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As the face-off between the US and Iran continues, the US Defense Secretary, Mark Esper, is insisting that America will not pull out its militarily from Iraq. The US government, Iraqi Parliament had voted for US troops to evacuate the country immediately following the assassination of Iranian army General, Qassem Soleimani. Defense Secretary, Esper told […]
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a parliamentary majority after a snap election was called over Brexit. Results show that the Tories won three hundred and twenty six of the six hundred and fifty seats in the lower House of Commons. Analysts say this would be the party’s biggest majority in three decades. Meanwhile, […]
The Presidency has once again justified the re-arrest of Omoyele Sowore by operatives of the DSS saying millions of Nigerians are not bothered. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said this during a TV programme in Lagos. Adesina was reacting to the outrage that greeted the violent re-arrest of Sowore […]
Seven Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers were either detained or faced arrest today, a move that could escalate public fury a day after the death of a university student linked to months of anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The 22-year-old died yesterday, succumbing to injuries four days after falling from a parking garage when […]
Foreign ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to work towards resolving their dispute over the filling and operation of a massive dam project in Ethiopia by January 15, 2020. In a joint statement released after U.S. Treasury Secretary, Steven Mnuchin hosted talks to work out differences over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the […]
Government services will be disrupted today in Zimbabwe, as civil servants begin a nationwide strike to demand for improved wages. The workers are pressing for higher wages that are pegged to the US dollar after last minute negotiations with the government failed. Zimbabwe has the world’s highest inflation rate which has eroded civil servants’ wages […]
AKWA UNITED Akwa United fans have expressed sadness over the unexpected elimination of the Promise Keepers from the CAF Confederation Cup competition. The state government had given Akwa United fans free access to watch the game against Al Hilal of Sudan yesterday and cheer the team to victory. Playing before a capacity home crowd at […]
UN COMMITTEE Ambassador Peters Emuze has been elected as Nigeria’s candidate, to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in a keenly-contested election held at the UN Headquarters, New York. Reports say Emuze was elected for a four-year tenure and he would be representing the African continent on the panel from 2019 to […]
US MILITARY United States military has expressed concerned over attacks being carried out by foreign extremists in Nigeria and other West African countries. The Army’s concern came a week after President MuhammaduBuhari blamed the rise in herders’ attacks on foreign militia trained by late Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi. At the African Land Forces Summit in Abuja […]
