Medics and security forces are responding to reports of a terror shooting attack near the entrance to Jerusalem. The Magen David Adom ambulance service says it is treating six people wounded by gunfire at a bus stop on Weizman road near the entrance to Jerusalem. They are in serious and moderate condition, it says. At least two Palestinian gunmen were shot by security forces at the scene, according to initial reports. Some reports say there are several scenes of attack. https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/shooting-terror-attack-reported-near-entrance-to-jerusalem-with-at-least-6-h ..read more

]N6.9billion Money Laundering: "We Airlifted N1.219billion to Ekiti for Fayose in Two Tranches - Obanikoro A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, told Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, how the inability of a defunct commercial bank (Diamond Bank) to disburse huge sums of money prompted the airlifting of N1.219billion cash to former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose for the governorship election in the state. Fayose is facing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, alongside his firm, Sp ..read more

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11 off-cycle election in Imo State, Samuel Anyanwu, has vowed to explore all means to remove Governor Hope Uzodinma. Anyanwu said he would recover his stolen mandate because the November 11 election in the state was a rape of democracy. He disclosed this while addressing journalists in Owerri, the state capital. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Uzodinma the winner of the election, while Anywanwu was second and Achonu third in the just-concluded governorship election. However, Anyanwu said ..read more

The Rivers State political environment gets charged as the rivalry between former Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike and his estranged godson, Siminalayi Fubara intensifies. On Friday, Wike, during an interview, opened up on the fight between him and his godson, stating that “let me tell you, I don’t like ingrates; I don’t like it.” The former governor, who talked tough, signalled that the battle was yet to begin. Both of them are not the first to engage in such a war of supremacy between a godfather and his political son. However, DAILY POST reports that over the years, such fights betwee ..read more

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft crashed into the ocean Wednesday near the small southern Japanese island of Yakushima with 8 people on board, killing at least one crew member, a U.S. defense official confirmed to CBS News. An official with Japan's coast guard told CBS News that one crew member was recovered dead and search operations were continuing into the night for the others from the Osprey. The official told CBS News that two helicopters and six boats were involved in the search operation. U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command said in a statement the Osprey was performing a routin ..read more

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention in the leadership crisis in Ondo State last week halted plans to have the state House of Assembly invoke a doctrine of necessity and declare the deputy governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, acting governor. The president, according to Empowered Newswire, preferred a different approach in addressing the leadership vacuum in the state. The paper quoted authoritative sources from Aso Villa as explaining that “Mr. President is not opposed to the rightful invocation of the doctrine of necessity, but he was blind-sided when he was told that security forces from both ..read more

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says passport front offices are scheduled to open in some major cities across the United Kingdom, including Manchester, Birmingham, and Cardiff (Wales), in three months. Speaking on the Tuesday edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, the minister addressed the concerns of Nigerians in the diaspora over difficulties renewing their passports at foreign missions. “I think there are only two places where we have this challenge now, realistically. I think in the UK, precisely, London and in the US — precisely, in New York. And that has to do w ..read more

The Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has been adjourned indefinitely pending the completion of an inspection of election materials by the Social Democratic Party. At the resumed hearing on Wednesday, the SDP said the INEC was cooperating with the inspection of materials as granted by the order of the tribunal but sought more time. The tribunal had ordered INEC to issue certified copies of electoral materials for the November 11 off-cycle election in the state to the SDP within 48 hours. It also ordered INEC to allow the SDP’s forensic experts to examine ..read more

The House of Representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to resolve the crisis between the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki and Oba of Benin, Ewuare II. The resolution to set up the committee was reached on Tuesday following a motion of urgent public importance moved by Billy Osawaru and four others. Moving the motion, Osawaru said there is a deliberate attempt to split the kingdom into smaller chiefdoms. He stated that the Oba of Benin presides over the entire Benin South Senatorial District, adding that the Oba appoints chiefs to manage the affairs of the places. “The ..read more

Africa's Skyward Ascent: The Rise Of Morocco, Nigeria And South Africa Forbes Africa's rise in the global aviation scene is spearheaded by Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa. These leaders are driving growth across private, commercial and military aviation, presenting vast opportunities globally. The next frontier? Aircraft manufacturing, spanning private jets to military drones. Morocco: Gateway To Africa's Aviation Renaissance From the edge of the Mediterranean, Morocco is forging an aviation path marked by impressive growth. As Airbus released their forecast of a 3.6% annual growth in d ..read more