US President Donald Trump has refiled his $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, weeks after a federal judge dismissed the original case for being excessively long and overly ornate. The renewed filing signals the latest development in Trump’s ongoing legal campaign against media outlets he accuses of bias and unfair treatment. Court…
China has expelled two of its highest-ranking military officials—He Weidong and Miao Hua—as part of an intensifying anti-corruption drive that continues to reshape the country’s military and political leadership. The move comes just days ahead of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing focused on long-term economic and strategic planning. In a statement released Friday,…
Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, has stated that the recent defections of some South Eastern state governors to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will not guarantee the party’s success in capturing the region in the 2027 general elections. Speaking to reporters in Abuja earlier today, Obi was asked…
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has claimed that three more governors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are preparing to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving the opposition party in deeper crisis. Fayose made the disclosure on Wednesday, October 15 during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, following…
A middle-aged man known only as Edward was electrocuted to death while attempting to reconnect an electricity cable to a pole in Kajola community, Ifo Local Government Area, Ogun State. A local resident, who spoke to Punch on Wednesday under anonymity, said the incident happened around 1:30 p.m. on October 13. Edward, though not an…
On Wednesday, October 15, the Nigeria Police Force arraigned four suspects allegedly connected to the murder of the late Chairman of Irewole Local Government Area in Osun State, Remi Abass, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The suspects—Abubakar Kabiru (aka Jeje, 38), Tajudeen Opeyemi (30), Akeem Agbomojo (28), and Akintoye Olayemi (40)—were presented before…
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate and former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has filed a N1.5 billion defamation lawsuit against Abuja-based rights activist and lawyer Deji Adeyanju. According to court documents shared by Adeyanju, the suit was filed at the High Court of Anambra State, sitting in Onitsha. Earlier in August, Obi had…
On Thursday, October 16, 2025, Taliban authorities publicly executed a man in Qala-I-Naw, the capital of Badghis province in western Afghanistan. The execution took place in a sports stadium, where the convicted individual was shot three times by a relative of the victims in front of a large crowd, according to witnesses. The man had…
Five men have been arraigned before the Ore Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly stealing a Lexus 350 Black Jeep valued at N30 million. The accused are Chima Emmanuel, 34; Akintunde Henry, 18; Chidi Iloabachia, 18; Oyeniyi Adewale, 31; and Chuks Obi, 27. They face a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit stealing. According to the…
Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation was made known today October 15. The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, along with 22 lawmakers, have also resigned from the opposition party. Governor Diri’s exit from the PDP comes 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Peter…
