Visiting German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that Germany and Ukraine plan to jointly produce drones with a strike range of up to 1,500 kilometers, local media reported. Pistorius made this known at a news conference after talks with Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. He said “Berlin supports the creation …
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US President Donald Trump granted a key approval Thursday for a major new oil pipeline that would carry oil from Canada into the US where it would be exported and refined. The three-foot-wide Bridger Pipeline Expansion would carry up to 550,000 barrels of oil a day from the Canadian border …
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South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol’s wife’s (Kim Keon Hee) sentence time has been extended to four years now over corruption charges. In January, ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee was sentenced to 20 months in prison in a district court for receiving gifts, including a Graff diamond necklace and …
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Investigators on Sunday said the gunman who tried to storm a gala dinner attended by Donald Trump planned to assassinate the US president and other top officials, as scrutiny grew over the event’s security. Trump, who was rushed out of the hotel ballroom in Washington by Secret Service agents, posted …
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US military commanders are closely monitoring the ongoing war with Iran, as American long-range precision weapons stockpiles are being significantly depleted. The repositioning of long-range missile systems from the Asia-Pacific to the Middle East could leave US forces exposed in other regions, according to US media reports citing military sources …
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The Federal Government has confirmed that several countries, including the United Kingdom, France and the United States, have granted ‘agrément’ to Nigeria’s ambassadorial nominees, signalling progress in efforts to fill long-vacant diplomatic positions. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement issued on …
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Napoli striker, Romelu Lukaku, failed to appear at scheduled training session on Tuesday, prompting the Italian club to consider disciplinary measures, including the possibility of excluding the Belgian striker from upcoming matches. In an official statement, Napoli said, “We can confirm that Romelu Lukaku did not respond to today’s call …
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Mother Africa shone brightly at the weekend in the United States of America when the Indianapolis-Marion City-County issued a formal declaration in honour of Nigeria’s iconic socio-cultural organisation, the Kegites Club. In the declaration, the county said it fully identified with the pivotal roles that the Americana Archaivar Plus Convergence …
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Nigeria has canvassed deeper cooperation between African and Latin American nations, stressing that stronger partnerships among countries of the Global South are essential to navigating growing global uncertainty and building more balanced international relations. Speaking at the CELAC–Africa High-Level Forum in Bogotá, Columbia, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama …
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Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has noted that the current windfall from increased oil prices, partly triggered by the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East has boosted Nigeria’s fiscal space, adding that for a resource-dependent economy like Nigeria, this moment offers both relief and opportunity. Otti spoke weekend at …
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