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Ukraine Faces Shortage Of Military Assistance, As Europe Struggles To Close US Deficit
Military aid for Ukraine plummeted in the second half of 2025 as falling European contributions failed to make up for the halt in US support, data from the Kiel Institute showed Wednesday. As US President Donald Trump wound down US contributions at the beginning of the year, Europe stepped up with record pledges of almost 20 billion euros ($23 billion)...
Rwanda Faults DR Congo, Burundi Of Deliberately Violating Ceasefire After Peace Deal
Rwanda accused the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi Wednesday of deliberately violating a ceasefire in eastern DRC, days after the signing of a peace agreement in Washington. Rwandan-backed M23 fighters entered the strategic city of Uvira, near the Burundian border late Tuesday, as it became the latest major settlement to fall in the mineral-rich region that has been plagued...
Venezuela: Machado To Miss Nobel Peace Prize Award
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, will not attend Wednesday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and the award will be accepted by her daughter, organisers said. Machado has only been seen once in public since going underground in August last year amidst a tense showdown with President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela’s attorney general has said the 58-year-old would...
Donald Trump Ends Birthright Citizenship For Wealthy Immigrant
US President Donald Trump has argued that the principle of birthright citizenship was introduced to protect the children of enslaved people, and not, as he claimed, for “wealthy foreigners” traveling to the country to give birth. In an interview with Politico, Trump defended the executive order he signed on his first day back in the White House in January 2025, which...
Ndume Commends Tinubu’s Commitment on Tackling Nigeria’s Insecurity
Former Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s renewed commitment to tackling Nigeria’s security challenges. Ndume said in Abuja on Wednesday that the measures so far taken by the president in response to the myriad of security threats to Nigeria’s sovereignty within the last couple of weeks have already begun yielding positive results. Nigeria has, within the last...
Turaki Dismiss Factional Claims In PDP As 29 State Chairmen Validate Leadership
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Tanimu Turaki (SAN), has dismissed claims of a faction within the party, declaring the PDP fully united after 29 state chairmen unanimously affirmed the legitimacy and authority of the National Working Committee. Turaki made this known during the ongoing meeting with PDP State Chairmen in Abuja on Wednesday, which had 29 chairmen...
Remi Tinubu Dismisses Public Backlash Over Interaction with Gov. Adeleke
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has dismissed public backlash over her interaction with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, calling the reactions a “needless controversy.” In a statement posted on her Facebook page on Tuesday, Mrs Tinubu said critics often magnify minor issues and create distractions around leadership. She wrote: “Those entrusted with leadership understand their duties and how to steer...
Adeleke Becomes Accord Party Governorship Candidate
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday emerged the Accord Party’s candidate for the August 8, 2026, governorship election. Adeleke, the only aspirant in the primary held in Osogbo, polled 145 votes out of 150 cast by delegates drawn from the state’s 30 local government areas. Announcing the result of the primary, the Secretary of the electoral committee, Abdulazeez Salaudeen, said...
