Obama makes first public statement after Trump’s racist video

By Ogaga Ariemu Former United States President, Barack Obama has made his first public statement following a controversial video shared by President Donald Trump that portrayed him and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes. Obama, in a post on X on Saturday, made no reference to the video, which sparked widespread outrage and accusations of […]

US lawmaker, Moore warns against Nigeria’s break-up

By Nnamdi Ojiego • Says separatist push will hurt Christians most United States Congressman Riley M. Moore has rejected claims that the United States supports any move to break up Nigeria, warning that pushing separatist agendas would worsen insecurity and place Christian communities at greater risk. Moore made the remarks in a statement posted on […]

Power of Money – Sowore on why Trump praised Tinubu’s wife

By Ochogwu Sunday The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the US President, Donald Trump, praised Remi Tinubu because of the power of money.” DAILY POST reports that Trump on Thursday, acknowledged the presence of Tinubu’s wife as he spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, DC. […]

Ghana recalls High Commissioner to Nigeria over alleged link to election rigging

Ghana recalls High Commissioner to Nigeria over alleged link to election rigging High Commissioner Baba Ahmed. President John Mahama of Ghana has recalled the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria, Baba Ahmed, over alleged links to electoral malpractices in Ghana’s parliamentary election primaries for Ayawaso East Constituency. A statement issued by the Ghanaian Presidency on Saturday […]

Feds arrest journalist Don Lemon days after he filmed church protest in Minnesota

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and federal officials. Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had […]

South Africa expels top Israeli diplomat

South Africa has declared Israel’s top diplomat in the country “persona non grata,” and given him 72 hours to leave, the foreign ministry said on Friday, citing a “series of violations”. Ties between the two nations are already strained, with South Africa bringing a case before the United Nations top court in 2023 to argue […]

Burkina Faso’s military-led government dissolves political parties

Ibrahim Traore, the military leader of Burkina Faso Burkina Faso’s military-led government has dissolved all political parties and scrapped the legal framework governing their operations. This is going by a decree approved by the West African nation’s council of ministers on Thursday. The decision by the military rulers who seized power in September 2022 is […]

Cameroonian lawmaker sues Nigeria police, demands N200m damages

Cameroonian lawmaker sues Nigeria police, demands N200m damages   By Asare Asare A Cameroonian legislator, Manghe Romeo Etta, has dragged the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) before a Cross River State High Court, alleging unlawful arrest, detention and violation of his fundamental rights. The youth senator representing Manyu Division in Cameroon’s National Assembly, is seeking N200 […]

Nigerian nurse loses licence in Australia for sleeping on the job

Okembunachi Photo: Daily Mail A Nigerian-born nurse has been deregistered in Australia after a tribunal found that she repeatedly slept while on duty during night shifts at an aged care facility in Sydney. Chimzuruoke Okembunachi, 25, had her nursing registration cancelled and her name removed from the register after the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal […]

Finland to cancel international student permits over social welfare

Finland Finland is planning stricter immigration rules that could see the residence permits of non-EU students cancelled if they receive basic social assistance from the state. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment opened a public consultation on the draft law on January 16, proposing a system that would allow authorities to automatically monitor whether […]

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