On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump surrendered to the police and appeared in a Manhattan courtroom where he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts, including falsifying business records. The charges were issued by a grand jury convened by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has been investigating a payment made on Trump’s behalf to an…
Finland has ended its era of military non-alignment and joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as its 31st member. President Sauli Niinisto announced Finland’s official membership in a statement released on April 4, 2023. The President highlighted that joining the military alliance will provide security for Finland and strengthen its international position. He also…
The UK’s data watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has fined TikTok £12.7m for failing to protect the privacy of children under the age of 13. The investigation found that the video-sharing site allowed up to 1.4 million UK children under the age of 13 to use the platform without parental consent, which violated its…
Former US President, Donald Trump, is set to appear in court to face criminal charges relating to a payment he made to a porn star, even as he campaigns for the 2024 presidential election. Stormy Daniels alleges that Trump had an affair with her in 2006, which Trump has always denied. In 2016, Daniels attempted…
Mohamed Omar remembers the day he was rounded up by Taliban soldiers at Pul-e-Sukhta bridge in western Kabul, a notorious gathering place for drug addicts long before the Taliban regained power in August 2021. In recent months, the Taliban have been forcibly collecting hundreds of men from various locations around the city, including parks and…
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has turbaned his cousin, Alhaji Ahmad Kabiru Bayero, as the new Barde Kerarriya of the Kano emirate. The new title holder is the son of the late Barde Kerarriya and Emir Ado Bayero’s older brother, Ambassador Kabiru Bayero. Alhaji Ahmad is also the grandson of…
D’banj, Simi, and Obi Asika will return as judges for season 8 of Nigerian Idol,which will premiere on April 23 ,2023. MultiChoice Nigeria announced the show and judges’ return at a media launch in the company’s multipurpose Lagos studio. Popular TV personality, IK Osakioduwa, will be returning as the show’s host for a third…
One of Abuja’s finest radio personalities, Oni Lukuman Olanrewaju popularly known as Amb. Wahala has made a surprise comeback to the excitement of his teeming fans around Abuja and environs. This comes after the broadcast journalist cum comedian went on a year long break from behind the microphone. Known for mimicking former first…
Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after a viral video appeared to show them being attacked by a man for not wearing the hijab. Video footage widely shared on social media in Iran appeared to show the two female customers, who were not wearing the mandatory hijab or headscarf,…
Former US President Donald Trump is expected to fly from Florida to New York on his private plane and surrender himself to federal agents on Tuesday, after being indicted in connection with a $130,000 pay-out to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The indictment charges against Mr Trump have not been made public yet. A law…
