The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region. “Today, the violence and destruction comes to an end, and the entire region begins a new chapter of hope and opportunity, harmony, prosperity and peace,” President Donald Trump told the foreign ministers of the two countries at a White House meeting. The agreement was signed earlier at the State Department’s Treaty Room beneath a portrait of Colin Powell, the first African American to hold...
Peter Obi Posts Update On His Brother’s Demolish Property, Claims Same Trespassers Are Erecting A Fence Within The Premises
Peter Obi: “Still on the Demolished Ikeja Property “The legal counsel to Next Foods Limited, acting on the instruction of the company’s CEO, my younger brother, Ndibe Obi, has taken the matter to court over the Ikeja property that was unlawfully demolished after a trespasser misled the court into granting an unjust possession order. “I have now been informed that the same trespasser, under the cover of night, is erecting a fence within the premises in an apparent attempt to divide the land into two. The secrecy and desperation surrounding this act speak volumes. It reeks of impunity and appears...
Video: “We Won’t Let Them Turn Europe Into A Battlefield”— Hungary Prime Minister State Reason Ukraine Can’t Be Admitted Into NATO
Prime Minister Orbán Viktor: “Ukraine in NATO? That would mean war with Russia, and World War 3 the very next day. Meanwhile, the EU’s reckless rush to admit Ukraine would pull the frontlines into the heart of Europe. “This isn’t diplomacy, it’s insanity – you don’t throw matches on a powder keg. We won’t let them turn Europe into a battlefield”
“Hungary Will Never Support Decisions That Punish Its Own People”—-PM Orbán Viktor:
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Viktor: “Asking our families to pay 3.5 times more for gas? That’s not leadership, it’s economic suicide. PM @RobertFicoSVK and I have made it clear: we will not accept Brusselian demands to stop buying Russian energy. Hungary will never support decisions that punish its own people.
What To Know About The US Supreme Court’s Ruling On Public School Lessons Using LGBTQ Books
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has sided with religious parents who want to pull their children out of the classroom when a public school lesson uses LGBTQ-themed storybooks. The 6-3 decision Friday in a case brought by parents in Maryland comes as certain books are increasingly being banned from public schools and libraries. In Justice Samuel Alito’s majority opinion — joined by the rest of the court’s conservatives — he wrote that the lack of an “opt-out” for parents places an unconstitutional burden on their rights to religious freedom. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in dissent for the three liberal justices that public schools expose children...
A Slain Minnesota Lawmaker’s Beloved Dog, Gilbert, Stays With Her As She And Her Spouse Lie In State
Gilbert the golden retriever was home with Democratic leader and Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband when a gunman fatally shot the couple and mortally wounded their beloved dog. And he was with them again Friday when the Hortmans lay in state at the Capitol in St. Paul. He is all but certainly the first dog to receive the honor, having been put down after being badly injured in the attack. There is no record of any other nonhuman ever lying in state, and Melissa Hortman, a former state House speaker still leading the chamber’s Democrats, is the first woman. The...
OPC Arrests ‘Police Officer’ For Car Theft In Ogun28th June 2025
A 42-year-old man who claimed to be a mobile police officer was apprehended on Friday while he attempted to steal a Toyota Highlander SUV at Magboro, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State . The suspect, identified as Omotoso Ayobami, was arrested by operatives of the Oodua People’s Congress while trying to drive away the Highlander with registration number Lagos KSF-146JZ from a mechanic workshop in the area. Eyewitnesses said Ayobami had picked up the car keys from the dashboard while the mechanic was away, started the engine, and was about to reverse the vehicle when he was intercepted. The...
Six Weeks After, U.S. Marshals Capture Ninth Escapee Of The New Orleans Jail, Antoine Massey, Last Escapee Derrick Groves Remains On The Run
Antoine Massey, who escaped from a New Orleans jail, has been captured after six weeks on the run, U.S. Marshals arrested him in the Hollygrove area of New Orleans following a Crime Stoppers tip. The ninth of ten escapees from the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility was recaptured on Friday after jail break which occurred on May 16, involved a group breakout. 33-year-old Massey was arrested peacefully at a home about two miles from the jail after a law enforcement tip and coordinated operation. Police say Massey had help evading capture and had posted videos to social media while on the...
Ivan Perisic Signs New Deal With PSV Eindhoven Until 2027
PSV Eindhoven have extended Ivan Perisic’s contract until June 2027. The 36-year-old featured in 35 matches across all competitions for the Dutch giants last season, scoring 16 goals and providing 10 assists, as the club clinched the Eredivisie title. By the time his new deal expires in 2027, Perisic will be 38 years old. The Croatian international has enjoyed a well-travelled career, having previously played for Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Tottenham Hotspur, VfL Wolfsburg, and Bayern Munich.