Guinea’s Former Military Leader Who Escaped After Prison Attack Re-arrested
Former leader of Guinea’s military government Moussa Dadis Camara, who escaped from the central prison in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, Saturday morning, has been recaptured, according to Guinean armed forces. Ibrahima Sory Bangoura, the chief of Staff and General of the Armed Forces of the Guinean transitional government who confirmed this in a statement, explained that Moussa Dadis Camara...
Presidential Guard Commander, Sports Minister Apprehended For Attempted Coup
The Commander of the Benin Presidential Guard and three others have been arrested for an attempted coup d’etat against President Patrice Talon. Disclosing this on Wednesday, Benin prosecutors said the two others involved in plotting the coup are a former sports minister and a businessman with close ties to Talon. Elonm Mario Metonou, the special prosecutor at Benin’s court for financial...
Abia Multimillionaire Businessman, Chief Bourdex’s Daughter Enlisted In US Army (Photos, Video)
Aliji Ure Onuoha, daughter of Chief David Ogba Onuoha Bourdex, the 2019 APGA Senatorial candidate in Abia North has been enlisted in the service United States of American Army as a cadet. She was among the 168 officers who made it to graduation on Friday out of 250 persons shortlisted for the course, ABN TV learnt. Chief Onuoha Bourdex took to...
22-Year-Old Nigerian, Steve Ezeonu Wins City Council Election In US
Nigerian- American, 22-year-old Steve Ezeonu, has won the Grand Prairie City Council run-off election in Texas, United States. Ezeonu, a Democrat clinched 3,903 votes to beat his closest rival Greg Giessner who garnered 3,720 votes in the June 5 run-off election. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated a 22-year old in a statement by Abdur-Rahman Balogun,...
South African President To Hold Talks With Trump Next Week Amid Rising Tensions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., next week, at a time of escalating diplomatic tensions between the two nations, Pretoria announced late Wednesday. According to a statement from the South African presidency, the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the White House and will focus on...
UK Envoy Finally Explains Why Nigerian Students Were Barred From Bringing Family Members
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, on Wednesday, explained that the United Kingdom (UK)’s decision to ban international students from bringing family members with them from 2024 is to prevent undue pressure on the host’s housing infrastructure and control migration. He made the assertion to correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the Presidential...
Biden Urges The Nation To ‘Stand Up To The Gun Lobby’ After Texas School Shooting.
In his remarks to the nation over Tuesday’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Texas, US President Joe Biden urged the nation to "stand up to the gun lobby." "As a nation we have to ask, ‘When in God’s name are we going to stand up to t...
Biden Transition Website Gets A .Gov Domain
The Biden-Harris transition website changed its URL from a .com to a .gov domain on Monday in another sign that the handover is officially underway. Biden shared the new link - BuildBackBetter.gov - on Twitter on Monday after the switch was made. The GSA, the agency which finally allowed the Biden transition to formally begin on Monday, manages the .gov domain...
UK Lawmakers Move To Consider Decriminalising Abortion For Women In All Cases
UK Members of Parliament are set to vote on Tuesday on proposed changes to abortion legislation in England and Wales that would effectively decriminalize self-managed abortions and prevent the prosecution of women for ending their own pregnancies. Under existing laws, a woman can still face criminal charges for terminating a pregnancy after 24 weeks or without the sign-off of two...
US House Of Representatives Member Seeks Biden’s Intervention Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Detention
A US House Of Representatives for Texas, district 139, Rep Jarvis Johnson, has called on US government led by president Joe Biden to intervene over the continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying the IPOB Leader is being illegally held contrary to UN Opinion and several Nigeria court judgements ordering...
