WORLD Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on African nations to deepen their trade self-reliance amid rising global tariffs and supply chain pressures, warning that over-dependence on external markets leaves many countries exposed to economic shocks. Speaking at a…
TANZANIA’S main opposition party Chadema says its detained leader, Tundu Lissu, has been quietly transferred to a different prison facility, fuelling alarm over transparency and the government’s handling of political dissent ahead of this year’s general elections. The announcement came a…
UGANDAN President Yoweri Museveni has said his country will shift its trade priorities toward Africa and other global markets following the United States’ decision to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports from most countries, including Uganda. In a nationally…
EMIR of Daura, Alhaji Umar Faruk-Umar, has called on Nigerians to pray for the success of their leaders for the development of the country. The emir made the call on Saturday at his Palace in Daura shortly after turbanning Alhaji…
In the wake of conflicting reports surrounding a heated exchange between Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar and Governor Bala Mohammed, fresh accounts are emerging that cast doubt on the narrative being pushed by loyalists of the Bauchi State governor. According…
Italy has opened its first so-called sex room inside a prison following a landmark Constitutional Court ruling recognising the right of inmates to hold private and intimate meetings with their spouses or long-term partners. The inaugural visit took place on…
IRAN has reportedly told the United States that it was ready to accept some limitations on its uranium enrichment but needed the permanent guarantees that President Trump would not ditch the nuclear pact. Iranian officials present in the first…
SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has called on Nigerians to eschew political, religious and ethnic biases and unite for the progress of the country. Akpabio made the call in his Easter message issued in Abuja on Saturday, by his Special…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to delivering lasting dividends of democracy to Nigerians. Oyetola made this statement in an Easter message signed on Saturday in Abuja by Dr Bolaji…
AN unconfirmed number of people were reportedly trapped beneath rubble in a tragic multi-storey building collapse in the Ojodu Berger area of Lagos State. Trojaninisghts learnt that the incident happened on Saturday morning on Oremeta Street. Reports revealed that the building,…
