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ECOWAS: I’m confident in Tinubu’s experience, wisdom, leadership- Faye
By Kunle Sanni Senegal’s President, Bassirou Faye says he is confident in President Bola Tinubu’s experience and wisdom to provide strong leadership and maintain unity and peace among the ECOWAS countries. He made these remarks during his visit to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. Faye also highlighted the shared values, ideals, and challenges between Nigeria…
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Russia gives British diplomat seven days to leave Moscow
A British diplomat has been given seven days to leave Russia in an escalation of a diplomatic spat over spying. The Russian foreign ministry said in a statement the removal of Capt Adrian Coghill was in response to “unfriendly anti-Russian actions” from Britain. On 8 May, the Russian defence attache was expelled from London for alleged espionage as an “undeclared…
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Israeli minister tackles Netanyahu over post-war plan for Gaza
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has voiced open frustration at the government’s failure to address the question of a post-war plan for Gaza, according to a report by BBC. In a rare public sign of divisions over the direction of the military campaign within Israel’s war cabinet, Gallant urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare publicly that Israel has no…
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Slovakia’s prime minister in life-threatening condition after shooting
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot in what officials are calling an assassination attempt On Wednesday evening, the Slovak defence minister said Fico had been in surgery for three-and-a-half hours and was “fighting for his life” Fico was reportedly hit in the stomach, arm and leg – the interior minister says he was shot five times. The alleged…
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US has power to seize Russian assets, help rebuild Ukraine, says Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said Washington has the power to seize Russian assets in the US and will use them to help rebuild Ukraine. Speaking in Kyiv, Blinken said Russian President Vladimir Putin must pay to rebuild what he has destroyed in Ukraine. He also said that Ukraine is getting “closer to Nato”. Earlier, the top US…
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5.9m children face severe food, nutrition crisis in Nigeria- UN
The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has said about 5.9 million Nigerian children face severe food and nutrition crisis, the highest globally. WesternPost reports that the UN resident coordinator disclosed this at the launch of 2024 the Lean Season Food Security and Nutrition Crisis multi-sector plan. According to Fall, the plan seeks to harmonise with…
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Nigerian man jailed for life in UK after murder of partner
By Innocent Raphael A Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has been sentenced to life imprisonment in the United Kingdom for the murder of his wife, Taiwo. Abodunde, who used a skateboard to perform the act, attributed his loss of control to medication problems. According to Vanguard, Abodunde, 48, residing in Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, committed the crime on November 28, 2023.…
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US House speaker declines request for Kenyan President to address Congress
Kenya President, Mr. William Ruto will not address a joint session of Congress in his upcoming State visit to the United States. This is after Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a request from a section of Democrat lawmakers who had asked him to invite President Ruto to make the address. In a statement on Saturday, Speaker Johnson’s deputy chief of staff…
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Trump’s youngest son Barron ‘declines’ to be RNC delegate, says Melania
Barron Trump is declining to serve as a delegate on behalf of his father at the Republican National Convention (RNC), according to his mother’s office. The Florida Republican Party announced on Wednesday that the 18-year-old would be among those selecting Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee. Reacting to what would have marked his youngest child’s political debut, the ex-president…
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US overtakes China as Germany’s biggest trading partner
After years of China being Germany’s main trading partner, the U.S. looks like it’s quietly taking that top spot as the year progresses. Combined exports and imports between Germany and the U.S. totaled 63 billion euros ($68 billion) between January and March of 2024. Meanwhile, trade between Germany and China came to just below 60 billion euros, according to CNBC…
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