Pittsburgh received a record 2.77 inches of rain Thursday, smashing the record of 1.46 inches that had lasted since 1933. The severe weather that has dumped record amounts of rain across much of the country this week reached the interior Northeast last night bringing dangerous flash flooding, with wet conditions set to last into the weekend. Large parts of Pennsylvania faced torrential weather Thursday and overnight as Wednesday’s storms moved up the East Coast, with Pittsburgh receiving a record 2.77 inches of rain, smashing the record of 1.46 inches that had lasted since 1933, the National Weather Service said. The rain is caused by a…
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WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson has had a brutal week trying to control the rowdy band of Republicans that he leads. And that’s before he even got to Friday, when he’ll be hanging out with the GOP’s de facto leader in Donald Trump. Johnson’s visit to the former president’s Mar-a-Lago residence and 2024 White House campaign headquarters comes at a critical moment for the Louisiana Republican as he faces a threat to forcibly remove him from his post by the longtime Trump ally and conservative rabble-rouser Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. Trump has already proven to be highly influential in House affairs. The former…
Jury selection is scheduled to begin in New York next week, and the trial could last as long as eight weeks. Donald Trump will become the first former president to stand trial in a criminal case next week — and he’ll do so against the backdrop of a presidential campaign in which he’s the presumptive Republican nominee. Jury selection begins Monday in New York City, and the trial is expected to last six to eight weeks. Here’s a look at what you need to know and what’s expected to happen. How long is jury selection expected to last? Jury selection…
Joseph Fischer contends the obstruction statute was targeted at document shredding after the Enron scandal. But prosecutors argue it is a catchall to cover disruption to Congress meeting. WASHINGTON – Joseph Fischer was driving home to central Pennsylvania after attending then-President Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021, when he heard about the crowd swelling outside the Capitol and turned around. Fischer, who was a police officer in North Cornwall Township, thought the day might turn violent. He had warned he might be jailed. Standing outside the East Rotunda doors at 3:24 p.m., Fischer turned on his phone’s video recorder and yelled: “Charge!”…
The Northern Caucus of the Labour Party (LP) is requesting the national chairmanship position through the Forum of Northern LP Chairmen and Secretaries. Naija News reports that the embattled National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, is from Edo State in the Southsouth region. However, in a statement issued during a press briefing in Bauchi State on Friday, the forum convener, Hussaini Saraki, stressed the need to unite the party without factions. Nevertheless, the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, mentioned that the party has progressed beyond the contention for the national chairman role. “We have moved past this, please. The national convention is behind us.…
Millions of Americans rely on drinking water systems that have recently exceeded new limits for toxic “forever chemicals” that the EPA announced on Wednesday. USA TODAY found 608 systems across the country that have measured PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, at or above the newly established limits since last year. Together, they serve nearly 35 million people. Another 13 million people drink water from hundreds of other systems that have recently detected the chemicals at levels that require reporting to the EPA, but not quite enough to surpass the new limits, according to USA TODAY’s analysis. These results represent one-time…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday sentenced controversial cross-dresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months imprisonment without an option of fine for abusing the Naira. The judge while sentencing the convict, said the judgment will be a deterrent to others that are found to be abusing and mutilating the Naira. Prior to the sentence, the judge asked of his sex, and he quickly replied that he is a man. The judge ruled that the jail-term commence from March 24, 2024, the day of his arrest. It would be recall that the…
The Anambra State Police command said preliminary enquiry has given insight into the cause of the boat mishap, that claimed the life of a famed Nollywood star, John Paul Odonwodo, aka, Junior Pope. The cause has, however, not been made public, but the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said the Commissioner of Police, Aderemi Adeoye, has ordered an exhaustive investigation with a view to determining criminal liability of any person, if any, in the mishap. Ikenga, in a statement said, “On being notified of the capsize, Anambra Command Marine Police deployed for rescue operations and successfully rescued…
A high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has granted bail to former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, in the sum of N50 million. In his ruling on the bail application on Friday, the judge, Rahmon Oshodi, admitted Emefiele on bail with two sureties in like sum. Recall that Emefiele is facing trial in Lagos on a 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office. Emefiele had ealier pleaded not guilty to a 26-count charge bordering on abuse of office brought against him by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting…
A hit-and-run driver on Thursday night wounded two pedestrians, a man and woman, on the Badagry end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, leaving them hospitalised. The Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Badagry Unit, Mr William Manga, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Friday that the accident occurred at 8.20 p.m. He said that the command received information on the accident at 8.25 p.m., and its men arrived at the scene at 8.30 p.m. “The accident occurred at Car Wash, Itoga Junction axis of the Badagry Expressway. It involved an unknown car driver. “The victims sustained various…
In a harrowing incident near Munich, three of football star Harry Kane’s children were rushed to the hospital following a car crash. Authorities report, however, that none of the children sustained more than minor injuries, dubbing them “really lucky” amidst the ordeal. The collision unfolded around 5:15 PM local time on Monday along state highway 2071 near Schäftlarn, Germany. Kane was absent from Germany at the time, having traveled to London for Bayern Munich’s crucial Champions League fixture against Arsenal. Details emerging from the scene reveal that Kane’s children were traveling in a Mercedes van when a Renault vehicle collided…
France on Friday warned its citizens to “imperatively refrain from travel in the coming days to Iran, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories”, the foreign minister’s entourage told AFP. Iran has threatened reprisals against Israel over a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on April 1 that killed seven Revolutionary Guards including two generals, sparking fears of an escalation of violence in the Middle East. France’s Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne at a crisis meeting also asked that family members of French diplomats in Iran be evacuated, and no French civil servants be sent on missions to the listed countries.…
…as the University of Cape Town tops in Africa Times Higher Education, THE, has come out with its 2024 rankings of universities with Oxford University, England retaining its position as the number one in the world. At the local level, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, was ranked the best in the country and among the top 1,000 in the world. At the continental level, the University of Cape Town in South Africa was ranked first and 676th worldwide. The University of Ibadan, and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, were ranked third, followed by CU in the national ranking at the…
•Disband Army probe, institute judicial inquiry, SANs, retired judges tell FG •Alternatively, direct Delta govt to set up a judicial commission of inquiry •Fault CDS claim that JTF has a police component to investigate murder •Allow villagers to retrieve the corpses of their dead •Order military to vacate community; handover suspects to police •Time to call military to order —Urhobo Renaissance Society By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Jimitota Onoyume, Egufe Yafugborhi, Akpokona Omafuaire, Chioma Onuegbu, Ozioruva Aliu, & Ochuko Akuopha UGHELLI: Troops of the Nigerian Army conducting a cordon-and-search operation over the March 14 killing of 17 military personnel…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has congratulated Niger Delta activist and ex-militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo as he clocks 53 years on April 12. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, on Friday in Asaba, Governor Oborevwori said that Ekpemupolo popularly known as Tompolo, remains an illustrious son of Niger Delta, who have contributed immensely to the peace and development of the region and country. He said that as Chairman of Tantita Security Services, Ekpemupolo has used his privileged position to fight oil theft in the Niger Delta and thereby contributing immensely to increased oil production…
The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has said that the ministry would ensure the timely release of funds to prepare Nigerian athletes for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the games will take place from July 26 to Aug. 11 in Paris. The minister gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Diana-Mary Nsan. Enoh stressed the importance of securing funding on time to facilitate comprehensive preparations for the Olympic Games. He added that the ministry will actively pursue partnerships with private individuals…
The Chairman of the United States Senate Banking Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown, has urged President Joe Biden, to ban imports of Chinese-made electric cars to the US. While other lawmakers have called steep tariffs to keep Chinese electric vehicles out of the US, Brown affirmed that they are a threat to the North American country’s auto industry. Brown wrote on X, “Chinese electric vehicles are an existential threat to the American auto industry”. According to BBC, his comments are the strongest so far by any US lawmaker on the issue, since the White House, in February, said the US was…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), Mr Ali Nuhu, has said that recent deaths in the movie industry have robbed the nation of legendary filmmakers. This is contained in a statement signed by Brian Etuk, Director of Public Affairs of the NFC in Abuja. Nuhu described the deaths of Saratu Gidado (aka Daso) and John Odonwodo, known as Junior Pope, as heart-wrenching for colleagues and film industry stakeholders. ”Their deaths, which occurred within the week, have left Nigeria’s movie industry in a state of mourning. ”Stakeholders have been pained by the frequent recent losses, robbing the country of legendary filmmakers who…
Viral video clips of some Local Government chairmen and their deputies in Rivers State chanting support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC have surfaced on social media. The viral video is fueling new insinuations on the political inclinations of Mr Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT and Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State. In video clips, the local government chiefs, elected on the platform of the PDP, could be heard chorusing PDP and APC in what appears to be an open demonstration of their loyalty to Wike. Wike, a former governor of Rivers…
Yung Miami has responded to up-and-coming rapper Dajsha Doll over claims the City Girls rapper stole lyrics from her on her new song “CFYM.” In a fiery Instagram post on Tuesday (April 9), Dajsha accused Miami of stealing the line “I could go Live right now without a filter” from her track “R.I.P Pimp C,” which came out in 2022. Aggrieved at the alleged theft, the Ohio native challenged the Caresha Please star to a fight. “@yungmiami305 IAH you back to yo old face before the surgery… you might as well catch the flight to the hood and come catch this fade,” she wrote. “Career down the…