Harvard University sued the Trump administration on Monday after the federal government said it was freezing $2.2 billion in grants and sought what university officials described as “unprecedented and improper” control over the Ivy League institution. “The consequences of the government’s overreach will be severe and long-lasting,” Harvard President Alan Garber said in a message Monday announcing the lawsuit. The suit, filed in federal district court in Massachusetts, accuses the administration of flouting the First Amendment and other federal laws and regulations. The 51-page complaint asks a federal judge in Massachusetts to declare the president’s “freeze order” unconstitutional and to order the government to reverse...
New Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Plan Proposed
A senior Palestinian official familiar with Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations has told the BBC that Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza. According to the official, it envisages a truce lasting between five and seven years, the release of all Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails, a formal end to the war, and a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. A senior Hamas delegation was due to arrive in Cairo for consultations. The last ceasefire collapsed a month ago when Israel resumed bombing Gaza, with both sides blaming each...
Man Gets Life Sentence For Killing New Mexico Officer Who Had Stopped To Help Him
A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for gunning down a New Mexico state police officer who had stopped to help him. The sentence stemmed from an agreement Jaremy Smith reached with federal prosecutors earlier this year. He had pleaded guilty to charges that included carjacking resulting in death, using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, and possession of a stolen firearm. He also is facing multiple charges in South Carolina, where he is accused of carjacking a woman and killing her before driving...
Omokri Defends N10 Billon Budget For Solar Energy Installation In Aso Rock, Praises Tinubu Administration For Leading By Example.
Reno Omokri, former aide to former president Goodluck Jonathan in a statement posted on X on Tuesday defended reasons solar energy should be installed in the Aso Rockl. Recall on Monday the Federal Government approved ₦10billion for Solar Energy installation, to take Aso Rock off grid, due to poor power supply and Band A cost, so as to reduce the burden on the government. The ₦10bn ($6.2M) was recently approved by the State House to purchase and install a mini-solar grid, in order to save cost on electricity and impending tariff increases. This development has caused uproars on social media,...
Onakoya Shares Challenges Experienced During The 64 Hours Chess Marathon In New York
‘Chess in the slum’ convener and chess coach, Tunde Onakoya who just broke the Guinness World Record a second time, played in New York has shared the challenges experienced at the tail end of the marathon. Onakoya revealed that his health became a contender but for the slum children all around him, he had to draw inner strength from their presence to keep going. In his post on X he wrote: “If there was any time during the attempt I almost gave up, it was in the 50th hour. I had started hallucinating. My body was breaking and my Bronchitis...
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE – PRESIDENT TINUBU’S STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
Today, with a heavy heart, I join the Catholic faithful and Christians worldwide in mourning the passing of Pope Francis, a humble servant of God, tireless champion of the poor, and guiding light for millions. His passing, coming just after the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, is a sacred return to his Maker at a time of renewed hope for Christians. His Holiness served the Church and the Master of the Church until the end. In 2013, he stepped onto the global stage with a message of mercy, urging us to see the face of Christ in the marginalised, the refugees,...
