Zambian Vice-President Mutale Nalumango escaped unharmed after a military helicopter carrying her and seven other people crashed shortly after take-off in Nakonde District. Nalumango, 71, was travelling as part of a campaign tour ahead of Zambia’s general election scheduled for 13 August, in which President Hakainde Hichilema is seeking a second term. The helicopter had…
US President Donald Trump has said he has “left instructions” for severe retaliation if Iran were ever to succeed in an alleged plot to ass@ss!nate him, warning there would be “hell to pay.” “I’ve been on their list for a long time. That’s what we’re dealing with,” he told The Post. “… The…
Paraguayan Senator Celeste Amarilla, who has faced widespread backlash over remarks widely condemned as racist toward France star Kylian Mbappé after the two countries met in the World Cup on July 4, is now considering legal action against the forward, alleging defamation and slander. According to Amarilla’s attorney, Guillermo Duarte Cacavelos, the senator is…
After over 50 days in captivity, the students and teachers abducted by terrorists from three schools in Oriire local government area in Oyo state on May 15 have regained their freedom. Presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on X some minutes ago. He shared photos of the rescued victim and wrote; ‘’Finally,…
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents launched coordinated attacks on two military positions in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, in the early hours of Thursday, leaving three civilians dead, according to residents and military authorities. Witnesses said the first attack occurred at a military base in the Kofa area around 2:14 a.m., while another assault was launched…
The European Union has warned Meta that it must change what regulators describe as the “addictive design” of Facebook and Instagram or risk a substantial financial penalty under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA). In preliminary findings released on Friday, July 10, the European Commission said Meta had failed to adequately reduce the risks its…
Senegal captain and forward Sadio Mané has announced his retirement from international football following his country’s 3-2 extra-time defeat to Belgium in the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The 34-year-old Al-Nassr star confirmed his decision in a statement published by Senegalese outlet Le Quotidien, bringing an end to a distinguished 14-year…
The Delta State Police Command has arrested and arraigned three persons in court over the viral video of a man being flogged for complaining about abandoned projects in the state. The victim, identified as Godspower Okedi, was filmed being ass@ulted in Emevor Community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, following Facebook posts…
A 63-year-old drug baron, Anochili Innocent, three Mexican nationals and six other Nigerians have been arraigned before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on an 11-count criminal charge bordering on the setting up of a super clandestine laboratory and the production of 2,419.48 kilograms of methamphetamine worth over Four Hundred and Eighty…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin said in a new Reuters report, with Ukraine’s recent drone strikes on Russia’s oil refineries and ports strengthening his resolve to keep fighting for now. Two of the sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that…
