Police have arrested a 64-year-old New Jersey man who frequently worked as a “Santa for hire” at holiday events, following allegations that he possessed and distributed child sexual abuse materials. According to a report by the Daily Star on Tuesday, Mark Paulino of Hamilton Township was taken into custody on Monday and charged with possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material, as well as endangering the welfare of a child. Mercer County authorities said the investigation began on December 4, 2025, after detectives received a tip about suspected uploads of illegal content traced to residence in Hamilton Township. Paulino, a retired elementary school teacher, was soon identified as...

The Senate has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a peace mission aimed at restoring democratic order in the neighbouring country. The approval was granted on Tuesday after lawmakers deliberated on the President’s letter during the Committee of the Whole at plenary. In the letter, read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Tinubu sought the Senate's endorsement following a coup attempt in Benin, noting that Nigeria's military assistance was urgently required to help reinstate constitutional governance. The request also formalises a deployment that had already began on Sunday, when Nigerian Armed Forces personnels were dispatched to assist Beninese...

Police have arrested a 64-year-old New Jersey man who frequently worked as a “Santa for hire” at holiday events, following allegations that he possessed...

The Senate has approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to deploy Nigerian troops to the Republic of Benin as part of a peace mission...