SPANISH police have arrested a special adviser to the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau on the island of Tenerife in connection with a sweeping investigation into corruption and drug trafficking allegedly involving police officers, authorities confirmed on Friday. Mohamed Jamil Derbah,…
OFFICIALS from the Department of State Services (DSS) have detained Marxist activist and leader of the Talakawa Parliament, Comrade Kola Edokpayi, in Benin City, Edo State, over the alleged connection with a proposed Pan-African solidarity rally aimed at supporting Burkina…
TURKEY is making bold strides in expanding its energy footprint, with a series of strategic moves aimed at securing long-term energy resources and boosting its global influence. The Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO), the country’s state-owned energy giant, is set…
Israel has carried out further strikes in Syria despite repeated warnings from the Syrian government, reports said on Saturday. Earlier, Israel carried out a second airstrike after the initial one near the presidential palace in Damascus that Syria’s de facto…
THE United States has approved a proposal to supply India with military equipment and logistical support assets worth $131 million, a move that underscores the deepening strategic partnership between the two nations. The clearance aligns with ongoing bilateral efforts…
AS the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new leader next week, a wave of hope is sweeping through Ghana, where many believe the next pope could emerge from their midst. Cardinal Peter Turkson, a respected figure in the Church and…
UGANDA’S main opposition leader, Bobi Wine, has accused the military of raiding his party’s headquarters just hours after the country’s top army general publicly admitted to abducting and torturing Wine’s bodyguard — a move that has intensified fears of a violent…
AFRICA’S richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said he is unbothered by the new US tariffs on Nigerian exports, arguing that the measures may actually help his fertiliser business stay competitive in the American market. Speaking at an investment conference in Lagos on…
AUTHORITIES in Togo have confirmed that some of its nationals have been captured and detained by Ukrainian forces after being coerced into fighting alongside Russian troops in the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a statement issued Friday and seen by AFP,…
IN a recent US Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Michael Langley, the head of US Africa Command (AFRICOM) and US Marine Corps General, accused Burkina Faso’s Transitional President Ibrahim Traoré of pervasive corruption, saying: ‘All the proceeds from Burkina Faso’s gold reserves are…
