A federal judge has halted the Trump administration from further dismantling the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

In a ruling on Tuesday, Judge Theodore Chuang stated that the move—led by Trump ally Elon Musk through the Department for Government Efficiency (Doge)—likely violated the US Constitution “in multiple ways.” Chuang ordered Doge to restore USAID employees’ access to computer and payment systems and to cease terminating staff, though he did not reinstate those already placed on leave.

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 26 unnamed USAID employees, argues that Musk has been aggressively dismantling government agencies without proper authority. Lawyers contend that Musk’s role is illegitimate, as he was neither officially nominated nor confirmed by the Senate, and they sought to halt Doge’s activities.

USAID was among the first agencies targeted after Trump re-entered the White House in January and imposed a 90-day freeze on foreign aid.

While Musk and Doge claim his role is strictly advisory, Judge Chuang ruled that they exercised control over USAID in a way that harmed both employees and the public interest.

The impact of the ruling remains uncertain, as administration officials say over 80% of USAID’s operations have already been suspended. The Trump administration denounced the decision, with White House spokesperson Anna Kelly accusing “rogue judges” of obstructing Trump’s agenda and vowing to appeal.

Norm Eisen, chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund, which represents the USAID employees, praised the ruling as a crucial step in resisting Doge’s “reckless and illegal” actions. He likened their approach to “performing surgery with a chainsaw,” warning of broader harm to government stability. This decision marks yet another legal hurdle for the Trump administration.

The Senior Pastor of The Second Coming of Christ’s Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has advised pastors who married more than one wife before entering ministry to avoid divorcing.

Giwa emphasized that clergymen who had multiple wives before becoming ministers should remain committed to them, as there is no marriage in heaven.

Speaking during a press conference in his church in Akure, Ondo State, he said: “There is no place that we should restitute in the Bible, people are only capitalizing on the Old Testament when Jesus Christ said to his disciples, a certain woman married three husbands and they all di3d, so who should be the original husband of the woman when they get to heaven?

Jesus said in heaven there is nothing like marriage. So if you marry two wives before God calls you, you have to maintain that – You don’t send one packing to please the other because there is no marriage in heaven.

There is a popular Juju musician still alive married to more than two wives but God called him and he became an anointed pastor. He now made a move for restitution by sending the other wife away while retaining the first, he sent the second wife away while forgetting that the way God thinks is different from how man thinks.

Not long ago, the first wife di3d and he was forced to go and beg the woman he sent away to return back, as we speak the woman lives with him. This goes to tell you that there is no marriage in heaven.”

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The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has revealed that the extent of corruption within the power sector is distressing enough to bring people to tears.

Olukoyede made the revelation during an oversight visit by the House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes to the EFCC’s headquarters in Abuja, on Tuesday, November 12.

“As we speak, we are grappling with electricity. If you see some of the investigations we are carrying out within the power sector, you will shed tears.

People were awarded contracts to supply electricity equipment. Instead of using what they call 9.0 guage, they will go and buy 5.0.

Every time you see the thing tripping off, the thing gets burnt, and all of that, it falters and it collapses. It’s part of our problems,” he said.

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NDLEA Intercepts Dr¥gs Hidden in Clothes and Hangers in Lagos Courier Firms

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has uncovered attempts to smuggle illicit dr¥gs concealed in female clothing and cloth hangers through courier services in Lagos.

According to a statement released on Sunday, June 22, 2025, by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, operatives from the Directorate of Operation and General Investigation (DOGI) made the discoveries during routine checks.

On Thursday, June 19, officers intercepted a consignment of female dresses stuffed with 1.3 kilograms of Lo¥d, a potent variant of c@nnabis, at a courier company in Lagos. The shipment was bound for Bahrain.

Just a day earlier, on Wednesday, June 18, another operation at a different courier firm led to the seizure of 850 grams of c+caine hidden inside cloth hangers. The package was intended for export to Australia.

 

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