Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

President Donald Trump said he’ll be meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska after earlier in the day previewing terms of a potential peace deal to end the war in Ukraine that could include “some swapping of territories.” “The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow,” Trump posted on Truth Social Friday evening. Trump’s announcement — which comes on the day he had set as the deadline for Putin…

Omoyele Sowore, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress and a human rights activist, has confirmed his release from police custody two days after his arrest at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. Sowore was detained on Wednesday after honouring an invitation from the Inspector General of Police’s Monitoring Unit. Describing his detention as “illegal and unjust,” Sowore confirmed his release on a post on his X handle on Friday. Announcing his release in a post on X, Sowore accused the Nigeria Police Force and the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) of unlawful conduct, while expressing gratitude to his supporters…

Britain’s minister for homelessness has resigned over allegations that she evicted tenants from a property she owns and increased rents by hundreds of pounds. In her resignation letter to United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday, Rushanara Ali, a junior minister in the Ministry of Housing, said she had followed all the legal requirements “at all times” in her dealings as a landlord. Ali, the member of parliament for Bethnal Green and Stepney, evicted four tenants from her four-bedroom house in east London last year as the property was being sold, British outlet The i Paper reported on Wednesday.…

President Bola Tinubu has expressed his delight at the Super Falcons’ spectacular victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), stating that he eagerly looks forward to receiving the trophy in Abuja. In a post-match video call with team captain Rasheedat Ajibade, her teammates, and Nigerian officials, President Tinubu congratulated the team on securing a record 10th continental title and lifting the nation’s spirits. A statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Tinubu promised that the Super Falcons will be celebrated on Monday (today) “I am very, very proud…

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday congratulated the Super Falcons of Nigeria on their victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), and in the process, secured their record 10th continental title. The Falcons made a phenomenal comeback to defeat host nation Morocco 3-2. The president took to his official X account to say, ”They chose to accept this mission. They understood the assignment.” ”Our Superior Super Falcons delivered in true Nigerian fashion. Never say Never. They went. They saw.” ”They have conquered again! 10-time champions of Africa. #MissionX: COMPLETE!” Oluremi Tinubu celebrates Super Falcons’ historic WAFCON win In…

The administration of United States President Donald Trump on Monday released more than 230,000 pages of files relating to the 1968 assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said the documents, which number over 230,000 pages, “had never been digitized and sat collecting dust in facilities across the federal government for decades, until today.” The records include the FBI’s “discussion of potential leads, internal FBI memos detailing the progress of the case, and documents related to James Earl Ray’s former cellmate, who stated he discussed with Ray an alleged assassination…

Nigerian content creator and TikTok influencer, Elizabeth Amaduo, better known as Jarvis, has confirmed that she is engaged to fellow content actor and streamer, Habeeb Hamzat, popularly called Peller. Jarvis made this known in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, months after Peller, 20, proposed to her in December 2024. According to Jarvis, who is 23 years old, the proposal came as a shock, but she believes they will eventually get married when the time is right. “I believe that we will get married at the right time. There’s a lot in marriage, so you have to be careful.…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, had predicted his presidency and assured him he would be re-elected for a second term. ‎Tinubu spoke on Sunday during the eight-day Fidau prayer for the late monarch at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode, Ogun. The New Daily Prime reported that President Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, landed at the Gateway International Agro/Cargo Airport in Ilishan-Iperu at 12:45 PM. ‎The president paid heartfelt tributes celebrating Adetona’s impactful reign, leadership and enduring legacy. ‎ ‎“Today marks a very great day in…

Oleksandr Usyk has become boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time after beating Britain’s Daniel Dubois at a packed Wembley Stadium. The Ukrainian, 38, knocked Dubois down with a stunning right hook midway through round five, before finishing the job moments later with a devastating left hook to the chin of the 27-year-old. Dubois was bidding to avenge his previous loss to Usyk and become the UK’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. However, the 27-year-old now joins Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua with two losses apiece to the undefeated Ukrainian. Commenting on the victory, Ukraine’s…

In a dramatic turn and bold statement, the Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is insisting she will resume plenary at the Senate on Tuesday, 22nd of July 2025, in line with the judgement of the court, despite the appeal by the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The New Daily Prime reported that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed an appeal challenging a recent judgment by the Federal High Court that ordered the Senate to reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central. In an interview while in her constituency for a training programme on Saturday, Akpoti-Uduaghan…