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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has expressed strong confidence in his victory at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal following the November 16, 2024 election. Speaking to journalists after the tribunal’s inaugural sitting, Aiyedatiwa reiterated his belief in the election’s legitimacy, highlighting the historic nature of his win. He emphasized that the election was free, fair,…
