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Trump Hails Chancellor Olaf Scholz Election Defeat As Great Day For Germany

Friedrich Merz
After a conservative opposition leader named Friedrich Merz declared victory in an election, US President Donald Trump praised Sunday as a “great day for Germany.” According to exit polls from the German election, the far-right AfD made significant gains, but leader Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party emerged victorious. According to public broadcaster ZDF, the CDU/CSU combination was expected to take the lead with 28.5% of the vote, followed by the AfD with 20%, which would be the far-right party’s highest-ever result in polls that was keenly watched throughout Europe and the US. According to the prediction, the center-leftRead More

Adesina: Africa May Lose $50bn To Climate Change By 2040

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has said Africa could lose as much as $50 billion yearly by 2040 if the growing impact of climate changeRead More

Senate Probes Alleged Killing Of Nigerians In Togo

Nigerian Senate
The Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions to probe the alleged killing of some Nigerians of Enugu State origin resident in the Republic of Togo.Read More

Analysts Express Outrage as Police Deploy 144 Personnel To Tackle Insecurity In Somalia

Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba
Mission, global best practice, says police spokesman Two killed in attack on Enugu police station Bandits kill one, abduct Kaduna private university students Security analysts yesterday expressed outrage over theRead More

Onyeama: Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Defends ambassadorial appointments The oil-rich state of Qatar is to invest $5 billion in the Nigerian economy, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama, at a farewellRead More

Queen Elizabeth Announces Prince Philip’s Death

Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace has announced. Buckingham Palace said: It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen has announced theRead More

PDP, ANC To Collaborate To Save Democracy In Africa

PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus: tackles Supreme Court Justices over Imo verdict
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has expressed the urgent need for African National Congress (ANC), a South African ruling political party, and theRead More

Duke Of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, Is Dead

Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip
Buckingham Palace has announced the passing of the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip. The father of Prince Charles and grandfather of Prince Williams andRead More

Prince Harry ‘Wants Apology’ From Family Over Meghan Markle’s Treatment

Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle
Prince Harry has demanded “an apology” from the Royal Family over what he perceives as the mistreatment of his wife, Meghan Markle, according to a royal expert. According to theRead More

OPEC, Allies Agree To Ease Oil Production Curbs

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Transparency influenced financing deal for refinery rehabilitation, says NNPC The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, known as OPEC+, yesterday resolved to gradually ease its oil outputRead More

W’Bank Revises Nigeria, Others’ Growth Forecast To 3.4%

World Bank
The World Bank has revised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from -5.1 per cent to 3.4 per cent growth for 2021. The Washington-based institution, in its latest Africa’sRead More