German President Steinmeier Set To Visit Nigeria Next Week
According to a statement from the German Embassy in Abuja, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the president of Germany, will travel to Nigeria for three days from December 10 to December 12, 2024. This marks the third high-level exchange between Nigeria and Germany since President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration. Steinmeier will be accompanied by top industry leaders and board members from some of Germany’s...
President Al-Assad Flees Damascus As Rebels Overthrow Government After 24 Years
The 24-year rule of Bashar al-Assad in Syria appears to have come to an end after rebel groups seized Damascus in the early hours of Sunday. The insurgent forces, led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), had earlier entered Syria’s third-largest city of Homs before launching an offensive on Damascus. Quoting senior military officials, Reuters said Assad has fled Damascus by plane. The...
One Killed, Another Injured on Election Day in Ghana
Violence has been reported during Ghana's general election, with one person shot dead and another injured at a Nyankpala polling station. Police on Saturday said one person has been shot dead at a polling station in Northern Ghana during the presidential and parliamentary elections It happened at a polling station in the northern town of Nyankpala, where police say an opposition...
Tinubu Congratulates John Mahama On His Victory As Ghana’s President
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated John Mahama, the president-elect of Ghana, on winning the general election held on December 7, 2024. This came after Mahama’s rival, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, conceded defeat on Sunday, saying this was to ease tensions after reported fights in several local constituencies. Although the Electoral Commission has yet to announce the results, Bawumia’s ruling National Democratic Congress said...
Trump Plans Mass Deportations, End Birthright Citizenship
US President-elect Donald Trump has declared his intention to deport all illegal immigrants from the country during his upcoming four-year term. In an interview aired Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press, Trump detailed his vision for a broad crackdown on illegal immigration, which he intends to classify as a national emergency upon taking office on January 20. According to Reuters, the...
South Korea Imposes Travel Ban On President Yoon
The justice ministry announced Monday that South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was prohibited from leaving the nation, less than a week after he briefly imposed martial law and sent the nation into chaos. Yoon sent special forces and helicopters to parliament on the night of December 3 before lawmakers forced him to rescind the order by rejecting his decree. The...
Nigeria Army, Neighbours Begin Offensive Against Lakurawa Terror Group
The Nigerian Army begins joint patrols with its neighboring countries in an effort to neutralize the Lakurawa terrorist group's cross-border threats. The collaborative effort aims to restrict the movement of the group, which has been linked to heinous criminal activities in the northern part of Nigeria and its neighbours. This was as the Sokoto State Government expressed frustration over the difficulty...
Trump Urges For ‘Immediate Ceasefire’ In Ukraine
Donald Trump, the president-elect, has demanded an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, stating that Ukraine and its president "would like to make a deal and stop the madness" following a meeting with world leaders in Paris. “There should be an immediate ceasefire, and negotiations should begin,” Trump wrote in a post on social media, calling the war between Russia and Ukraine...
South Korea Restricts More Officials From Traveling Abroad
Following President Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt to impose martial law, South Korean authorities prohibited more senior officials from departing the nation on Tuesday, according to Yonhap. A day after Yoon himself was hit with a travel ban, his party was forging a “resignation roadmap” that reportedly could see him step down in February or March before fresh elections. Yoon suspended...
Germany, UK Agree Action Plan To Combat Migrant Smugglers
A joint action plan to combat migrant smuggling gangs was signed by Britain and Germany on Tuesday as European interior and migration ministers convened in London to strengthen collaboration. Belgium’s Nicole de Moor and Annelies Verlinden, France’s Bruno Retailleau, Germany’s Nancy Faeser, and Dutch minister Marjolein Faber all joined UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Britain’s border security commander Martin...
