BREAKING: Trump Moves To Sign Executive Order Removing Transgeπder Personnel From US Military The incoming government of President-elect, Donald Trump, is set to sign an executive order that would remove all transgender members from the United States military, Daily Mail reports. It was learnt that the development has intensified concerns within the LGBTQ+ community. The report claimed that the state officials had stated that transgender personnel would be discharged on medical grounds, deeming them “unfit” to serve. Recall that during Trump’s first term as president, he introduced a similar policy that prohibited transgender individuals from joining the armed forces while…
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BREAKING: NASS Lawmaker Arrested Over Certificate Forgery, Photo Hon. Rita Odichi Orijifor, who represented the Ajeromi Ifelodun Federal Constituency between 2015 and 2019, has been arrested by the Nigerian Police over allegations of using a fake WAEC certificate during her tenure in the House of Representatives. According to sources, Orijifor was apprehended earlier today at her residence in Wonderland Estate, Abuja, after police officers had waited for over five hours for her to come out. She reportedly locked herself in her bedroom and made calls to influential political figures in a bid to avoid arrest. However, none of the figures…
To Mention Obi’s Name Is A Disgrace To Me, Says Tinubu The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has mocked the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party, Peter Obi. Tinubu lashed out at his competitors during an engagement with Niger Delta stakeholders in Gbaramatu, in Delta State on Friday. On Atiku, he said, “As I stand before you, there are few of us left running. One says he is Atiku; how many times has he been running? He’s always on the run and he is tired, tell him to go…
‘I Love Nigerian Men’, American Woman Looking For Gallant Lover After Falling Victim Of Romaπce Scams An unidentified American woman has narrated how two Nigerian internet fraudsters popularly known as “Yahoo boys” duped her of a huge sum of money in romance scams. The not-so-little above 50-year-old woman also declared her love for Nigerian men, describing them as the “sexiest and most handsome men on this planet” despite her heartbreaking experiences. In a viral video on Sunday, the woman spoke about how she met one of the scammers in 2020 on TikTok. She displayed the young Nigerian’s picture and the…
BREAKING: Plane With Over 80 Passengers Caught Fire A Russian plane made an emergency landing at Antalya airport in southern Turkey on Sunday after one of its engines caught fire. All 87 passengers and four crew members on board the Azimuth Airlines flight were safely evacuated, with no reported injuries. The plane, a Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95LR, had taken off from Sochi, a Russian Black Sea resort, and was landing at Antalya airport when the fire broke out in its left engine. Emergency units quickly responded to contain the flames and smoke. The incident occurred amid adverse weather conditions, with the…
BREAKING: Tinubu Set To Present 2025 Budget The Nigerian Senate has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu is expected to present the 2025 national budget within the week. Speaking on Sunday, the Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), hinted that the presentation might occur “this week or in earnest,” signalling the administration’s commitment to fiscal planning and timely budgetary processes. Adaramodu added that the Senate Committee on Finance is actively reviewing the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper, which are prerequisites for the budget presentation. “The Senate Committee on Finance is already working on the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework…
BREAKING: FG Makes U-turn, Gives Fresh Conditions To Release Rivers Allocation The Federal Government has given a condition for Rivers State to receive allocation accrue to the oil-rich state from the federation account. A Federal High Court in Abuja last month restricted the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from releasing federal allocations over Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s failure to present the 2024 budget to a properly constituted Rivers House of Assembly. The judge, Joyce Abdulmalik, in the suit instituted by the pro-Wike lawmakers, held that Mr Fubara’s failure to present the budget to a properly constituted Rivers Assembly was a constitutional…
Gallant Farmer Beats Thief To Death A farmer has been apprehended by operatives of the Ondo State Police Command for allegedly beating a suspected thief to death in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The farmer identified as Adegoke allegedly committed the crime at Mile 10, Ore axis of the local government, when he descended on the deceased suspect and his friends after accusing them of stealing his farm produce. According to sources, the other suspects attacked by Adegoke had been hospitalised, stressing that Adegoke claimed the suspected thieves who hailed from the neighbouring Aba Tuntun community had also…
Hezbollah Launches Missiles At ‘Military Target’, Hits Naval Base In Southern Israel Hezbollah said it launched rockets into Israel on Sunday as Israel prepared to initiate a new wave of airstrikes on Beirut. Hezbollah said that it targeted the Ashdod naval base in southern Israel “for the first time, stating that it conducted an operation against a “military target” in Tel Aviv using advanced missiles and strike drones, Al Jazeera reports. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on these claims, but earlier reported air raid sirens in central and northern areas, including the Tel Aviv suburbs. The military said…
Adviser To Supreme Leader Says Iran Preparing To ‘Respond’ To Israel Iran is gearing up to “respond” to Israel’s recent attacks, according to Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, as reported by Iran’s Tasnim news agency on Sunday. This comes after Israeli fighter jets launched a series of attacks on Iranian military targets on October 26, which was preceded by Iran firing around 200 ballistic missiles at Israel a few weeks prior. Iran has repeatedly vowed to retaliate against Israel’s attacks, and it seems they’re now preparing to make good on that promise. On October 26, Israeli…