Florida has opened a criminal investigation into OpenAI following a deadly shooting in 2025 at Florida State University, Attorney General James ​Uthmeier said Tuesday. Authorities are looking into claims that the company’s ChatGPT chatbot provided information to the suspect prior to the attack. Florida ⁠Attorney General James ​Uthmeier said on Tuesday the state was launching […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cross River State Government have confirmed a single case of COVID-19 in the state, activating emergency response measures while assuring residents there is no cause for panic. In a statement released on Tuesday night, the NCDC said the confirmed case had been isolated and was […]

All eyes are on the Supreme Court as Nigeria awaits today’s ruling on the legitimate leadership of prominent opposition political parties in the lead-up to next year’s general election. The apex court, in respect to the timelines set by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the election, had last week elected to undertake an […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments across key education agencies, including the National Examinations Council and the National Board for Technical Education. According to a statement on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointments are part of efforts to strengthen institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education. […]

The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) has announced the restoration of a regional parliament, the election of which was one of the triggers for the war in northern Ethiopia. The TPLF said that its central committee has decided to reinstate the Tigray Government Assembly, elected by some 2.8 million people and suspended in the name […]

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te has cancelled a trip to the southern African nation of Eswatini, accusing China of putting pressure on other countries to bar his aircraft from flying over their territories. Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar revoked Lai’s flight permits after “intense pressure” and economic coercion from China, said a Taiwan official. China denied coercion, […]

President Bola Tinubu has reset his economic team with a cabinet reshuffle that replaces the finance and housing ministers, as pressure mounts on the administration to balance ongoing reforms with measures that ease the cost-of-living strain on Nigerians. According to a memo issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation […]

The suspected coup plotters will be arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja at noon this Wednesday, April 22, 2026. The office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice confirmed the development on Wednesday morning. LEADERSHIP reports that on Monday, April 20, the federal government, had in […]

The US and Iran each warned they were ready for war as the clock ticked down Tuesday on a ceasefire, with uncertainty on talks that US President Donald Trump had announced would resume in Pakistan. The White House said US Vice President JD Vance was ready to fly back to the Pakistani capital Islamabad, which […]

Mexico’s government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than two months before the FIFA World Cup. The Monday shooting, carried out by a lone gunman on top of one of the Teotihuacan pyramids — a UNESCO Heritage Site […]

Washington and Tehran have both expressed readiness to resume hostilities as Pakistan peace talks remain in limbo after Iran pulled out of the second round of negotiations. The US and Iran both warned they were ready to resume the war as the ongoing ceasefire nears its expiration, as the fate of the second round of […]

Apple Inc. announced on Monday that its senior vice president of hardware engineering, John Ternus (pictured), will become the company’s new CEO, effective September 1, 2026, based on a unanimous approval by the board of directors, APA reports. Apple’s current CEO Tim Cook will remain in his current position during the summer to help Ternus […]