Category: Politics

Trumph Revokes Biden’s Security Clearance: Details Released

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President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden’s security clearance in a blizzard of new orders; while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world’s poorest and extending American influence around the globe. In a new series of rapid-fire power plays, the 78-year-old billionaire also froze aid to South Africa, where his top donor Elon Musk was born, and named himself head of one of Washington’s premier cultural venues, the Kennedy Center. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving…

Gov Okpebholo suspends Attorney General, Commissioner over alleged financial infractions

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The Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has suspended the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Samson Osagie, and the Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Hon. Damian Lawal, over allegations of financial infractions. The suspension, which was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday evening by the Secretary to the Edo State Government (SSG), Umar Musa Ikhilor Esq., takes immediate effect. According to the statement, Governor Okpebholo also directed the establishment of a panel to investigate the allegations against Osagie and Lawal and make appropriate recommendations…

Tunisian President Fires Finance Minister in Surprise Move

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Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, has sacked his finance minister and appointed a magistrate to the role. Michket Slama Khaldi will take on the country’s finance portfolio, the presidency announced on Facebook overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, alongside images of her taking the oath of office. The presidency gave no further details, nor did it mention outgoing minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia. The new finance minister had headed a national commission tasked with recovering embezzled public funds Tunisia has over the past two years suffered sporadic shortages of basic items such as…

DR Congo Conflict: Death Toll Surpasses 900

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Over 900 people have died in the past two weeks due to intense fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The World Health Organization reported on Monday that approximately 2,880 injured people have been admitted to Goma health facilities since January 26. Last week, Rwandan-backed M23 fighters seized Goma’s airport and swept through the city, the capital of North Kivu province, forcing tens of thousands to flee. The rebels have escalated attacks in eastern DRC, claiming control of Goma, establishing checkpoints, and…

USAID places staff on leave as part of Trump’s purge

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The United States Government’s humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the US and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings.   The agency said in a statement on its website, which reappeared Tuesday that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7, 2024.   The administrative leave will hit “all USAID direct hire personnel… with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs.”   “Thank you…

South Korean President Back in Court for Impeachment Hearing

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South Korea’s impeached president, currently suspended from his duties and under arrest, appeared in court on Tuesday for hearings that will determine his official removal from office. The former prosecutor ignited political turmoil in the country on December 3rd when he declared martial law, suspending civilian rule and deploying soldiers to parliament. This attempt at imposing martial law was short-lived, lasting only about six hours, as the opposition-controlled parliament defied the armed troops, voted down the decree, and subsequently impeached him for his actions. In addition to the impeachment proceedings,…

Trump : Funding Cut for South Africa Over Land Seizures

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US President, Donald Trump has said he will cut off future funding to South Africa for “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” pending an investigation. The land issue in South Africa has long been divisive, with efforts to redress the inequality of white-rule drawing criticism from conservatives including the world’s wealthiest person and Trump adviser, Elon Musk. who was born in South Africa. South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa signed a bill last month that stipulates the government may, in certain circumstances, offer “nil compensation” for property…

Osun Rep : Aregbesola should make peace with Tinubu

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he lawmaker representing the Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State in the House of Representatives, Mr. Oluwole Oke, stated on Sunday that former Governor Rauf Aregbesola should “go and beg, prostrate, and make peace” with his “principal,” President Bola Tinubu. In a social media post, Oke, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, emphasised that if he were in Aregbesola’s position, that is exactly what he would do. The comment comes amid political tension in Osun State, where Omoluabi Progressives, a political group supported by Aregbesola, recently announced its departure…

Trump to hit Canada, Mexico, China with tariff

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BREAKING: Republican's Donald Trump Claims Victory In US Election

US President Donald Trump is set to unveil fresh tariffs Saturday on major trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, threatening upheaval across supply chains from energy to autos and raising inflation concerns. Trump has promised to impose 25 per cent tariffs on immediate neighbours Canada and Mexico, pointing to their failure to stop illegal immigration and the flow of fentanyl across US borders. He also vowed a 10 per cent rate on imports from China, the world’s second-biggest economy, charging that it had a role in producing the drug. The…

Opposition woos Obasa as removal divides Lagos APC

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The removal of a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has continued to deepen division within the All Progressives Congress in the state. This was as opposition parties declared readiness to welcome the embattled lawmaker should he consider leaving the ruling party. Since Obasa’s impeachment on January 13, 2025, by a majority of lawmakers over alleged misconduct and financial misappropriation, his removal has sparked conflicting reactions among members of the Governance Advisory Council, the highest decision-making body of the APC in Lagos. The division became…