GOVERNOR Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has expressed his administration’s commitment towards tackling the current security challenges in the state. Mutfwang said this when the students of the Senior Course 48 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, visited him on Tuesday in Jos. The governor, who decried the resurgence of attacks on peaceful communities, described the security challenges in the state as a pure act of terrorism. He added that the killings had denied many residents their means of livelihoods, particularly farmers who are usually attacked on their farms. Mutfwang, who commended the efforts of the…
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THE FIRST Prosecution Witness (PW-1) in the trial-within-trial on Tuesday told a Federal High Court that suspects gave their confessional statements in the video recordings voluntarily. The PW-1 gave his testimony while being led in evidence by the Federal Government’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Abdulmalik on Monday ordered a trial-within-trial following the defence lawyers’ objection to prosecution’s application to tender the video recordings as evidence. They argued that their clients made the statements during the interview sessions under duress. At the commencement of proceedings, the trial judge cautioned…
THE PARENTS of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose last year sued OpenAI and its founder and CEO, Sam Altman, in a California court on Tuesday, alleging the man was coached to take a dangerous combination of substances by ChatGPT. Leila Turner-Scott and Angus Scott say their son, Sam Nelson, 19, was using a chatbot for guidance on combining different drugs. They say it encouraged him to take the prescription drug Xanax to treat nausea caused by kratom, an herbal product with opioid-like effects. The combination of those drugs and alcohol resulted in Nelson’s death in May…
Analysts Say Trump Needs China More Than China Needs Him A YEAR ago, U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that towering trade tariffs would bring America’s main economic rival to heel. He heads to China this week with that ambition blunted by court rulings, narrowing his goals to a few deals on beans, beef and Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab jets, and enlisting China’s help to resolve his unpopular Iran war, political analysts say. The modest expectations for Trump’s May 14-15 meetings with Xi Jinping – the first since they paused a bruising trade war in October – underscore how Trump’s bombastic approach has failed to deliver an advantage ahead of…
HOPES for a peace deal with Iran dwindled on Tuesday after Donald Trump said a ceasefire was “on life support” as Tehran rejected a U.S. proposal to end the conflict and stuck to a list of demands the U.S. president described as “garbage”. Iran has called for an end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, where U.S. ally Israel is fighting Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Tehran also emphasised its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, demanded compensation for war damage, and an end to the U.S. naval blockade, among other conditions. Trump, who will discuss the war with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his trip to Beijing…
UGANDAN President, Yoweri Museveni was sworn in on Tuesday for a seventh term, extending his rule in the east African country into a fifth decade. The 81-year-old former guerrilla leader was declared the winner of a January election with 72% of the vote after a contest marred by violent incidents and allegations of fraud. In his inaugural speech, Museveni touted his economic record since coming to power in 1986 stating that the economy is on course for double-digit growth in the upcoming fiscal year as crude oil production begins. Speculation has been mounting about Museveni’s succession plans. He is widely believed to…
SOUTH AFRICAN President, Cyril Ramaphosa, faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed “Farmgate” in which thieves stole bundles of foreign cash from a sofa on his ranch. Ramaphosa, who has been head of state since 2018, has always denied wrongdoing and on Monday faced down calls to resign. Here are some facts on what happens next. What is the Process to Impeach a President? South Africa’s National Assembly has constitutional power to remove a president from office on grounds of serious violation of the constitution or the law, serious misconduct or inability to perform the functions of office. Any lawmaker can initiate a…
JESS Phillips, parliamentary under-secretary of state at Britain’s Home Office, announced that she will resign from government, British media reported on Tuesday. Her resignation comes amid growing calls for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down after the Labour Party’s poor showing in last week’s local elections. Earlier on Tuesday, Miatta Fahnbulleh, a junior minister in the housing and communities department, also resigned and urged Starmer to announce an exit timetable. In a resignation letter, Phillips said she could no longer serve under the current leadership, citing disappointment over the government’s direction. “I want a Labour government to work…
THE PRESIDENT of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Titus Amba, has expressed concern over the Federal Government’s waiver of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) requirement for admission into Colleges of Education. Amba said this while speaking at the 21st Century Teachers Workshop in collaboration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Tuesday in Abuja. The NUT president, who expressed over the policy, said if not properly implemented, it could weaken the quality of teacher training and undermine professionalism in the teaching profession. The Federal Government had on Monday during the 2026 Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
Elects Prof Oloja As Interim National Chairman IN A decisive emergency meeting held Saturday at the Masai Mara Resorts, Abuja, the Coalition of Indigenous Middle Belt Organisations (CIMBO), has declared that the restructuring of Nigeria is no longer a mere political slogan but an urgent national imperative. The emergency meeting, which drew leaders from across the Middle Belt, also witnessed a unanimous leadership transition following the recent death of its National Chairman, Hon. Timothy B. Gandu. In a communique signed by Prof. Emmanue Ejeikwu Oloja and Dr Billy Ishaya Laar, the organisation stated that after reviewing reports from the Interim…