IN a candid message following Donald Trump’s recent election win, Kenyan politician Raila Odinga emphasised that Africa has alternative alliances if Trump is uninterested in collaboration with the continent. Odinga, 79, who is among the contenders for the African Union (AU) Commission chair role…
FORMER president Macky Sall has confirmed his candidacy for the Senegalese National Assembly in the upcoming parliamentary elections on November 17. Leading the opposition coalition Takku Wallu Senegal, which includes key allies like former President Abdoulaye Wade’s Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS),…
THE United States is grappling with a diminished influence in Africa, a region now increasingly aligning with China and Russia, amid a pressing need for strategic focus on issues ranging from expanding jihadist threats to mineral resources. As US President-elect…
PRESENTLY, it isn’t well with Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, the outgoing governor of the state. It is same with his die-hard followers, the ‘Torgbas’ (a.k.a. 4 + 4 = Ogbane!) mob. Somewhat, it comes to a bad news for…
TURKIYE on Monday denied reports claiming that it is allowing crude oil shipments to Israel via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline The BTC pipeline, which originates in Azerbaijan and passes through Georgia before reaching Türkiye’s Ceyhan port, exports oil from Azerbaijan’s…
THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) will establish a new aid agency to advance the country’s global humanitarian outreach, local media reported on Monday. The UAE Aid Agency will implement foreign aid programs designed to address urgent global needs, including disaster…
A former Presidential Spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, says at no time has he ever ruled out the possibility of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the 2027 elections. Okupe made the remark in a statement on Monday in Lagos, while reacting…
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says the state would institute an annual lecture in honour of late Ernest Ikoli, who was a foremost nationalist and pioneer editor of Daily Times. Diri spoke on Saturday night at a dinner to round off…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and rain across the country from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze on Monday with localised visibility of 2 km to 5km…
EDO Queens started their campaign in the CAF Women’s Champions League with a commanding 3-0 win over fellow debutants Commercial Bank FC of Ethiopia at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on Sunday evening. Emem Essien, Folashade Ijamilusi and Chukwuamaka…
