October 7, 2025

ICE Agents Shoot Armed Chicago Woman After Chicago Car Clash

ICE Agents: Shoots At Chicago Woman After Violent Car Clash

October 7, 2025 11:36 pm
ICE Agents opened fire after being rammed by 10 cars in Chicago; the woman, wounded in the exchange is in stable condition, as investigation continues.
Rescue and law enforcement units flooded Chicago’s South Side on Saturday October 4, 2025, after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents shot a woman identified as 30-year-old Marimar Martinez,  during a chaotic confrontation involving multiple vehicles, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed.
Officials said the incident unfolded when a convoy of 10 cars rammed into federal vehicles, trapping Border Patrol and ICE agents near the Broadview area, prompting them to open fire.
DHS Assistant
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Hausa, Yoruba Leaders Praise Igbos’ Hospitality In Enugu State

Hausa, Yoruba Leaders Praise Igbos’ Hospitality In Enugu State

October 7, 2025 10:44 pm
Hausa, Yoruba Community leaders describe Enugu State as peaceful and welcoming, citing decades of friendship, mixed marriages, and shared progress.
Leaders of the Hausa and Yoruba communities in Enugu have described the Igbo people as some of the most accommodating and hospitable in Nigeria, highlighting decades of peaceful coexistence, intermarriage, and mutual respect.
Speaking in separate interviews, the community heads said their experiences in Enugu reflect the spirit of unity and tolerance that Nigeria as a nation should emulate. Many noted they had lived most of their lives in the southeastern city without discrimination or conflict.
Oba Adebayo Olatunji, the
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Nigerian Minister To Immunize 100 Million Children Nationwide

Nigerian Minister To Immunize 100 Million Children Nationwide

October 7, 2025 3:09 pm

Nigerian Health Minister says the campaign targets 100 million children for measles, polio, HPV, and other vaccines under President Tinubu’s health reforms.

Nigeria has launched what officials describe as Africa’s most ambitious integrated health campaign, aiming to vaccinate more than 100 million children against preventable diseases including measles, rubella, polio, and the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV).

The initiative, unveiled at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, marks a milestone in the country’s health sector reform. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, said the campaign represents “a historic moment” for Nigeria and the continent.

Led by the …

Elon Musk Unveils His Superior Grokipedia To Rival Wikipedia

Elon Musk Unveils His Superior Grokipedia To Rival Wikipedia

October 7, 2025 2:41 pm
Elon Musk’s xAI’s new platform aims to verify online knowledge and challenge Wikipedia’s dominance with AI-driven accuracy, is about to be unveiled, soonest. 
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is preparing to launch a new online knowledge platform called “Grokipedia,” which he says will challenge Wikipedia’s dominance by providing verified and bias-free information.
The announcement, made on Sunday 5, 2025, via Musk’s social platform X, revealed that an early beta version will debut within two weeks. Musk described Grokipedia as “an antidote to falsehoods and half-truths,” positioning it as a major step in xAI’s mission to build systems that “understand
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Colorado conversion therapy challenge heads to Supreme Court

Colorado Conversion Therapy Challenge Head To Supreme Court

October 7, 2025 2:01 pm

The U.S. Supreme Court on October 7, 2025, appeared open to a challenge against Colorado’s 2019 law banning licensed psychotherapists from performing “conversion therapy” for minors—a law that prohibits attempts to change a young person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The dispute reached the high court via a First Amendment claim brought by Christian counselor Kaley Chiles, who argues the statute unlawfully restricts her speech rights.

In oral argument, conservative justices probed whether Colorado’s law amounts to viewpoint discrimination by permitting affirming therapy but forbidding counseling aimed at reducing same-sex attraction or changing gender identity. Colorado’s defenders, however, maintain the …

Chinese Myanmar Mafia Family Loses 11 Members To Death Row

Chinese Court: 11 Members Of Billion-Yuan Scam Empire To Die

October 7, 2025 1:54 pm

Chinese court convicts 39 members of the Ming crime family tied to Myanmar’s Billion-Yuan Scam Empire, marking one of China’s harshest crackdowns.

Chinese court has sentenced 11 members of a notorious criminal family to death over their role in a vast network of scam operations based in northern Myanmar, state media reported Monday, in one of the country’s most sweeping crackdowns on cross-border crime.

The ruling, delivered by a court in the eastern city of Wenzhou, targeted members of the Ming family, long accused of running illicit businesses in the border town of Laukkaing — a hub for online fraud, …

Hamas Hostage Prisoner Swap: Lists Exchanged In Sharm

Trump Insurrection Act Threat Escalates Military Dispute

October 7, 2025 1:12 pm

President Donald Trump said Monday he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to bypass court rulings and deploy federal troops in U.S. cities where local officials are resisting. “We have an Insurrection Act for a reason,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, adding, “If people were being killed and courts were holding us up, or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I’d do that.”

That remark marks a sharp turn in Trump’s escalating standoff with Democratic-led cities over the use of the military in domestic law enforcement. His broader campaign has already seen federalization of National Guard …

India, China To Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Halt

India, China To Resume Direct Flights After Five-Year Grounding

October 7, 2025 12:51 pm

India, China’s resumption of air travel marks a key step in thawing ties between the Asian giants, frozen since deadly 2020 border clashes in the Himalayas.

 India and China will resume direct passenger flights later this month, ending a five-year suspension that followed deadly clashes along their disputed Himalayan border, India’s foreign ministry announced Friday October 3, 2025.

The move marks a rare sign of easing tensions between the Asian neighbors, whose relations have been deeply strained since a violent confrontation in the Galwan Valley in 2020 left 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead — the worst border clash …

EU Mission Warns Nigeria Running Out Of Time For 2027 Elections

EU Mission Warns, Nigeria Totally Unready For 2027 Elections

October 7, 2025 12:16 pm

EU observers urge for urgent electoral and constitutional reforms, warning that delayed action could erode voter confidence before 2027 general polls.

The European Union Electoral Observer Mission (EU EOM) has warned that Nigeria is running out of time to implement key reforms needed to ensure credible general elections in 2027.

Speaking at a press conference in Abuja on Friday, the head of the EU follow-Up Mission, Barry Andrews, called for swift and coordinated action to fast-track electoral and constitutional reforms, emphasizing that credible elections depend on transparent processes and public trust.

“The country’s resilience depends on reforms that citizens can …

U.S. Supreme Court Backs Trump on Ending Migrant Protections

US Supreme Court Backs Trump On Ending Migrant Protections

October 7, 2025 11:24 am

US Supreme Court ruling allows the Trump administration to end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans under the Temporary Protected Status program.

U.S. Supreme Court on Friday October 3, 2025, allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to move ahead with plans to end deportation protections for roughly 300,000 Venezuelans, marking the second time this year the US Justice system have sided with the White House on the issue.

In a brief order, the court’s conservative majority permitted the administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan migrants, a humanitarian program shielding people from deportation to countries facing crises such as war …

Madagascar’s Leader Names General Amid Mass Protests

Madagascar’s Leader Names General Amid Mass Protests

October 7, 2025 7:58 am

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as his new prime minister, in what appears to be a last-ditch attempt to quell the youth-led demonstrations that have shaken his government for nearly two weeks.

In a late-night address from the presidential palace on Monday, Rajoelina announced the appointment of Divisional General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo, promising a “clean, fast-working” administration ready to “save Madagascar.”

But on the streets of Antananarivo, the capital, anger shows no sign of cooling. Hundreds of young protesters — many mobilized through social media — once again marched toward the city center, only to …

Canada Accuses Indian Prisoner Of Orchestrating Global Terror

Canada Accuses Indian Prisoner Of Orchestrating Global Terror

October 7, 2025 7:31 am

From a high-security Indian prison, Lawrence Bishnoi is accused of commanding a criminal network that stretches across continents — and now, of orchestrating terror acts from behind bars.

The 32-year-old, already notorious in India for extortion, murder, and gang violence, is serving time in Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail. Yet authorities allege that Bishnoi continues to run his syndicate through smuggled smartphones and encrypted communication.

Once a feared gangster, Bishnoi has now been branded the face of a designated terrorist organization in Canada. Ottawa’s Public Safety Minister, Gary Anandasangaree, said on Monday that Bishnoi’s gang had targeted “specific communities for terror, violence …

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