President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has accused the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), of declaring war against his country. Jammeh, who has vowed to stay in power despite losing the December 1 election to rival Adama Barrow, promised to defend his country against any “outside aggression”. The leader initially conceded defeat in the […]
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António Guterres assumed office on Sunday, January 1, 2017, as the ninth UN Secretary-General after Ban Ki-moon’s exit following the completion of a 10 year- tenure on Saturday, December 31.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Guterres, in his maiden message as the UN Secretary-General, entitled: “Appeal for Peace”, urged the world to make […]
Continue ReadingThe United States President-elect Donald Trump has heaped praises on Vladimir Putin for not immediately retaliating after the U.S. expelled 35 Russian diplomats and imposed other sanctions for allegedly interfering with the presidential election. Trump tweeted his approval after Putin rejected his foreign minister’s proposal to give American diplomats the boot as payback. “I always […]
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin has decided not to expel 35 US diplomats from Russia in retaliation for Washington’s latest sanctions against Moscow.In what may be perceived a diplomatic master stroke, he wished President Barack Obama and his family a happy new year and invited the diplomats earlier declared persona non grata and their children to […]
Continue ReadingA 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Friday hit a region in the eastern part of Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The earthquake hit about 6:30 a.m. in the Sumbawa region, the agency said. The epicenter was about 33 kilometers south of the village of Tolotangga, which is 1,350 kilometers east of the nation’s capital, Jakarta. […]
Continue ReadingA Syrian cease-fire backed by Russia and Turkey took effect at midnight Thursday, a move that could prompt a political settlement of a nearly 6-year-old civil war and a dramatic shift in U.S. policy under a Donald Trump presidency. The national cease-fire agreement, announced earlier by Syria’s military, does not cover the Islamic State and […]
Continue ReadingU.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats including shutting down of two Russian compounds in the U.S. in a number of actions announced on Thursday. Mr. Obama said in a statement on Thursday that the actions were “in response to Russia’s malicious cyber activity and harassment. “Today, I have ordered […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, on Wednesday said it had recorded 187 deaths in 289 crashes during the last Christmas celebrations. Bisi Kazeem, Head Media Relations and Strategy of the commission, disclosed this to journalists in a statement. According to Mr. Kazeem, the crashes involved 2,185 people with 1,000 people injured, while 998 people […]
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it had recovered Abubakar Shekau’s Qur’an and flag in Camp Zero, the Boko Haram’s Headquarters in Sambisa forest. Lucky Irabor, the Theatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, said this while giving journalists update on “Operation Rescue Final’’ in Maiduguri. “We believe that the Holy Book and the flag were […]
Continue ReadingCuba’s National Assembly approved a law that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the revolutionary leader, who died last month. Castro always said he did not want a cult of personality, although critics point out that the cult was everywhere. His words are […]
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