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Investigators have discovered a trove of details about the gunman who killed Charlie Kirk. But his exact whereabouts remain a mystery. Authorities have scoured “good video” of the assailant and tracked his movements before and after the killing, the Utah Department of Public Safety commissioner said at a news conference Thursday morning. Utah Department of Public Safety Commissioner Beau Mason, right, speaks …

Charlie Kirk, the conservative political activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was killed today after being shot at an event at Utah Valley University, President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social. Kirk was 31. Arizonans mourn Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk outside of the Turning Point USA headquarters in Phoenix, on Wednesday.Rebecca Noble/Getty Images About his rise in conservative activism: As …

By Idahosa Musa Five years after breaking the monopoly of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) in the state and supported the construction of Ossiomo Power, an electricity generation and distribution firm, Edo State Government has reconnected with the Benin BEDC for supply of electricity. It was learnt that the State Government’s switch over to BEDC was due to the …

By Idahosa Musa Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Victor Isuku, said the police have the right to break doors or enter through the ceiling to arrest an uncooperative suspect in a case. Isuku stated this during an interactive session with the public at the premiere of the movie, “Greatest Oath (The Rescue)” by Ocean Portal in conjunction with the …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr. Agun Gbenga, has said that there is need for collective effort in the protection of the nation’s assets. He made the assertion in Benin recently during a Stakeholders Meeting on Collaboratory Protection of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI). The event, organised by the …

By Erasmus Ikhide For want of appropriate coinage, the passing of Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase on August 31, 2025, without mincing words, compounded my eternal mystery over the last 73 days. I had lost my immediate elder sibling, Ras Johnson Ikhide, the music activist, maestro on July 19, 2025, whose sudden and untimely death at age 53 I was still …

The result leaves Nigeria’s chances of securing an automatic ticket virtually impossible, with just two games left to play. Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification hopes suffered a major blow on Tuesday evening as the Super Eagles battled to a 1-1 draw against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in Bloemfontein. The result leaves Nigeria’s chances of securing an automatic ticket virtually impossible, with …

The three countries made their positions known in separate statements on Tuesday. The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine have condemned Israel’s strike on Qatar. The three countries made their positions known in separate statements on Tuesday. While condemning the attack, the UAE expressed its support for Qatar after an Israeli strike targeted Hamas leaders in Doha on Tuesday. …

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has renewed his longstanding call for the adoption of a single African currency, warning that the continent’s overreliance on the US dollar continues to weaken local economies and undermine Africa’s development agenda. Speaking during a Fireside Chat moderated by CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025) in Algiers, Algeria, Obasanjo …

“Henceforth, anyone who interfaces with him in the name of President Tinubu’s administration does so at his or her own risk.” Fresh details have emerged about why President Bola Tinubu sacked Fegho Umunubo, his Special Assistant on Digital and Creative Economy, who worked in the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima. Sources in the presidency told PREMIUM TIMES that Mr …