U.S. TO PHASE OUT PENNIES IN 2026, ENDING OVER TWO CENTURIES OF CIRCULATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The U.S. Treasury Department has announced that production of the one-cent coin, commonly known as the penny, will cease in 2026,...
WORLD NEWS: US ACCEPTS BOEING JET FROM QATAR FOR USE AS AIR FORCE ONE
Agency Report US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accepted the Boeing 747 that the Gulf emirate of Qatar offered to President Donald Trump for use...
TANZANIA SHUTS DOWN X AFTER HACKERS FAKED PRESIDENT’S DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT
By Oduola F.A. Tanzanians were blocked from accessing social media platform X on Wednesday after a police account was hacked and used to falsely report...
ARGENTINE COURT HALTS MARADONA DEATH TRIAL OVER JUDGE’S IMPARTIALITY CONCERNS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The trial of the medical team accused of criminal negligence in the death of football legend Diego Maradona was suspended on...
CASSIE’S MOTHER TESTIFIES ON THREATS, ABUSE BY SEAN ‘DIDDY’ COMBS IN SEX TRAFFICKING TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Regina Ventura, mother of singer Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, took the witness stand Tuesday to recount the threats, violence, and emotional toll...
WORLD NEWS: POPE MEETS VANCE AHEAD OF UKRAINE CEASEFIRE PUSH
Agency Report Pope Leo XIV received US Vice President JD Vance and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Vatican Monday, ahead of a...
WORLD NEWS: JOE BIDEN DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER
Agency Report According to a statement sent by his office on Sunday, former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive" form of...
WORLD NEWS: POPE LEO XIV WARNS AGAINST EXPLOITATION AT INAUGURAL MASS
Agency Report Pope Leo XIV, the first US pontiff, made his debut tour of St Peter’s Square on Sunday in a popemobile, greeting tens of...
US SUPREME COURT REJECTS TRUMP’S BID TO RESUME DEPORTATION
Agency report The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected an effort by the Trump administration to restart deportations of alleged Venezuelan gang members by invoking...
EMMANUEL KUNDE, LINCHPIN OF CAMEROON’S 1990 WORLD CUP TEAM, DIES AGED 68
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Cameroonian football association announced on Friday the death of Emmanuel Kunde, a key member of the 1990 squad that advanced...