Traditional leaders in Borno State have made a plea to their communities, urging them to embrace repentant insurgents seeking reintegration into society. This call comes amid the challenging task of integrating over 160,000 former Boko Haram members back into their home communities, a process initiated by the Borno State government nearly three years ag However, the acceptance of these repentant insurgents has become a formidable obstacle for the integration program, particularly due to the reluctance of many communities and individuals who have suffered losses at the hands of Boko Haram. “We now beg people to please accept the repentant insurgents…
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Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Walter Huang, an Apple engineer and father of two who died after his Model X SUV, with Autopilot features switched on, crashed into a highway barrier near Mountain View, California, in 2018. The settlement comes as jury selection and a trial were just beginning on Monday in a California Superior court. The settlement allows Tesla to avoid airing evidence and testimonies in a widely-followed case. The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the fatal crash and revealed, in 2020, that it found Tesla’s tech was at least partly to blame for…
A fire outbreak at the popular Dosunmu market on Lagos Island has destroyed four buildings and is spreading to the surrounding stalls. The cause of the fire outbreak is yet to be known at the time of filing this report, but eyewitnesses said the fire started around 10 am.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) primary elections Vetting Committee has given a clean bill of health to all its governorship aspirants, paving the way for their participation in the upcoming primary. Led by Prof Abdulkarim Kana, the committee conducted a thorough review of the aspirants’ credentials and qualifications. The screening process, which is a critical step before the primary elections, aims to ensure that all candidates meet the necessary criteria and standards to run for office under the APC banner. This development sets the stage for the main screening event scheduled for Thursday, where the aspirants will undergo further evaluation. A notable…
LONDON — France and Spain will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals being held in Madrid and in Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, top government officials said, citing threats from the Islamic State group to the showpiece soccer events. British police said they were aware of reports of such threats and had a robust policing plan in place ahead of Tuesday night’s game in London between English Premier League leaders Arsenal and German giants Bayern Munich. “Regarding the game that will take place in the Paris region, the head of police has considerably strengthened security,” French Interior Minister…
A former Edo State commissioner for information, Andrew Emwanta has claimed that the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki is in cahoots with the Labour Party (LP). Emwanta said that Obaseki appointed Omobayo Marvellous Godwin, a chieftain of the LP, as his deputy due to his romance with the opposition party. Emwanta made the claim during an appearance on Arise TV program on Monday night. He wondered why Obaseki failed to appoint a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member as his deputy. The former commissioner also alleged that Obaseki is secretly supporting the LP candidate for the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state,…
The Majority Leader of the Edo State House of Assembly, Charity Aiguobarueghian, has given further explanations into why the former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, was impeached. Naija News reports that after a series of speculations and assembly sittings, Shaibu was on Monday impeached, marking the end of a prolonged conflict between him and his former principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki. While appearing virtually on Channels Television Morning Brief today, Aiguobarueghian said that Shaibu was impeached because he disclosed the state’s security and financial issues. Aiguobarueghian, who represents the Ovia North East I constituency in the Edo State Assembly, affirmed that Shaibu’s removal…
The news is that according to space agency data, the rate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has slowed sharply, falling nearly 50% in 2023 compared to the previous year, is certainly encouraging — yet this is hardly the time to rest on laurels. The steep drop for 2023 is less encouraging when one considers that 2022 saw near-record deforestation. Research published by the World Resources Institute (WRI) revealed that over 4 million hectares of tropical rainforest were lost in 2022 — an area the size of Switzerland. Deforestation in the Amazon alone accounts for nearly half of global losses. My country, Brazil, is by far the biggest culprit, responsible for 1.4…
“We just want to make sure that we’re not driven out of business,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC, referring to concerns about an oversupply of Chinese clean energy products. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday that she would not rule out any measures, including potential tariffs, on China’s green energy exports. “I wouldn’t rule anything out at this point. We need to keep everything on the table. We want to work with the Chinese to see if we can find a solution,” she said in an interview with CNBC’s Sara Eisen, when asked about the possibility of Washington imposing tariffs if China…
“He really loved her, but she irritated him and he made up his mind … that he would murder her, and that’s exactly what he did,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. A Florida pre-med university student killed his mother by stabbing her over 70 times without saying a word when he visited her from college over the weekend, authorities said. After Emmanuel Espinoza, 21, brutally killed his mother on Saturday, he perplexedly told detectives that he loved her and that they had a good relationship — but that he had wanted to kill her for years because she irritated…
strasbourg, France — Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that its member nations have an obligation to protect their citizens from the ill effects of climate change, but it still threw out a high-profile case brought by six Portuguese youngsters aimed at forcing countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The European Court of Human Rights sided with more than 2,000 Swiss members of the Senior Women for Climate Protection group, who sought similar measures to the Portuguese youths, in a mixed session of judgements handed down on Tuesday. In a third, a French mayor similarly seeking stronger government efforts to combat climate change…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown Jr. testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about the Pentagon’s $850 billion budget for 2025 as questions remained as to whether lawmakers will support current spending needs for Israel or Ukraine. The Senate hearing was the first time lawmakers on both sides were able to question the Pentagon’s top civilian and military leadership on the administration’s Israel strategy following Tel Aviv’s deadly strike on World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid workers in Gaza. It also follows continued desperate pleas by Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy that if the U.S. does not help…
MultiChoice Nigeria has unveiled a new panel of judges and announced the dates for the premiere of the 9th season of Africa’s most prestigious music talent show, the Nigerian Idol. The trio of Omawumi, Ric Hassani, and 9ice will be judging contestants at the highly anticipated Season 9. Omawumi, a guest judge on the Nigerian Idol panel in season 7 of the show, is set to bring the value of her illustrious career, spanning over a decade, to bear as a judge in the ninth season of the show. She will be joined by internationally acclaimed artiste, Ric Hassani, a…
NEW YORK (AP) — Coming up with the best tax strategy in retirement can be much trickier than it seems, and tax pros agree it’s a time when people need to be especially careful to look at their entire financial picture before deciding on a things like 401(k) withdrawal amounts and timing, or when to begin taking Social Security. “It’s the biggest change in life other than death. Don’t be so quick about deciding when to take Social Security benefits or 401 benefits. Talk to a tax professional before you make these decisions to avoid surprises. It may save you…
Ace comedian Ayo Makun, aka AY, has lifted the lid on the disagreement he had in the past with his estranged wife Mabel who no longer lives under the same roof with him. The humour merchant who made the disclosure in a lengthy post shared on his Instagram page stated that many people believe that staying silent simply means that one is incapable of dealing with issues. AY also added in his post that he has reached a stage in his life where he can not entertain the public with deep personal family issues that affect him due to some reasons.…
The federal program that helps pay for groceries for millions of low-income mothers, babies and young kids will soon emphasize more fruits, vegetables and whole grains, as well as provide a wider choice of foods from different cultures. The final rule changes for the program known as WIC were announced Tuesday by the Food and Nutrition Service, and will take effect within two years with some exceptions. Last updated a decade ago, the new WIC rules make permanent a bump in monthly cash vouchers for fruits and vegetables — something first enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shoppers can also add canned fish, fresh…
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known Burna Boy, has seemingly responded to his colleague, Brymo’s recent claims of being a better musician than him. Brymo, in a recent interview, claimed that Burna Boy is not up to his standard musically According to him, he is the “finest vocalist on the continent” and a better songwriter than any African artist including Burna Boy. Reacting, Burna Boy stated that Brymo was chasing clout with his name. He said Brymo sings “Yoruba proverb music” which Fuji legends, K1 De Ultimate and Saheed Osupa are better at than him. On his Instagram story, Burna…
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s highest human rights court ruled Tuesday that countries must better protect their people from the consequences of climate change, siding with a group of older Swiss women against their government in a landmark ruling that could have implications across the continent. The European Court of Human Rights rejected two other, similar cases on procedural grounds — a high-profile one brought by Portuguese young people and another by a French mayor that sought to force governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But the Swiss case, nonetheless, sets a legal precedent in the Council of Europe’s 46 member states against…
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The parents of a Michigan school shooter are asking a judge to keep them out of prison as they face sentencing for their role in an attack that killed four students in 2021. Jennifer and James Crumbley are scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for the close of a pioneering case: They are the first parents convicted in a U.S. mass school shooting. The Crumbleys did not know their son, Ethan Crumbley, was planning the shooting at Oxford High School. But prosecutors said the parents failed to safely store a gun and could have prevented the shooting by removing…
Amnesty International, an international human rights organisation, has called on the Federal Government to withdraw a 21-day ultimatum issued to waterfront communities in the Oworonshoki area of Lagos by the National Inland Waterways Authority, to vacate their homes. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Amnesty’s Country Director, Isa Sanusi, stated that the threat of forced eviction violated the rights of the communities to adequate housing. The organisation further stated that residents confirmed to AI that the proposed demolition in the communities was prompted by alleged plans to sell the area to private developers without the provision of alternative accommodation, thereby…