President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday froze $26 billion in federal funding earmarked for Democratic-leaning states, escalating partisan tensions and drawing accusations of political blackmail. According to Reuters, the move, announced during a government shutdown, targeted programs deeply tied to Democratic priorities. It included $18 billion for transit projects in New York, home to Congress’s

Police in Scotland, alongside UK immigration enforcement officers, on Thursday morning evicted and detained members of a self-proclaimed “African tribe” who had occupied council-owned land near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. The group, calling themselves the Kingdom of Kubala, consists of Ghanaian national Kofi Offeh, 36, who styles himself King Atehehe; Zimbabwean-born Jean Gasho, 43,

The National Industrial Court, Abuja Division, has ordered the immediate reinstatement of 196 officers from Cadet ASP Force Courses 18, 19, and 20, who had been dismissed by police authorities. The ruling followed Suit No. NICN/ABJ/28/2025, ACP Chinedu Ambrose Emengaha & 7 Ors vs. Police Service Commission & Ors, in which the officers challenged their

The Ndikeokwu-Uli vigilante outfit in collusion with the Nigerian Army and some politicians has been accused of unleashing terror on communities in Ihiala, Anambra State, and parts of Imo State. According to witnesses, the vigilantes were alleged to be responsible for the deaths of at least 30 residents of Uli and Egbuoma since 2022, while