THE U.S. Justice Department has accused Iran of plotting the assassination of President-elect Donald Trump. “The charges announced today expose Iran’s continued brazen attempts to target U.S. citizens, including President-elect Donald Trump,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray. During the…
Israel has sent two planes to evacuate its citizens from Amsterdam after attack on them by reported pro-Palestinian demonstrators before Ajax versus Maccabi Tel Aviv Europa Cup match. Though Ajax won the match 5-0, videos of the violent clash between…
Botswana inaugurated its new President, Duma Boko, on Friday, solidifying a rapid transition in governance following his overwhelming victory in the election, which led to the ouster of the ruling party that had held power for nearly six decades. Naija…
THE Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has handed over 288 newly-constructed houses to families affected by recent earthquakes in Gulran and Zenda Jan districts of Herat province in western Afghanistan. The administration said this in a statement on Friday. According…
AN Italian Navy ship brought a second group of migrants from Egypt and Bangladesh picked up in the Mediterranean to its offshore asylum processing centre in Albania on Friday. In spite of a court challenge hanging over the new Italian…
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has appointed Susie Wiles, his campaign manager, as the White House chief of staff as he prepares to take office. Trojan Insights reports that Donald Trump made this known in a statement on Thursday. “Susie Wiles just helped…
GHANA’S parliament has been adjourned indefinitely once again, after the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmakers failed to attend a key session on Thursday, just weeks before the presidential elections. The absence of the NPP MPs has brought the legislative…
GHANA’S cocoa sector anticipates a significant production rebound in the 2024/25 crop season, spurred by favourable weather and enhanced farming practices, say farmers, officials from Ghana’s Cocoa Board (Cocobod), and local buyers. However, pressing issues like illegal mining, disease, and smuggling still pose…
OUTGOING Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has faced public backlash after unveiling a bronze statue of himself outside the Effia-Nkwanta Regional Hospital in Sekondi, in the country’s Western Region. The statue, meant to honour his administration’s development work, has triggered widespread…
LAGOS, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, has announced a tender for the construction of gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of up to 4,000 megawatts (MW). This ambitious move aims to tackle the city’s persistent electricity shortfalls, which have plagued…
