Two cousins shot d3ad by unknown gunmen

 

Two young women were found m8rdered in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, South Africa. 

 

The victims, both cousins, Tshiamo Moramaga (22) and Baleseng Moramaga (21), were discovered with gunshot wounds to their heads on Sompisi Street, Extension 17, on Sunday morning, October 26, 2025. 

 

Both women were dressed similarly, wearing white skirts and black shirts, suggesting they were together shortly before the attack.

 

According to police spokesperson Captain Johan van Dyk, officers from SAPS Mamelodi East responded to the scene at approximately 6h15 a.m. Upon arrival, they found the bodies of the two women, and a double m8rder investigation was initiated.

 

The motive for the k!llings remains unknown, and authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.

 

Family members are devastated by the loss. 

 

Itumeleng Moramaga, mother of Tshiamo, expressed her heartbreak.

 

“I’m so hurt. I’m shattered because she was the only daughter I had. I’m now left with two sons,” she said. 

 

She added that neighbors reported hearing arguments and gunshots around 4 a.m. on the night of the incident.

 

A message found on Baleseng’s phone indicated that the two had been communicating shortly before the shooting, but Tshiamo’s phone was missing, possibly stolen .

 

The South African Police Service is appealing to the public for any information that may assist in the investigation.

 

Donald Trump refuses to rule out third term as President

President Donald Trump has refused to rule out running for a third term, despite the U.S. Constitution clearly barring anyone from serving more than two terms as president.

Speaking aboard Air Force One on Monday, October 27, while en route to Tokyo, Trump was asked about recent comments from his ally Steve Bannon, who claimed last week that Trump would be president again in 2028. When asked if he would challenge the two-term limit in court, Trump responded, “I haven’t really thought about it. We have some very good people as you know, but I have the best poll numbers I’ve ever had.”

Pressed further on who he meant by “good people,” Trump mentioned Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, before adding, “I’m not sure if anybody would run again. I think if they have a form to grip it would be unstoppable, I do. I really believe that. I would love to do it. I have my best numbers ever.”

The 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits anyone from being elected president more than twice. However, Trump appeared to entertain the possibility, suggesting that his leadership record warranted consideration. “I mean, I just solved eight wars and a ninth is coming. I believe Russia-Ukraine will happen,” he said. “I mean it’s millions of people we saved. I saved the lives of millions of people. That’s what’s important.”

When asked directly if he was ruling out a third term, Trump replied, “Am I not ruling it out? I mean, you’ll have to tell me.” He continued, “All I can tell you is that we have a great group of people, which they don’t,” seemingly referring to Democrats.

Last week, Steve Bannon, Trump’s former chief strategist, told The Economist that Trump would “get a third term,” claiming there was already “a plan” to make it happen despite constitutional restrictions. When pressed on how that would be possible under the 22nd Amendment, Bannon said, “There’s many different alternatives. At the appropriate time, we’ll lay out what the plan is, but there is a plan, and Trump will be the president in ‘28.”

This isn’t the first time Trump has floated the idea. Shortly after winning the 2024 election, he told House Republicans, “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s so good, we got to figure something else out.’”

W!cked set of people - Nigerian cleric, Bishop David Abioye, slams Nigerians claiming no genocide of Christians in Nigeria

Popular Nigerian cleric, Bishop David Abioye, has slammed Nigerians and some government officials who have come out publicly who deny claims that there is no Christian genocide in Nigeria.

United States Senator Ted Cruz  had recently claimed that there is an ongoing genocide against Christians in Nigeria and that the act is being back by the Federal government. This has since argued by the government who insist that there is no such thing as a Christian genocide and that while there are k!llings in the country, Muslims are also victims of the several heinous attacks. Some Christian leaders have also come out to deny this claim.

While speaking in church recently, Abioye described those denying the tag of ‘’Christian genocide' in Nigeria as ‘’wicked set of people'. In his words;

‘’There is a lot of distortion going on. People claiming there is no genocide of Christians in the nation. Information with facts can never be thwarted. You see people buried in hundreds and you say there is no genocide. What a wicked set of people.

Agreed there are other k!lled in other places for other reasons but this one is very clear. And gradually it is eating down to the South. South West and South East and many so-called leaders, for their personal interest, are claiming it is not true. Selling out their faith, if they have it at all''

Woman attempting to k!ll cockroach sets house ablaze k!lling neighbour

A woman in South Korea is facing criminal charges after she allegedly set fire to her apartment building while trying to k!ll a cockroach with an improvised flamethrower, leading to the de@th of her neighbour. 

According to People, which reported the incident, police in Osan, about 30 miles south of Seoul, said they have issued an arrest warrant for the woman, who is in her 20s, describing her as “a flight risk.” 

The fire reportedly broke out around 5:30 a.m. on Monday, October 20, after the woman allegedly used “a lighter and a flammable spray” to burn a cockroach inside her apartment. 

Citing South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, they intend to charge the woman with accidentally starting a fire and causing de@th by negligence. 

The BBC, which had earlier reported the case on Tuesday, Oct. 21, quoted local police as saying the woman admitted she “tried to torch the cockroach with a lighter and a flammable spray,” adding that “she had used the method before.” 

Investigators said the fire quickly spread through the building, forcing several residents to attempt escape through windows. 
 

According to Yonhap, the victim was a Chinese national in her 30s who had recently given birth to her first child two months ago. 

When smoke filled her fifth-floor apartment, she and her husband reportedly opened a window and called for help, passing their baby to a neighbour in the adjacent building. 

“The woman’s husband managed to leap across to the neighbouring building, but when the new mother tried to do the same, she fell five stories and sustained serious injuries,” People reported. She was taken to the hospital but later di£d. 

The BBC also confirmed that “one of the woman’s neighbours di£d after falling to the ground in a failed attempt to escape through a window,” while eight other residents suffered minor injuries from smoke inhalation. 

Police in Osan said investigations are ongoing and that the case will be transferred to local prosecutors once completed.

Gunmen kidnap three INEC staff in Kogi

 

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kogi State.

 

The victims, all women, were abducted along Aloma Road in Kogi State on Tuesday evening, October 21, 2025. 

 

It was gathered that the victims were travelling from Abuja to Anambra State on an official assignment ahead of the forthcoming governorship election when the incident occurred. 

 

According to reports, the assailants blocked the highway, fired shots at the vehicle, and shattered its windscreen before whisking all the occupants away to an unknown destination. 

 

 

US revokes visas of six foreigners who mocked Charlie Kirk’s death online

The United States has revoked the visas of six foreign nationals who made social media posts celebrating or justifying the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

In a statement shared on X, the US Department of State said the country “has no obligation to host foreigners who wish death on Americans.”

According to the Department, those affected are from South Africa, Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Germany, and Argentina, and have all been declared “no longer welcome in the US.”

Among the examples shared, an Argentine national allegedly wrote that Kirk “deserved to burn in hell,” while a South African mocked Americans mourning him. Others called him “a racist,” “a misogynist,” and even said he “died too late.”

Each of the six individuals has now had their US visa revoked.

The decision comes shortly after former President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Kirk, the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, describing him as a “martyr for truth.”

Kirk’s death sparked intense reactions online, with both his critics and supporters clashing over his legacy.

Following the incident, the State Department said it will continue identifying and penalising visa holders who use their platforms to celebrate violence against Americans.

“Aliens who take advantage of America’s hospitality while celebrating the assassination of our citizens will be removed,” the statement read.

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Bayelsa Governor Douye Diri resigns from PDP

Bayelsa state governor, Douye Diri, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation was made known today October 15. 

The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, along with 22 lawmakers, have also resigned from the opposition party.

Governor Diri’s exit from the PDP comes 24 hours after his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

It is believed that the governor is set to join the ruling All Progressives Congress APC.

Trump threatens to end cooking oil purchases from China

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at China for suspending purchases of American soybeans, calling the move an “economically hostile act” and warning that Washington could retaliate by halting imports of cooking oil and other goods from the world’s second-largest economy.

“We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Tuesday, October 14.

The remarks came just hours after the president struck a more conciliatory tone when speaking to reporters at the White House, saying: “We have a fair relationship with China, and I think it’ll be fine. And if it’s not, that’s okay too.”

The back-and-forth comments underscore renewed trade tensions between the two economic superpowers during Trump’s second term, with tariffs once again soaring into the triple digits on key imports.

In a separate interview with the Financial Times on Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused Beijing of trying to destabilize global markets after it imposed sweeping export controls on rare earth materials, which are vital for high-tech manufacturing and defense industries.

Trump told reporters the US must remain “careful” in its dealings with Beijing, emphasizing his complex relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“I have a great relationship with President Xi, but sometimes it gets testy because China likes to take advantage of people,” he said. “When punches are thrown, you’ve got to put up the blocks.”

The president’s online statement also acknowledged the strain China’s soybean halt is placing on American farmers, a key political constituency for Trump. US exports of animal fats, greases, and processed oils, including used cooking oil, have surged in recent years, driven by booming domestic demand for biofuels.

Despite occasional attempts to cool tensions, the trade truce between Washington and Beijing remains fragile.

After China imposed new restrictions on rare earth exports, Trump announced plans to introduce a 100 percent tariff on Chinese goods starting November 1, a move that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said could be accelerated depending on Beijing’s next steps.

“Much depends on what the Chinese do,” Greer said in an interview with CNBC, adding that Beijing had “chosen to make this major escalation.”

China remains the world’s largest producer of rare earth minerals, which are critical for the production of magnets used in electronics, electric vehicles, and defense systems.

Bessent described Beijing’s latest measures as evidence of a “weak economy” attempting to “pull everybody else down with them.”

Tensions have also spilled into diplomacy. Last week, Trump hinted he might cancel a planned meeting with President Xi at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, citing China’s trade policies.

Beijing responded by accusing the United States of “double standards”, while vowing on Tuesday, October 14, that it was ready to “fight to the end” if a full-scale trade war resumed.

With both governments digging in, analysts warn that the renewed US-China confrontation could have global economic repercussions, potentially disrupting supply chains, raising prices, and further straining diplomatic ties between Washington and Beijing.

Ex-convict arrested for beating his girlfriend to d3ath after she demanded the N100,000 he borrowed from her

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old ex-convict for beating his girlfriend to d3ath in Idanre Local Government Area of the state. 

 

The spokesperson of the command, DSP Ayanlade Olayinka Olushola, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 said the suspect, Omokinwa Ademola, repeatedly assaulted Joy Jimoh, after she demanded the refund of N100,000 he had borrowed from her. 

“The Ondo State Police Command wishes to inform members of the public that on the 7th of October, 2025, at about 1730 hours, one Ngozi Gregory, female, aged 45 years, reported at the Idanre Divisional Police Headquarters that one Omokinwa Ademola, male, aged 37 years and an ex-convict, assaulted his girlfriend, Joy Jimoh, female, over a disagreement concerning the refund of the sum of one hundred thousand naira (N100,000) which he had earlier borrowed from her,” the statement read. 

 

"The report revealed that during the altercation, the suspect became violent and repeatedly assaulted the victim until she became unconscious. She was immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention, where she was sadly confirmed d3ad by a medical practitioner. 

 

"Upon receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Idanre Division, promptly led a team of detectives to the scene, where the suspect was arrested. 

 

"The remains of the deceased were thereafter deposited at the morgue for post-mortem examination, while preliminary investigation commenced at the Division.

 

"The Commissioner of Police, Ondo State Command, CP Adebowale Lawal, psc+, mnips, has strongly condemned the dastard act of violence that led to the unfortunate d3ath of the victim. 

 

"He reaffirmed the Command’s unwavering commitment to ensuring justice is served, emphasizing that acts of domestic violence and brutality will not be tolerated under any guise. 

 

“Consequently, the Commissioner has directed that the case be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (SCIID) for discreet and comprehensive investigation to ensure a thorough and professional handling of the matter.” 

Days after clash with Arise TV’s Rufai Oseni, Minister Umahi gives update on the cost of the first section of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has given a download on the cost of the first section of the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal road. 

Recall that Umahi clashed with Arise TV reporter, Rufai Oseni, during an interview last week after Unahi was asked to state the cost per kilometer of the road.

Umahi at the time insisted that the question was ‘’nonsensical' and should not be asked. 

However, in a new video, Umahi gave a breakdown of the cost while stating that he will not allow anyone dent his image.