Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk exposed the “dirty little secret” about the federal government’s spending after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) discovered that officials at the U.S. Department of the Treasury were “instructed always to approve payments,” even if the payments were made to “fraudulent or terrorist groups.” In a Saturday post on…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has strongly criticized Donald Trump following the U.S. President’s announcement to cut funding to South Africa over allegations of land confiscation and mistreatment of certain groups. Trump declared on his Truth Social platform that he would halt all future funding to South Africa pending an investigation, claiming the nation…
The Ogun State government has initiated an investigation into a viral video showing Oba Semiu Ogunjobi, the Olooriile of Orile Ifo in Ifo Local Government Area, allegedly dehumanizing one of his chiefs, Arinola Abraham Love. The video lasting about two minutes, depicts Arinola kneeling on a roadside while being verbally abused and accused of…
Photo: Coast Guard Detains Over a Dozen Illegal Immigrants
The United States Coast Guard has confirmed that it intercepted a boat carrying 16 illegal immigrants off the coast of California’s Mission Bay on Sunday morning. In a Sunday press release, the United States Coast Guard said it had “interdicted a vessel with 16 aliens aboard approximately 15 miles off the coast of Mission Bay, Sunday morning.” According…
A federal high court in Abuja has declared the excise duty on carbonated drinks introduced by the federal government invalid. The judgment follows a lawsuit filed in 2022 by the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), challenging the implementation of a N10 per litre excise duty on nonalcoholic, carbonated, and sweetened beverages. The excise tax,…
