They are collecting salaries of N25m + benefits but cannot show what they are doing with the monthly constituency project money government is paying them.

Roughly two dozen states filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration over sweeping cuts to AmeriCorps, the federal volunteer service program established in 1993. ⁠
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The suit accuses the Department of Government Efficiency of unlawfully gutting the agency and terminating hundreds of millions in congressionally approved grants. Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser said the administration made “abrupt and drastic cuts to staff and volunteers and terminated grants.”⁠
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AmeriCorps programs support more than 200,000 members annually, many of whom receive stipends and education benefits while working in community organizations, disaster relief, and public service projects.⁠
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According to the complaint, at least 85% of staff were placed on administrative leave this month, and some 2,000 members of the National Civilian Community Corps were informed they would be dismissed early. Notices sent to grantees cited a shift in agency priorities.⁠
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The White House defended the move by citing $40 million in improper payments attributed to documentation and coding errors. “President Trump has the legal right to restore accountability to the entire Executive Branch,” said Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly. ⁠
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Breaking News: “Nigeria under Tinubu has highest number of “extremely poor people globally” - World Bank reveals !!! 🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️🚴🏿‍♀️💨

Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu has the highest number of extremely poor people globally, says the World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse report of April 2025.

“Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest extreme poverty rate globally, and a large share of the poor is concentrated in a few countries,” the report stated.

According to a chart in the report, Nigeria accounts for 19 per cent of extremely poor people in Sub-Saharan Africa, while the Democratic Republic of Congo has 14 per cent, Ethiopia 9 per cent, and Sudan 6 per cent.

It added, “About 80 per cent of the world’s estimated 695 million extreme poor resided in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024, compared to 8 per cent in South Asia, 2 per cent in East Asia and the Pacific, 5 per cent in the Middle East and North Africa, and 3 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean.”

A further breakdown by Peoples Gazette shows that Nigeria’s 19 per cent of the 560 million extremely poor in Sub-Saharan Africa represents 106 million people. This also amounts to 15.25 per cent of the world’s estimated 695 million extremely poor.

The report lists Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and war-torn Sudan as the four countries “within Sub-Saharan Africa, with half of the 560 million extreme poor in 2024.”

The World Bank also predicted a grim future for Nigeria, stating that more Nigerians will be plunged into poverty under Mr Tinubu’s watch by 2027.

This comes a month before Mr Tinubu’s second year in office. He assumed office on May 29, 2023, announcing fuel subsidy removal and later, exchange rate unification.

Barely a week ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that Mr Tinubu’s economic policies are yet to yield tangible benefits for Nigerians, as poverty and food insecurity remain widespread.

The IMF said though reforms introduced by the Tinubu-led government “have put the Nigerian economy in a better position to navigate this external environment,” the country still faces economic uncertainty.

Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s public feud has reignited after a short-lived pause. “Without subsidies, Elon would probably have to close up shop and head back home to South Africa,” Trump posted on Truth Social, adding, “Perhaps we should have DOGE take a good, hard, look at this? BIG MONEY TO BE SAVED!!!”⁠
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Trump was responding to a series of criticisms Musk levied over the last two days against the president’s signature “Big Beautiful Bill,” which today passed the Senate and is headed to the House. Musk accused the GOP of abandoning its fiscal promises, calling it the “PORKY PIG PARTY!!” and labeling the bill “political suicide.” He wrote, “Every member of Congress who… voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame!” and pledged to help primary those lawmakers out of office.⁠
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Musk also backed Rep. Thomas Massie, reposted a call to support him, and threatened to launch a new political faction. “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” he wrote. He also warned that the bill’s defunding of contempt enforcement “enables many other abuses of power by the President,” and posted a poll asking whether such a provision should be allowed.⁠
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On Tuesday, Trump told reporters he would “have to take a look” at deporting Musk and again invoked DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency that Musk once led. “We might have to put DOGE on Elon,” Trump said, alluding to turning the agency against Musk and potentially targeting his federal contracts and subsidies.⁠
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