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  The  administration of United States President, Donald Trump has canceled an $11 million contract with Catholic Charities for the care of unaccompanied migrant children in the United States. The  decision ends a decades-long partnership between the U.S. government and the Catholic Church, which dates back to efforts to assist Cuban exiles arriving in South Florida. The development comes amid growing tensions between the administration and sections of the Catholic community, following criticism of the Vatican’s first American pope, Pope Leo XIV, whose ministry has emphasized opposition to the U.S. war with Iran and the protection of migrants. The  Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR), under the Department of Health and Human Services, had for years funded Catholic Charities in Miami to house and care for migrant children who enter the country without parents or guardians. Catholic Charities operates a federally funded care system for such minors, separate from state...

  South African opposition politician, Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years after being found guilty of the illegal possession of a gun and firing it in public. Malema's lawyer immediately appealed against the decision to stop the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) from being taken away to prison. The sentence's length could see the 45-year-old being disqualified as an MP. Standing in the East London court in a dark suit and red tie, Malema showed little emotion as Magistrate Twanet Olivier read out the sentence. Last year, he was convicted of five offences, including the unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition, discharging it in a public space and reckless endangerment. The charges related to an incident in 2018 when a video emerged showing Malema using a semi-automatic rifle to fire several shots in the air during his party's fifth anniversary celebrations held in the country's Eastern Cape province. In his defence, Malema told the court t...

  Social media  influencer and entrepreneur, Mukoro Ereremena Michelle, popularly known as King Mitchy, has expressed distress after being served a ₦12 million tax bill by the Lagos State Government. The notice comes just months after the influencer made headlines for boasting about her high earnings. During a heated social media feud with Nigerian influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly VeryDarkMan, King Mitchy had claimed she earns at least ₦1 million daily from her restaurant business and additional income from various brand endorsement. In a series of emotional posts on her Instagram story, King Mitchy shared a document detailing the tax assessment. She pleaded with the state government, explaining that despite her high revenue, a significant portion of her earnings goes toward charity work and supporting the less privileged in Lagos, leaving her with little personal profit. The development has sparked a wave of reactions online, with many netizens suggesting that her ...

  Following allegations that the vice chairman of Ezinihite Mbaise local government council, of Imo State, Prince Matthew Igbokwe was involved in car robbery, the legislative council has slammed him with indefinite suspension. The Lagos State Police Command had last week confirmed that Igbokwe was in their custody following alleged links to a car armed robbery syndicate and was undergoing investigation. The Ezinihitte Mbaise legislative council on Monday announced the indefinite suspension of Igbokwe after it’s sitting. This is even as the Imo State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Dr FCC Jones , confirmed the suspension. The council suspended the local government vice chairman indefinitely after they had earlier served him a seven-day impeachment notice. The council announced the suspension on Monday, April 13th, 2026 saying it bordered on the allegations of misconduct, which was persistent absenteeism from official duties, unauthorized travels outside Im...

  Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Aliko Dangote has been named among TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2026. Dangote joins global influential figures from multiple sectors, including political leaders such as the U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, revered Pope Leo XIV, current head of Catholic Church, as well as business and technology leaders, including Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Neal Mohan. The annual TIME100 list, published on April 15, 2026, recognizes global figures whose leadership, ideas, and actions are shaping the future across business, politics, culture, and society. Dangote’s inclusion places him alongside prominent international figures drawn from diverse spheres of global influence. This marks Dangote’s second appearance on the TIME100 list, following his first recognition in 2014, when he was honoured for his except...

  Iran has demanded that it receive compensation for the destruction caused by the United States and Israel’s attacks, as the country remains defiant and regional powers continue their attempts to mediate an end to the conflict. Tehran’s envoy to the United Nations said on Tuesday that five regional countries must pay compensation, based on his accusation that their territories were used for launching attacks on Iran. Iran has also raised the idea of compensation for damages to come through a Strait of Hormuz protocol, which would include a tax on ships passing through the waterway. An early estimate indicates that Iran has suffered about $270 billion in direct and indirect damages since the start of the US-Israel war on February 28, Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said during an interview with Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency, published on Tuesday. She did not provide further information, such as a breakdown of the damages, but said the issue of compensation was ...