Nigeria (WEXERES) What was meant to be a celebratory tour of the Midwest on Thursday turned sour for President Donald Trump when he learned federal prosecutors were  looking to question  his company's longtime financial boss. Phoning his attorneys and other confidantes from behind his desk on Air Force One, Trump sought more details about what precisely the Southern District of New York wanted to know from Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's chief financial officer who is so close to the President he once appeared on "The Apprentice." For Trump, the news added another unfortunate layer to his growing frustration at the swirling legal questions now clouding both his administration and his business. Trump's mood, people inside the White House say, has grown dark as his longtime fixer Michael Cohen executes a  very public breakup . Even as he worked to exude confidence about a  roaring economy  and  handshake deal with Europe , the encroachin...

A raging wildfire in northern California has killed two firefighters and forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. The fires in Shasta county are being sucked up by strong winds to form "fire tornados" that are uprooting trees and overturning cars, fire officials say. The blazes, known as the Carr fire, have destroyed at least 500 structures and are threatening thousands of homes. Firefighters are battling the blaze, which is only 5% contained so far. The wildfire began on Monday and has scorched over 48,000 acres (194 sq km) of land - an area larger than the city of San Francisco. The photos that explain the world's wildfires Reality Check: Mapping the global heatwave Why wildfires are breaking out in the 'wrong' countries "We are seeing fire whirls - literally what can be described as a tornado," California department of forestry and fire protection (CalFire) chief Ken Pimlott told reporters. "This fire was whipp...

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Monday remanded a police sergeant, Ishaya Inusa, at the Ikoyi Prisons for the alleged murder of a civilian. The chief magistrate, Mrs. A.O. Adegite, refused the plea of the accused, 33, being tried for murder. She ordered his remand at the Ikoyi Prisons pending the receipt of the legal advice from the State Director of Public Prosecutions. Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Oladele Adebayo, had told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 11, at midnight.Adegite adjourned the case until Aug. 2. He said that the accused committed it at Homart Furniture Factory, Ayeteju Elemoro, in Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos State. The prosecutor told the court that the accused had shot the deceased, Paul Stephen, 24, with his service rifle, after he suspected him to be a burglar. Adebayo said the offence contravened Section 223 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015 (Revised). (NAN)