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A Brazilian blogger has died after allegedly being pushed from a 10th-floor balcony by her husband in São Paulo, authorities said. Maria Katiane Gomes da Silva, 25, is believed to have been killed by her husband, Alex Leandro Bispo dos Santos, 40, following a heated argument at their apartment. Emergency responders found Bispo dos Santos holding her body on the ground floor. He initially claimed she had taken her own life. Police say surveillance footage disputes that account. Investigators report the video shows multiple physical assaults in the minutes before her death, including the suspect striking Gomes da Silva in…

Nick Reiner made his first court appearance in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 17, after being charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Reiner, 68. The 32-year-old appeared in shackles and wearing a suicide prevention vest. He did not enter a plea. At the request of his attorney, the arraignment was postponed until January 7. https://twitter.com/MattFinnFNC/status/2001359037557018878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2001359037557018878%7Ctwgr%5Eb6fd16bc2b4ade677a2a4a4c9f783ec6eaeb7d9a%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsandrarose.com%2F2025%2F12%2Fnick-reiner-makes-his-first-court-appearance-wearing-suicide-vest%2F Investigators say the Reiners were killed in their sleep early Sunday, December 14, at their Brentwood home. Their bodies were discovered by their daughter, Romy Reiner. Nick Reiner was arrested…

Gbenga Komolafe has resigned as chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), according to a statement issued Wednesday by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Senate to expedite confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as Komolafe’s successor. The presidency also announced the resignation of Farouk Ahmed as CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Saidu Aliyu Mohammed has been named to replace him. Onanuga outlined the backgrounds of the incoming executives. Eyesan, an Economics graduate from the University of Benin, spent nearly 33 years at the NNPC and…

Farouk Ahmed, the Chief Executive officer of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA has tendered his resignation. This is coming barely 24 hours after allegations of corruption leveled against him by Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited.Gbenga Komolafe of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC also resigned. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga announced the resignation in a statement on Wednesday, stating that President Bola Tinubu has nominated his replacement.According to Bayo, Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the NMDPRA and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory…

A 15-year-old student has stabbed and killed a 10-year-old pupil during a violent attack at a school in the village of Gorki-2, west of Moscow, Russian investigators said on Tuesday, December 16. Russia’s Investigative Committee confirmed that the suspect, identified as Timofey K, was detained at the scene. Authorities said the teenager initially planned to kill a mathematics teacher but, after failing to locate her, turned his attack on students. According to investigators and Russian media reports, the ninth-grade student entered the school wearing a helmet and a bulletproof vest marked with extremist slogans, including neo-Nazi symbols and the phrase…

Details have emerged explaining why the late former President Muhammadu Buhari declined to endorse his former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as his successor. According to Buhari’s biography, From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari, written by Dr Charles Omole, Buhari did not support Osinbajo’s 2022 presidential bid because he said he never truly knew him. The book, launched at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, quotes Buhari as saying he only met Osinbajo through Bola Tinubu and had no personal relationship with him beyond that connection. Buhari was reportedly taken aback by Osinbajo’s decision to contest the All Progressives…

The surviving suspect in Sunday’s mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Naveed Akram, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act, New South Wales police have confirmed. Akram’s father, Sajid Akram, 50, was killed in a gunfight with police at the scene. Fifteen people were killed in total and dozens more were injured when two gunmen opened fire at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach, in what authorities have described as Australia’s deadliest shooting since 1996. Police said Akram also faces 40 charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent…

American boxer Terence Crawford has announced his retirement from boxing at the age of 38, ending his career unbeaten and as the only fighter of the four-belt era to become undisputed champion in three weight divisions. Crawford retires with a perfect 42–0 record and world titles across five weight classes. His decision comes three months after defeating Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas to claim the undisputed super-middleweight titles, completing a historic third undisputed reign. “Walking away as a great with nothing else left to prove,” Crawford wrote on social media while sharing a video reflecting on his career. In the…

FIFA has unveiled a new cut-price ticket category for the 2026 World Cup following widespread criticism over soaring ticket costs. The governing body announced on Tuesday that $60 tickets will now be available for every match of the tournament in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These discounted tickets will be allocated to participating national federations, which will decide how to distribute them to loyal supporters, including fans with a history of attending home and away matches. The supply of these tickets is expected to be in the hundreds per match—not the thousands—as part of what FIFA has labelled the…

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Refinery and chairman of Dangote Group, has released a document outlining details of his allegation that the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Farouk Ahmed, spent about $5 million on the foreign education of his four children. The document, which began circulating publicly on Tuesday and is personally signed by Dangote, follows his earlier call for a probe into Ahmed over claims that his lifestyle exceeds his income as a public official. According to the document, Dangote alleges that Ahmed’s children attended some of the world’s most expensive schools…