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Delta Jets Collide At LaGuardia Airport New York, One Injured

Delta Jets Collide At LaGuardia Airport New York, One Injured

October 4, 2025 12:22 am

Delta Air Lines regional jets crash during low-speed taxiway at At LaGuardia, New York’s busy airport, NTSB launches probe into the cause of the accident.

A collision between two Delta Air Lines regional jets at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night has left one crew member injured and prompted a federal investigation.

The incident occurred around 10 p.m. Eastern Time Zone (ET) at the intersection of two taxiways, when the wing of a departing aircraft clipped the nose of another jet that had just arrived. Both planes, operated by Delta’s regional carrier Endeavor Air, were CRJ-900 aircraft, according to …

Bloomberg: Nigeria’s Naira Strengthens As Reserves Increases

Bloomberg: Nigerian Naira Strengthens As Reserves Increases

October 3, 2025 11:53 pm

Bloomberg reports show Naira currency edges up on muted dollar demand, Kenya’s Shilling holds steady, while Ghana’s Cedi and Zambia’s Kwacha under pressure.

Nigerian Naira edged higher against the U.S. dollar in September, supported by rising foreign reserves and muted demand for hard currency, Bloomberg reported. Traders expect the local unit to maintain slight gains in the coming days, helped by central bank interventions.

The naira gained ₦50.75 during the month, trading around 1,478 per dollar in the official market on Thursday, compared with 1,485 a week earlier. On the parallel market, the exchange rate was quoted at about 1,485 …

Nigerian Dams Release Water As NSEMA Warn Of Severe Flooding

Nigerian Dams Release Water NSEMA Warn Of Severe Flooding

October 3, 2025 10:48 pm

Nigerian authorities warn of catastrophic floods as hydro dams discharge excess water, urging riverine communities in Niger State to evacuate.

Authorities in Nigeria’s Niger State have issued urgent warnings of “catastrophic flooding” as four major hydro-electric dams prepare to release excess water.

The Shiroro, Jebba, Kainji and Zungeru dams, which sit on tributaries feeding the Niger and Kaduna rivers, have begun controlled discharges following heavy rains. The move is necessary to prevent structural risk to the facilities, but officials say it will likely intensify flooding across riverine communities.

The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) said on Thursday that the

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Ghanaian ‘Tribal King’ Removed From Scottish Woodland Camp

Ghanaian ‘Tribal King’ Removed From Scottish Woodland Camp

October 3, 2025 5:49 pm

Ghanaian self-styled royal group of Kubala Kingdom from Jedburgh site, have been evicted by Scottish Immigration officers after court ban on reoccupying private land.

Kofi Offeh, 36, originally from Ghana, was escorted away by officers on Thursday morning near Jedburgh, along with 21-year-old American national Kaura Taylor. His partner, 42-year-old Jean Gasho from Zimbabwe, followed the pair as they were taken to waiting police vans.

The group had been living in makeshift shelters since May, styling themselves as the rulers of the so-called “Kingdom of Kubala.” Offeh and Gasho, who referred to themselves as King Atehehe and Queen Nandi, claimed …

Sean “Diddy” Combs Gets 4-Year Sentence In Prostitution Case

Sean “Diddy” Combs Gets 4-Year Sentence In Prostitution Case

October 3, 2025 5:47 pm

Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in federal prison after being found guilty on two counts related to the transportation of women for prostitution. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Judge Arun Subramanian, who described the case as one of “serious and sustained harm.”

In a strongly worded statement, Subramanian said the artist’s conduct “irreparably damaged” two women who continue to live with the consequences of his abuse. “This went on for more than a decade with disturbing frequency,” the judge said, adding that Combs was able to prolong the abuse “because you had …

Zenith Bank Rewards Yobe Students With N15m Academic Awards

Zenith Bank Rewards Students With ₦15m Academic Awards

October 3, 2025 4:55 pm

Zenith Bank rewarded three Yobe students who won the global TeenEagle competition in London with the huge sum of ₦5m each, for academic excellence.

Zenith Bank Plc has awarded a total of ₦15 million to three Nigerian students from Yobe State who emerged champions at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals in London. The students — Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli — earned top honors at the prestigious international competition, bringing pride to their state and country. Each winner was presented with ₦5 million in recognition of their achievements.

The Group Managing Director and Chief Executive …

President Tinubu Approves National Forest Guards To Tackle Bandits

President Tinubu Creates New Security Outfit To Guard Forests

October 3, 2025 2:21 pm

President Bola Tinubu approves a new security force to protect Nigeria’s forests, curb criminal hideouts, and create jobs for thousands of young citizens.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorized the creation of the Forest Guards of Nigeria, a new security force tasked with securing more than 1,100 forests across the country. The move is part of a wider effort to dismantle safe havens used by terrorists, armed bandits, and other criminal groups.

The initiative, announced on Wednesday by presidential adviser Sunday Dare, marks one of the most direct attempts yet by the government to address insecurity in Nigeria’s rural areas. …

Nicole Kidman And Keith Urban Marriage Ends After 19 Yea

Nicole Kidman And Keith Urban Ends Marriage After 19 Years

October 3, 2025 12:37 am

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, who got married in 2006, have ended their union of 19 years due to undisclosed reasons,  after living apart in recent months.

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have separated after nearly two decades of marriage, according to multiple US media reports. At the moment, reasons behind their decision remains a mystery.

The news was confirmed late Monday by Variety, citing sources close to the couple. One insider told the New York Post that “sometimes relationships just run their course.”

Kidman, 58, and Urban, 57, had been married since June 2006. They met the year before …

ICE Officers Clash With Journalists At New York Courthouse

ICE Officers Clash With Journalists At New York Courthouse

October 3, 2025 12:00 am

ICE officers has been accused of shoving reporters during arrest outside a New York courthouse on Tuesday; Homeland Security says agents were surrounded.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were filmed shoving and grabbing journalists during an arrest outside a New York courthouse on Tuesday, in an incident that has drawn sharp criticism from immigrant rights groups and elected officials.

Footage of the confrontation, circulated widely on social media, shows agents forcing reporters back as they attempted to document the arrest of a Peruvian national. The New York Immigration Coalition, which posted the video, described the incident as “an alarming …

Olusegun Obasanjo Warns Nigeria’s Growth Could Fuel Instability

Olusegun Obasanjo Warns Population Explosion Fuels Insecurity

October 2, 2025 11:24 pm

Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigerian former President says unchecked population increase, risks worsening insecurity, warns that it may eclipse Boko Haram’s threat.

Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that the country’s rapidly growing population, if left unchecked, could create crises more severe than the decade-long insurgency waged by Boko Haram.

Speaking on Tuesday at the inauguration of the Bakhita ICT Centre at the Catholic Secretariat in Sokoto, Obasanjo cautioned that population growth must be matched with adequate planning and resources. Failure to do so, he argued, could turn Nigeria’s demographic advantage into a source of instability.

“Nigeria’s population is growing at

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Atiku Abubakar Ready To Backing Younger Candidate In 2027 Race

Atiku Abubakar Ready To Back Younger Candidate In 2027 Race

October 2, 2025 2:16 pm

Atiku Abubaka, former Nigerian vice President says he may step aside from Presidential race in 2027, if a credible youth candidate emerges under the ADC.

Nigerian former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar says he is prepared to give up his presidential ambition in 2027 if a younger and widely accepted candidate steps forward.

The 77-year-old politician, who has run unsuccessfully for the presidency several times, told the BBC Hausa Service on Wednesday that his motivation is not personal ambition but the need to offer Nigerians a credible alternative in the next election. His remarks came as the country marked its 65th …

alifornia Police Officers Confront Driverless Car Traffic Stop

California Police Face Challenge In Stopping Driverless Car

October 2, 2025 1:40 pm

California Police officers in San Bruno pull over a Waymo, autonomous ride-hailing vehicle for an illegal U-turn but find no law allows ticketing a vehicle without a driver.

Police in California found themselves in an unusual situation last week when they stopped a car that had made an illegal U-turn—only to discover there was no driver behind the wheel.

The incident took place in San Bruno, a city south of San Francisco, during a routine operation targeting impaired drivers. Officers pulled over a Waymo, one of the autonomous ride-hailing vehicles widely used in the San Francisco Bay Area. Photos posted …

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