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US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wasn’t keen on wearing a bulletproof vest despite multiple alleged assassination attempts, as he is worried it may make him look fat. “I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier,” Trump told reporters when asked if there were discussions about him wearing a protective vest. Reports in US media said the measure was under consideration following the latest alleged attempt to kill the 79-year-old president at a Washington gala on Saturday. “I’ve been asked about that. I guess it’s something you consider. In one way, you don’t like to do it because you’re giving in to a bad element. And so, I don’t know. But I have been asked about it,” he added. A man has been charged with trying to assassinate the Republican on Saturday night at...

The body of a missing American politician has been found de@d inside a truck in rural Oklahoma. Barry Christian, a 54-year-old Republican Senate candidate for District 38 in western Oklahoma, was discovered de@d on Thursday, April 30, after he mysteriously vanished just two days prior, his campaign said in a news release obtained by KOCO. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to the outlet that Christian’s 2024 charcoal gray Ram truck was found just off Highway 30, south of Erick, with a body inside. The truck was located by a ravine near the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area. Because of where the vehicle is located, officials are unable to remove his body, delaying identification, the outlet reported. A large campaign sign for Christian, however, was photog...

The Ondo State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a man who reportedly fled after allegedly k!lling his wife, Mrs Christianah Kutelu, in Ikare-Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government area of the state.  It was gathered that the deceased, who was a staff member of a special needs school, d!ed on Sunday, April 26, 2026 under circumstances suspected to be linked to domestic violence.  The suspect allegedly took the victim’s body to a morgue shortly after the incident before disappearing to an unknown destination. Family sources said the matter was reported to the police, raising suspicion over the husband’s involvement in the woman’s d3ath. The spokesperson for the State Police Command, DSP Jimoh Abayomi, confirmed the incident. “The Ondo State Police Command ...

Nigerian singer Adebayo Adeleke, popularly known as B-Red, has reportedly escaped a suspected assassination attempt in Osogbo, Osun State. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon around the Oke-Fia area, near the Osun State Government House. According to B-Red, he was trailed and pursued by a group of suspected hoodlums while moving through the area. The singer explained that the situation began after he stepped out to buy items at Alekuwodo Market. While at a traffic point under the Okefia Bridge, some motorcycle riders wearing AMBO caps allegedly attempted to surround his vehicle. As he tried to leave, a white Toyota Venza reportedly joined the pursuit. The situation escalated as both the car and the motorcycles chased his jeep, repeatedly attempting to block his path. T...

The Federal Government has clarified that the inclusion of the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship in the 2026 national budget does not signal a reversal of its decision to discontinue new awards under the scheme. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, the Federal Ministry of Education said the budgetary provision was carried over from the 2025 fiscal framework. The statement quoted the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, as explaining that the BEA allocation in the 2026 budget originated from the 2025 budget, which had already been approved before the suspension of new BEA scholarships between April and May 2025. “Due to budgetary procedures, such provisions cannot be removed retroactively,” he said. Alausa...

The Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Edo State council, has said that the labour environment in the today cannot and must not inspire celebration.  NLC stated this in a statement on Thursday, titled “A May Day That Must Not Hold” to mark this year’s Workers’ Day. The Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Edo NLC, Prof. Monday Lewis Igbafen, who signed the statement, described May 1 of as a day to reflect on the rights of labour, to honor the sweat and sacrifice of workers. NLC in the state is currently divided, with Prof. Igbafen heading a faction recognized by the national leadership of the Union while Bernard Eguakhide heading the faction supported by the State Government. Apparently alluding to the division, Igbafen said the labour enviro...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has welcomed a newly appointed National Commissioner, Rear Admiral Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa (retd), following her swearing-in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. INEC Chairman Joash Amupitan said the appointment comes at an important time as the commission steps up preparations for future elections. He described the move as both timely and strategic, especially given the current stage of INEC’s electoral calendar. In a statement on INEC Nigeria’s X handle, he said the new commissioner’s appointment fills a long-standing vacancy in the North-East geopolitical zone, which had been without representation for over a year. He noted that restoring full representation would improve the commission’s decision-making process as it prep...

Suspected members of Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists on Thursday evening stormed Kautikari village in Chibok Local Government Area of Borno State. Many fleeing residents, who spoke to Vanguard, said the insurgents are currently shooting sporadically and setting residential buildings ablaze as people flee into the bush for safety. The terrorists stormed Kautikari, the Christian-dominated community, at about 6 p.m. and killed the commanding officer of Hunters, Mallam Bumto, who had just arrived from Lagos State a day before the incident. The assailants also killed Johanna Peter, whose wedding was slated for Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Kautikari Church, alongside several other residents. The attack also led to the displacement of the community, with looting of foodstuffs and livestock...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri on Thursday raised the alarm over a break-in at St. Mulumba Parish, Wetheral Road, Owerri, during which a monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament was stolen. The Archdiocesan Chancellor/Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick C. Mbarah, disclosed this in a letter addressed to priests, religious and the laity of the Owerri Archdiocese. He described the incident as a desecration of the chapel and directed members to observe a one-week prayer of reparation. According to him, yet-to-be-identified persons took advantage of the rain in the early hours of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to carry out the act. Mbarah said the perpetrators opened parts of the roof, gained access to the Chapel of Adoration through the ceiling, and made away with the monstrance co...

A Nigerian migrant who r@ped a young woman in Wrexham has been jailed. Gift Oladele, of the Manchester area and currently of no fixed abode, violently attacked the 19-year-old victim as she walked home following a night out with friends. Oladele introduced himself to the victim and her friend in the city centre in the early hours of September 7 last year. He insisted on walking her home, claiming he was heading in the same direction. As they walked alone towards Mold Road, he r@ped her on an isolated footpath. Following the attack, he warned her not to report the incident to the police. Oladele was arrested hours later and subsequently charged and remanded into custody following a thorough investigation. He denied r@pe and s£xual ass@ult, claiming the victim had conse...