Britain’s new finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Saturday that some taxes would go up and tough spending decisions were needed. His remark signals further reversals from Prime Minister Liz Truss as she battles to keep her job just over a month into her term. In an attempt to...
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President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Amoako Asante has been re-elected by his peers for an initial two years following an election by the Court’s five-member college of judges. The President of the ECOWAS Court was re-elected on Oct. 13 alongside the Vice President of the...
UK Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has been sacked, the BBC and Sky News reported on Friday quoting unnamed sources, as Prime Minister Liz Truss tries to save her beleaguered premiership. The BBC said Kwarteng, who only on Thursday said he was “not going anywhere” despite market turmoil at the...
At least 11 people were killed and 53 injured when a bus hit an explosive device in central Mali on Thursday, according to a hospital source. The explosion occurred on the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka in the Mopti area in the early afternoon, a security source said. The...
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to give up his war in Ukraine, saying the world did not want to see an escalation of the violence. “We do not want a world war,” Macron tweeted on Thursday. “We are helping Ukraine to resist on...
President Muhammmadu Buhari has appealed to member states of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) to remit their outstanding Annual Assessed Contributions to the Secretariat to meet the Commission’s objectives. The President made the appeal at a virtual meeting of the Heads of State and Government of member states...
U.S. President, Joe Biden has said the UN resolution against Russia’s annexations in Ukraine, passed with a historic majority, was a message to Moscow that it can’t erase sovereign state from the map. President Biden made the remarks in a statement issued by the White House on Thursday. He...
Turkey aims to help stop the “bloodshed” in the war between Russia and Ukraine inspite the high hurdles, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a regional summit in Kazakhstan. “Our goal is to help stop the bloodshed as soon as possible by maintaining the momentum gained in spite...
Health ministers from 11 African countries are meeting in Uganda on Wednesday over the recent outbreak of the Ebola virus disease in the East African country. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office in Uganda, the ministers are discussing cross-border collaboration for preparedness and response to the...
United Nations agencies on Wednesday said severe drought followed by floods has led to rocketing food prices and left a record of 2.1 million people acutely hungry in Chad. The United Nations children’s fund said as a result of the climate disaster, 10 per cent of all children under...
Russian President Vladimir Putin described the barrage of missile fire on numerous Ukrainian cities on Monday as a response to “terrorist attacks” on Russian territory and warned that even tougher strikes could come. Putin’s remarks at a Russian Security Council meeting came as the seven-month-old war saw a dramatic...
An explosion that sparked a fire on a bridge to Crimea caused massive damage to the structure’s train tracks and roadway, prompting a shake-up of security by Russia and jubilation among Ukrainian officials. The blast sent smoke and flames into the air as one of the key supply routes...
Former South African President Jacob Zuma was set free on Friday following the expiry of his prison sentence for contempt of court, a government department. Zuma received a 15-month sentence in 2021 after he ignored instructions to participate in a corruption inquiry. He handed himself in on July 7,...
Indian authorities are investigating cough syrups made by a local pharmaceutical company after the World Health Organisation (WHO) said they could be responsible for the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia. The UN health agency issued an alert this week warning that four cough and cold remedies manufactured...
US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world is facing nuclear “Armageddon”, warning that Vladimir Putin may use his atomic arsenal as Russian troops struggle against a Ukrainian counteroffensive. After Russia’s invasion eight months ago, Putin has made thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons if he feels he...
A former police officer stormed a nursery in Thailand on Thursday, shooting dead at least 30 people, most of them children, before killing himself and his family. The attacker, armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife, opened fire on the childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed 63 cases of Ebola Virus infection, including 29 deaths in Uganda, calling for clinical trials of new vaccines in the country. WHO Director General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, gave the confirmation at a news conference at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva...
At least 31 people were killed after a bus carrying wedding guests veered off the road and fell into a deep gorge in northern India, police said Wednesday. The vehicle was travelling along a treacherous mountain highway in Uttarakhand state when it careened over an edge and plunged at...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) has kicked against the position of Dr. Omar Alieu-Touray, President of ECOWAS Commission, on subsequent vacancies at the Commission as he takes the mantle of leadership. The Commission’s President was reported to have said during a town-hall...
Russian President Vladimir Putin formalised the annexation of four Ukrainian regions on Wednesday amid major battlefield reversals in recent days. The reversal led to shrinking the amount of seized territory Moscow controls. Russia has escalated its seven-month war with the annexation drive, a military mobilisation and warnings of a...