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Trump to host five African presidents at White House
US President Donald Trump will welcome five African leaders to a White House lunch on Wednesday, with commerce and trade expected to feature prominently amongst a mixed bag of potential agenda items. The presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon — five nations located along Africa’s Atlantic Coast — will convene at Trump’s behest. […]
Chinese former vice governor bags life imprisonment
A Chinese court on Thursday sentenced Zhang Zulin, former vice governor of southwest China’s Yunnan Province, to life imprisonment for bribery. According to the statement of the Intermediate People’s Court of Chongqing Municipality, Zhang will be deprived of his political rights for life; his personal property will be confiscated, and his illegal gains from taking […]
Colombian Army frees 57 soldiers held hostage by locals in rebel-linked region
The Colombian military has freed 57 soldiers who had been held captive by local residents in the southern Cauca region since the weekend. Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday,said the operation, dubbed Operation Justice, was carried out without a single shot being fired. He confirmed that 20 persons were arrested during the mission. DAILY […]
BREAKING: Brazilian VP, Alckmin arrives Nigeria for historic strategic dialogue
Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, accompanied by his wife Maria Lúcia Alckmin, landed Tuesday at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, officially kicking off the highly anticipated Second Session of the Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism (SDM). According to a statement by presidential media aide to Nigeria’s Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha, said the landmark […]
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Trump ready to impose visa ban on Nigeria, 35 other countries [Full list]
US president, Donald Trump, is considering imposing travel ban on Nigerians and citizens of an additional 35 countries. This would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the administration early this month. The list of countries was contained in a State Department memo, according to The Washington Post. In total, there are […]
List of Iranian commanders killed in Israel’s attack
Israel struck dozens of targets, including nuclear facilities, military sites and private residences, across Iran on Friday, killing a number of senior military commanders in what it called “Operation Rising Lion”. The Israeli attacks also targeted a number of other influential figures linked to Iran’s nuclear programmes, including six nuclear scientists, IRGC-affiliated news agency Tasnim […]
Six Persons Missing As Plane Crashes Into Pacific Ocean In US
Six people have been declared missing after a small plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean in the United States, near the coast of San Diego, California, on Sunday afternoon. The aircraft, a Cessna 414, went down around 12:45pm, approximately three miles west of Point Loma, shortly after departing from San Diego International Airport. The plane […]
Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine
Russia unleashed a barrage of missiles, drones and bombs across Ukraine early Saturday, killing five people in a major attack that the mayor of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, described as unprecedented. Russian forces have accelerated attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, with the Kremlin vowing to retaliate over a brazen attack on its air […]
Trump bans citizens of Chad, Congo, 10 others from entering US
President Donald Trump has signed a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries from entering the United States, citing national security concerns. The full travel ban affects nationals from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. The restriction will take effect on June 9, 2025. In addition to […]
UN elects Germany’s Baerbock president of 80th Session of General Assembly
The UN on Monday elected Germany’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, as president of the 80th Session of the General Assembly from 2025 to 2026. Ms Baerbock, 44, who ran unopposed, will be the fifth woman to lead the UN’s main policy-making organ, which turns 80 this year. She served as Germany’s foreign […]