Category: News
PDP Clears Diri For Bayelsa Governorship Election
March 21, (THEWILL) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State, on Tuesday, screened and cleared Senator Douye Diri for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. The screening exercise took place at the PDP headquarters in Abuja. Senator Diri, who is the incumbent governor of the state, was […] Go to Source
US Mulls Visa Restrictions, Urges FG To Bring Perpetrators Of Electoral Violence To Justice
March 21, (THEWILL) – The United States has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to hold accountable and bring to justice, persons responsible for the disturbing acts of violent voter intimidation and suppression, during the March 18 governorship and State House of Assembly elections. A statement published Tuesday, on the website of the US […] Go to Source
Georgia Student Identified As One Of Two Victim’s Killed In Miami Beach Spring Break Shootings
One of the men who was killed during spring break in Miami Beach has been identified as Georgia college student Jordan Idahosa. Idahosa, whose brother Sammy described him as a “warrior” and “scholar,” was a student at South Georgia State College before falling victim to gun violence over the weekend, as reported by The Shade Room. One Of Two Spring Break Shooting Victims Identified As…
I was attacked by serial killer who dressed in women’s nighties and broke into my shower – he could have...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Courts, Crime, Digital Features, Features, Murderers and serial killers, News, Police, True crime, World News 0 AS she turned off her bathroom shower, Liz Kirkby stepped into a scene straight out of a horror film. Standing before her was a man dressed in a nightie with underwear on his hear, who proceeded to throw the mum-of-three to the floor and brutally beat her. Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon were murdered by Bradley Robert Edwards Supreme Court of WA The serial killer…
Chilling TikTok shows German schoolgirl, 12, laughing with her ‘killer’ before she was lured to woods & stabbed to death
A CHILLING TikTok shows a 12-year-old schoolgirl laughing with her ‘killer’ before she was lured to her death. The video shows the murdered girl giggling with her classmate who has been accused of stabbing her to death. TikTok The TikTok showed Luise with one of the girls who has been accused of her death[/caption] TikTok They were seen laughing together while having an iced drink[/caption]…
House Republicans seek testimony from Manhattan DA on Trump hush money probe
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Alvin Bragg, Around The World, Brian Steil, Donald Trump, House, James Comer, Jim Jordan, News, Stormy Daniels 0 A trio of Republican House chairman are demanding testimony from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg ahead of his potential prosecution of former President Trump in connection with hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election. The letter to Bragg comes after Trump claimed over the weekend he could be arrested as soon as Tuesday and asked his supporters to prepare to protest on his…
Mum left kids aged one and two to die in boiling 60C car after trying to swap one for iPhone
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Children parenting and family life, Courts, Drugs, News, Parenting advice, Police, World News 0 A MUM was deemed as an “able parent” just 10 days before she left her children to die in a sweltering 60C car. Kerri-Ann Conley’s children Darcey-Helen, 2 and Chloe-Ann, only 18 months, were discovered dead with their skin covered in blisters and “peeling off”. 9News One year old Chloe-Ann was in her carseat when she died[/caption] 9News Darcy-Helen died next to her baby sister…
Putin mocked for ‘using body double’ on Hitler-like visit to Mariupol as Ukraine minister spots bizarre chin clue
Newsbreak 2 months ago in Around The World, Global politics, News, Nuclear Weapons, Ukraine war, World News 0 VLADIMIR Putin had has been mocked by a Ukrainian minister for sending an alleged body double to Mariupol – with his oddly shaped chin believed to be a key clue in spotting the difference. The tyrant popped-up unexpectedly in the devastated city, which is currently under Russian occupation, at the weekend – with his visit compared to one made by Hitler there during WW2. Vladimir…
Amazon is slashing 9,000 more workers amid a layoff wave that has expanded past tech to include bellwethers like Dow...
Newsbreak 2 months ago in 3m, Affirm, Alphabet, Amazon, Andy Jassy, Around The World, Arvind Krishna, bdg, Bob Iger, brian armstrong, Business Visual Features, Capital One, Coinbase, Compass, Daniel Ek, Dell, Disney, DocuSign, Dow, Dow Inc, Features, FedEx, Finance, GoDaddy, Goldman Sachs, Google, IBM, Intel, Layoffs, Mark Zuckerberg, Meta, Microsoft, News, PayPal, Retail, Rivian, Salesforce, SAP, Satya Nadella, Splunk, Spotify, Stitch Fix, Tech Insider, Vimeo, Visual Features, Wayfair, WeWork, Yahoo, Zoom 0 In a memo sent to employees on Monday, Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy said the company would be eliminating 9,000 positions from its ranks. Mike Blake/Reuters Amazon, Meta, and Twitter employees are the latest to be hit by a wave of layoffs. Over the past few months, layoffs have expanded outside of tech, media, and finance as Dow and 3M announced cuts. See the full list…
INEC Declares AbdulRazak Winner Of Kwara Governorship Election
March 19,(THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as the winner of the March 18th gubernatorial election in Kwara State. The Kwara State Returning Officer (RO) and Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Professor Issac Itodo, declared AbdulRazak reelected […] The post INEC Declares AbdulRazak Winner Of Kwara Governorship…
Vladimir Putin latest — Russian despot visits Mariupol as Ukraine blasts; ‘criminals always return to the crime scene’
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Global politics, Live Blogs, News, Ukraine war, World News 0 VLADIMIR Putin has made a ”working trip” to the war-torn Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Russian state media reports. It comes just days after an arrest warrant was issued for the tyrant over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. According to Russian news agencies citing the Kremlin, Putin, 70, arrived into the city by helicopter and later travelled around several districts making stops and talking to residents. Ukrainian officials have…
It’s official: UBS to acquire Credit Suisse in historic rescue deal
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Banking, Credit Suisse, Finance, News, UBS, Weekend BI UK News 0 UBS is said to be offering up to $1 billion for Credit Suisse. Getty Images UBS will take over Credit Suisse, the Swiss National Bank said Sunday. UBS had been in talks this weekend about buying some or all of its troubled Swiss rival. Swiss regulators are planning emergency changes to regulations so it can avoid a shareholder vote on the deal. UBS will take…
I spotted a rat ‘the size of a DOG’ while walking through city centre – everyone’s saying the same thing
A SUPER-SIZE rat was spotted running rampage on the streets of New York. The TikTok footage captures the beast crossing the pavement as horrified onlookers rush to avoid its treacherous path. TikTok/@whatisnewyorkofficial Ratzila was caught scurrying through the busy streets of New York[/caption] Passers-by rush to get out of the way of the super-size rats route as others get out their camerasTikTok/@whatisnewyorkofficial The horrifying video…
Switzerland may use emergency measures to expedite a deal with UBS and Credit Suisse, reports say
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, bank, Bank Merger, Credit Suisse, Finance, Interest Rates, News, SVB, UBS, Weekend BI UK News 0 UBS is in talks about a merger with Credit Suisse. Arnd Wiegmann/Getty Images UBS is in talks to acquire part or all of Credit Suisse, the Financial Times reported. The talks come after a harrowing week for Credit Suisse, whose shares sank to a record low. The likely merger of Switzerland’s two largest banks comes a week after SVB collapsed. Two of Switzerland’s largest banks…
Bing AI’s celebrity mode helped me speak to 7 famous stars, politicians, and fictional characters. Some were too robotic, while...
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Angela Bassett, Around The World, Donald Trump, Features, Gollum, Gordon Ramsay, Joe Biden, Keke Palmer, Lord of the Rings, Megan Thee Stallion, News, Star Wars, Tech Insider, The Hobbit, Yoda 0 Lucasfilm/”Attack of the Clones”// Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage // FOX via Getty Images Users of Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot recently discovered that it has a celebrity mode. The celebrity mode allows users to impersonate celebrities. Insider tried the celeb mode on famous characters and people to test its accuracy. Users of Microsoft’s Bing AI chatbot recently discovered the application has a secret mode that can impersonate celebrities,…
Ahmaud Arbery’s killers deny racist motives in federal appeals
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Ahmaud Arbery, Around The World, Court Battles, Federal Appeals Court, gun violence, News, racial discrimination, Racial slur 0 The three white men convicted of the 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery have submitted appeals to have their federal hate crimes overturned, claiming there was no racial motivation behind the killing — despite all three having previously used racial slurs in their private lives and on social media. “Every crime committed against an African American by a man who has used racist language in the…
White House brands Freedom Caucus deficit plan as ‘tax breaks for the super wealthy’
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Administration, Around The World, Ben LaBolt, Debt Ceiling, House Freedom Caucus, News, President Biden, Scott Perry, Spending Cuts 0 The White House branded the House Freedom Caucus’ deficit plan as “tax breaks for the super wealthy and wasteful spending for special interests,” as the two sides continued to trade jabs amid an escalating debt ceiling battle. “MAGA House Republicans are proposing, if spread evenly across affected discretionary programs, at least a 20 [percent] across the board cut,” White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt said…
Iran outrageously accuses British ambassador of poisoning hundreds of schoolgirls after mystery illness blamed on regime
AN IRANIAN state-run news agency has blamed the British Ambassador for the “poisoning” of hundreds of schoolgirls. Female students across the country have been hospitalised after collapsing from unexplained illnesses. Reuters Hundreds of girls fell ill following the mystery “poisonings”[/caption] gov.uk British ambassador to Iran, Simon Shercliff, has been blamed by Iranian media[/caption] Iran has pushed blame onto “foreign enemies”, but Mashregh News claimed British…
Sunday shows preview: Silicon Valley Bank collapses; US relations with China, Russia remain tense
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, China, FDIC, Janet Yellen, News, Russia, Silicon Valley Bank, Sunday shows preview, Sunday Talk Shows, Sunday talk shows preview 0 The sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank — the biggest bank failure since the 2008 recession — and increasingly strained U.S. relations with China, Russia and other adversaries will likely dominate the Sunday shows circuit this weekend. Silicon Valley Bank, which largely catered to tech startups, was swiftly closed down by regulators after it collapsed on Friday morning. The bank’s downward spiral began late Wednesday,…
I got a traffic fine with an uncensored up skirt photo of my underwear taken by a roadside camera –...
MOTORIST Cinzia Lee was in for a shock when she received a traffic violation for using her phone while driving. Disturbingly, the photo attached to her citation revealed more than just Cinzia checking a text. Facebook She’s campaigning for photos like these to be investigated[/caption] NSW Gov The photo seemed normal at first, but after Cinzia took a look she was mortified[/caption] Once she realised…
Court Sends Two PDP Chieftains To Prison Over N142m Bribe
March 11, (THEWILL) – A Federal High Court sitting in Bauchi has sentenced two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Saleh Hussaini Gamawa and Aminu Umar Gadiya, to two years imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N142.4 million. Justice Hassan Dikko convicted the PDP […] The post Court Sends Two PDP Chieftains To Prison…
What comes next for Mississippi’s Jackson court bill
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Jackson bill, Jackson courts, Jim Crow, News, State Watch 0 The Mississippi legislation that critics have slammed as a “Jim Crow” bill has taken a turn after the state Senate passed it Tuesday with a couple of amendments that would both expand its scope and maintain a level of city government jurisdiction over Jackson. City leaders and Democrats serving in the state legislature have fumed recently as the state House last month passed House Bill…
Election: Group urges Buhari to caution Bauchi APC guber candidate, Abubakar
A Bauchi-based group, Coalition of United Civil Society Organizations, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, former Air Marshal Saddique Abubakar against alleged use of violence in places of campaign. Yunusa Ndargomi made the call in a news conference in Bauchi on Saturday. According to the group, Abubakar campaign train had been nothing but a calamity to…
I was a single mum at 18, penniless & working at Starbucks – thanks to my side hustle my business...
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, Homes, Money saving, Money US, News, Parenting advice, Side-Hustle, Starbucks, World News 0 WHEN Jennifer Wehner was 18, she found herself single and pregnant without a penny to her name – but her side hustle made her a multimillionaire. The former Starbucks employee was living in a friend’s spare room when she took an interest in real estate. Facebook – Jennifer Wehner She took a leap of faith and moved to Arizona with her kids, which paid off…
I’m Not Bothered About Some PDP Members, Kashamu Loyalists Defecting To APC – Adebutu
Newsbreak 3 months ago in APC, Around The World, Governor Dapo Abiodun, Headline, News, PDP, Politics 0 March 11, (THEWILL) – The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State, Hon. Ladi Adebutu, on Friday, said that he was not bothered about some members of the party and loyalists of Late Senator Buruji Kashamu, defecting to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC) in the State. He disclosed this shortly after […] The post I’m Not Bothered About Some PDP Members,…
Satellite images show hellscape devastation in Ukraine’s bloodiest battle as burning city descends into ‘killing zone’
SATELLITE images show the horrific devastation in Ukraine’s bloodiest battle as the city of Bakhmut has become a “killing zone”. Chilling before and after pictures of the area – once home to more than 70,000 people – show the green landscape churned up into a shell pitted mud bath. Reuters Satellite imagery shows devastating before and after images of Bakhmut[/caption] Reuters Shell craters cover the…
Presidential election: Court sends two PDP chieftains to prison over N142m bribe scam
Two chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Bauchi State, Aminu Umar Gadiya and Saleh Hussaini Gamawa have been convicted by a Federal High Court, Bauchi and sentenced to two years imprisonment for offences that bordered on conspiracy and money laundering to the tune of N142, 460,000.00. Justice Hassan Dikko convicted Gamawa and Gadiya on March 2, while ruling on the 2-count charge brought…
Major update in Caroline Crouch murder as killer husband’s family LOSE shameless bid to win custody of couple’s daughter
THE parents of Caroline Crouch’s killer husband have lost their bid to win custody of the couple’s daughter. Babis Anagnostopoulos, 34, was jailed for life for murdering the Brit mum, 20, in front of their baby at their home in Glyka Nera, Greece, in May 2021. Caroline Crouch and her killer Babis Anagnostopoulos with their daughter, Lydia Caroline was strangled by Babis Anagnostopoulos in May 2021 AP Babis Anagnostopoulos leaving…
An ex-Pornhub moderator said some videos that should’ve been taken down were missed and ‘stayed up for months’
Newsbreak 3 months ago in Around The World, child sexual exploitation, content moderators, Documentary, Media, MindGeek, Netflix, News, PornHub, Tech Insider, Weekend BI UK News 0 Netflix is releasing its Money Shot: The Pornhub Story documentary on Wednesday. Netflix A former Pornhub video moderator said content that should’ve been removed “stayed up for months.” The ex-MindGeek worker made the claims in the new Netflix documentary Money Shot: The Pornhub Story. It explores the dark side of porn through interviews with performers and industry workers. Editor’s note: This article contains references to…
I was held hostage by the Taliban and brutally tortured for six months in tiny underground cell – it was...
AN EX-PARATROOPER has shared his horrifying ordeal after he held hostage and brutally tortured by the Taliban. Anthony Stephen Malone, who also worked as an undercover CIA agent, and his colleague were forced to spend six months in a tiny dark underground holding cell in Kabul after they were captured. Anthony Stephen Malone Anthony Stephen Malone was brutally tortured by the Taliban[/caption] Anthony would be…