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South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa Announces That Putin And Zelensky Have ‘Agreed To Meet African Leaders To Discuss Peace Plan’
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky have both agreed to separate meetings with a delegation of African heads of state to discuss a possible plan to end the war in Ukraine. Cyril Ramaphosa spoke with his Russian and Ukrainian counterparts by phone over the weekend, a spokesperson for […]
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US President Joe Biden’s Trip To Belfast Overshadowed By Terror Alert After ‘Strong’ Intelligence Of Plans To Attack Discovered
US President, Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland next week has been overshadowed by a terror threat after a ‘strong’ intelligence of plans to attack was discovered. Mr. Biden will arrive on Tuesday evening ahead of a day of commemorative events marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which was signed on April 10, […]
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It Wasn’t Meant To Cause Hardship’- President Buhari Apologizes Over Naira Redesign Policy
President Buhari has apologized to Nigerians over the naira redesign policy, saying that it was not introduced to cause hardship. Recall that in October 2022, the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, announced the plan to redesign the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. The policy resulted in a scarcity of Naira in February after […]
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More Photos Of Presidential Candidates At The Peace Accord Signing Ceremony
Presidential Candidates participating in Saturday, February 25th election, signed a peace accord in Abuja on Wednesday, February 22. Here are more photos from the ceremony below..
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Jimmy Carter, Oldest Living Former U.S. President, Is Placed In Hospice Care
The oldest living former US president ever, Jimmy Carter aged 98, has chosen to spend his final days at home in Plains, Georgia, in hospice care after a series of brief hospital stays, the Carter Center announced Saturday February 18. Carter has overcome serious health problems, including in 2015 when he was diagnosed with melanoma […]
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Don’t Stop Using Your Old Naira Notes, Tinubu Will Reverse Decision When He Becomes President – El-Rufai (Video)
Recalls that the Central Bank Nigeria’s (CBN) had announced February 10 as the deadline for the old denominations of the N200, N500 and N1000 notes would cease to be legal tender in the country. But in a video circulating on social media, Governor El-Rufai was heard telling Kanuna residents that they should stop thronging banks to […]
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US Attorney General Denies President Joe Biden Is Being Treated Better Than Trump In Classified Document Probes
US Attorney General, Merrick Garland has pushed back on criticism that the US Justice Department is treating President Biden more favorably than former President Donald Trump as the government investigates their mishandling of classified documents. Some Republicans have claimed that the Justice Department of is handling Biden’s classified document investigation with kid gloves compared to […]
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Bad Belle’ Prevented Abiola From Becoming President – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said “bad belle” which in local parlance means envy, prevented Chief MKO Abiola, the presumed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, from becoming president. The former President said this on Wednesday, January 18, while speaking at a lecture titled “Eyin Ni Iwe Wa: You Are Our Epistle,” which […]
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Vietnam President Resigns Amid Major Corruption Purge
Vietnam President, Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned, state media said on Tuesday, January 17 after days of rumours he was about to be sacked amid a major anti-corruption drive. Phuc, 68, has held the largely ceremonial position for less than two years. It was not immediately clear who would replace him. “Fully being aware of […]
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Admitted In Florida Hospital After 1500 Of His Supporters Are Detained For Brasilia Riots
Former Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday, January 9 with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were arrested in Brasilia after breaching key government buildings in the capital over the weekend. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a left leaning politician who took office on January 1 […]