, the alarm was raised by a reportedly unclad guest who rushed to the reception, to alert workers about the blaze. The fire, which originated from a section of the three-storey building quickly spread to other parts, causing widespread panic among guests and employees. Despite multiple distress calls, fire service responders reportedly came late. However, as of the time of this report, fire crews were on site working to contain the blaze. Established in…