Thursday, April 03, 2025

REGION

Nigeria’s Tinubu Attends Ghana’s Presidential Inauguration

  Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is attending the inauguration of Ghanaian President-elect John Mahama on January 7, 2025. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo […]

Finnish Government Releases Accomplices Of Dissidents

  TWO of the suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa have been released by the Finnish government, this newspaper has learned. Ekpa, arrested on November 21, 2024, along with four others, faced accusations of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and financing terrorism in Nigeria. Following his arrest, he was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme […]

DIPLOMATIC SECTIONS

Nigeria, Saudi Arabia Ink Deal To Explore $7.7trn Halal Market

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has signed a deal with Saudi Arabia’s Halal Products Development Company (HPDC) to make Nigeria a leading player in the global halal market valued at $7.7 trillion. At the signing of the deal in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima said the agreement is a game-changer. […]

US To Remove Cuba From Terrorism List

  During his first term, Trump reinstated Cuba on the U.S. terrorism list, a move that strained relations between the two nations. Mike Waltz, Trump’s choice for national security adviser, hinted at a potential reversal, telling Fox News, “Anything they, the Biden Administration, are doing right now we can undo, and no one should be […]

NEWS SECTION

Saudi Arabia Sponsors Nigerian Pilgrims For Umrah

  Ambassador Al-Ghamdi revealed that the Kingdom had invested over $100 billion in the recent expansion and modernisation of the Two Holy Mosques. According to him, these ambitious projects, encompassing state-of-the-art infrastructure, advanced crowd management systems, and cutting-edge technology, reflect Saudi Arabia’s commitment to accommodating the increasing number of pilgrims visiting Makkah and Madina each […]

Belarus Evacuates Diplomats From Syria

  All Belarusian diplomats have left Syria, and Minsk is grateful to Moscow for its assistance in their evacuation. This was announced by the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, News.Az reports citing the TASS. “Given the current situation, the diplomats of the Belarusian embassy in Syria have been brought to Minsk. […]