A major drug lord responsible for supplying cocaine to European gangs was arrested in Colombia in a joint operation with Spanish police, authorities in both countries said on Saturday. Julio Andres Murillo Figueroa, 49, was detained on March 1 in his…
THOUSANDS of people on Saturday protested in Madrid against an amnesty bill the Spanish government reached this week with Catalan independence parties, demanding the resignation of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Sanchez pledged last year to pass an amnesty exonerating…
TURKEY President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose NATO-member country has sought to balance its close relations with both Ukraine and Russia, offered during a visit Friday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to host a peace summit between the two countries. Erdogan,…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has voiced his support for the initiative by 60 members of the House of Representatives advocating for Nigeria’s return to a parliamentary system of government. He expressed his stance while speaking to…
Cardinal John Onaiyekan HIS Eminence, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said that it was time for Nigeria to change to a system of government that would reduce corruption and bring government closer to the people. The Emeritus Catholic Bishop of Abuja,…
VICE President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, arrived in Kaduna State to assess the situation following the kidnap of 280 school children and teachers of the joint Government Secondary and LEA Primary School in Kuriga, Chikun Local Government Area of the…
I celebrate you,a living legend and uncommon African icon, Chief (Dr) Olusegun Mathew Okikiola Obasanjo ( OBJ), on your 87th birthday, which took place on March 5,2024.On paper, you are 87,having been bornbon on March 5,1937. But, you have maintained…
THE people of Gelegele, a community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State, have collectively demanded that an oil company, Dubri Oil, operating within the locality should vacate the place as soon as possible. They made the…
HUMAN rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has stated that President Bola Tinubu was one of those that brought ex-President Muhammadu Buhari into power in 2015 and he cannot separate himself from the failures of the immediate past government. The activist appeared…
ANTA Babacar Ngom, breaking barriers as the first woman to step into Senegal’s presidential arena, is determined to steer the nation towards industrialisation while advocating for fairer opportunities for women in leadership roles. Among the initial 93 hopefuls eyeing the…
