Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has donated $1m (£786,000) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. The tech giant’s boss, Mark Zuckerberg, dined with Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in November, having sought to repair his and his firm’s relationship with Trump following the election. Trump has previously been highly critical of Mr Zuckerberg and Facebook …

A judge was shot dead on Wednesday, December 11, in Acapulco, once a glamorous beach destination now plagued by violence, local media and the Guerrero state prosecutor’s office have confirmed.   Local reports identified the victim as Edmundo Román Pinzón, president of the Superior Court of Justice in Guerrero state. He was reportedly shot at least four times while in …

Former Big Brother Naija winner Phyna has shared the reasons behind her decision to officially drop her family surname, Otabor. Speaking in a recent interview with TVC News, she expressed that her choice stemmed from long-standing feelings of exclusion and mistreatment by her family. She stressed that her choice is not her ‘disowning her family,’ but simply giving them what …

Troops of 6 Brigade Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have successfully thwarted a planned banditry attack within the southern part of Taraba State.     Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, December 12, 2024, said the well-coordinated operation was based on credible intelligence regarding an impending terrorist …

Nigeria is set to boost its national grid by an additional 150 megawatts (MW) of electricity before the end of the year, according to Adebayo Adelabu, the minister of power.   Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the presidential villa in Abuja, Adelabu said the milestone would be achieved …

The  Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the last election in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri and his running mate, Commodore Benjamin Nathus (retd) have announced their resignations from the party.   It was gathered that most of the party’s local government chairmen in Bayelsa joined Eradiri and Nathus to dump the party.   Eradiri sent his resignation letter to the …

At least 51 street traders and miscreants were arrested during a clearance operation on Tuesday night, Dec. 10, by the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps.  This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, Dec. 11, by the state Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab.  Wahab said the clearance operation took place in Mosley Street, Alexander …

Muyeez explains why he’s terminating his contract with Dapper Music. In a statement released on his Instagram page, Muyeez revealed he was terminating his contract with Dapper Music over claims of exploitation, breach of trust, and inhumane treatment. According to Muyeez, he signed to Dapper Music as a minor necessitating him to put his trust in the company. The rising …

An investigation into alleged r@pe and sexual assault in Sweden which targeted Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé has been closed due to insufficient evidence, the Swedish prosecutor said on Thursday, December 12.     The 25-year-old French star visited the Swedish capital from October 9 to 11 with a group of people after his country did not select him for …

Wales captain Dafydd Jenkins is set to return to action for the first time since July after recovering from shoulder surgery. The 22-year-old lock has not played since Wales’ summer tour to Australia, but is fit to feature in Exeter Chiefs’ Champions Cup game with Toulouse on Sunday. Jenkins missed all of Wales’ autumn international matches plus Exeter’s first 11 …