Tinubu Skips UNGA — Sends VP Shettima to New York for Third Year Time
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will not attend the 81st Session of the United Nations GeneralAssembly in New York this week — and has instructed Vice President Kashim Shettima to leadNigeria’s delegation in his place, the Presidency confirmed in a statement issued on Sundaynight and dominating Monday morning’s front pages.The announcement, released by Senior Special Assistant... Read More
Seven Rebel Groups Unite to Topple Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed
Seven of Ethiopia’s most powerful armed factions announced a formal alliance on Sundayaimed at overthrowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government — a move that could plungeAfrica’s second most populous country back into full-scale war and that has diplomats acrossthe continent scrambling to respond by Monday morning.The coalition, calling itself the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Alliance for... Read More
‘Westminster’s Time Is Coming to an End’: The Cardiff Pact That Could Break Britain
For the first time in the history of the United Kingdom, all three of its devolved nations are led by parties that want to leave it. That fact — improbable even six months ago — became the political reality of Britain this weekwhen the first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland gathered in Cardiff... Read More
Poland Sounds Alarm: Russia Preparing Drone Strikes on NATO Soil
Europe woke up to a sharper warning than any it has heard in months. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk toldparliament that Russia is actively preparing hybrid drone and missile strikes on NATO territory — and intends tolabel each incident an ‘accident’ so the alliance is too paralyzed by ambiguity to invoke Article 5.The Kremlin’s objective,... Read More
37 Miners Dead in NSCDC Cell: FG Suspends Commander as Outcry Explodes
Nigeria is confronting one of the ugliest custody scandals in recent memory. At least 37 people arrested forsuspected illegal mining in Niger State have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps(NSCDC) in Minna — and the Federal Government has now suspended the state commandant while an officialinquiry begins.The suspects were... Read More
UN Report: US May Have Committed War Crimes in Iran Strikes
A United Nations-backed fact-finding mission has concluded there are “reasonable grounds” tobelieve the United States committed war crimes during its February airstrikes on Iran, in abombshell report published Thursday in Geneva that reshapes the diplomatic landscape aroundthe still-simmering conflict.The report, released just hours ago by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission onIran, focuses on two strikes... Read More
Court Gives Atiku 7 Days To Serve Tinubu Over Alleged Certificate Forgery
The 2027 presidential race in Nigeria took a dramatic legal turn overnight as the Federal HighCourt in Abuja granted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar permission to serve PresidentBola Tinubu — through his party, the All Progressives Congress — with a suit seeking todisqualify him from contesting the next general election over alleged certificate forgery.Justice Inyang... Read More
Global Markets Wobble As Fed Hike Sparks Sixth Straight Decline Day
Global markets opened Thursday under the shadow of one of the most consequential FederalReserve decisions in three years, with Asian traders scrambling to reprice risk afterpolicymakers in Washington delivered a hawkish quarter-point hike overnight.The Fed lifted its benchmark rate to a target range of 3.75% to 4%, its first increase since 2023.The decision was unanimous... Read More
Palestinian Authority Condemns US Visa Denial for UNGA Delegation
The Palestinian Authority (PA) has condemned the United States’ decision to deny visas to members of the Palestinian delegation expected to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The PA described the move as unjustified and said it would undermine Palestinian diplomatic efforts at the United Nations. The decision affects Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud... Read More
Canada courts EU for “unique alliance” as trade tensions with US deepen
Canada is seeking a much closer relationship with the European Union as Prime Minister Mark Carney moves to reduce the country’s dependence on the United States, calling for what he described as a “unique alliance” with the bloc. Carney has ruled out full EU membership, but said Canada will begin discussions with European leaders on... Read More