Category: Foreign
Putin becomes Russia’s longest serving ruler in 200 years as he wins fresh term of six years
Vladimir Putin has secured another six-year term as Russian president paving the way for the hardline former spy to become the longest-serving Russian [...]
Qatar rejects Tinubu’s business, investment forum trip
Qatar has rejected a business and investment forum trip of President Bola Tinubu to the Arab country.
The Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja st [...]
African nations struggle with repaying Chinese loans
For some African nations, 2024 appears to be a year of economic reckoning as debts to China and other lenders come due. These countries went and got l [...]
Namibia president, Hage Geingo dies at 82
Hage Geingob, the president of Namibia is dead.
He was aged 82.
Geingob died at the Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital city.
Gein [...]
President Macky Sall of Senegal postpones presidential election
Senegalese President, Macky Sall has announced the indefinite postponement of a presidential election scheduled for February 25.
The postponement [...]
Elon Musks’ company, Neuralink carries out first brain chip implants to address neurological disorders like ALS, parkinson
In a significant milestone for Neuralink, Elon Musk's neurotechnology startup, the entrepreneur announced the successful implantation of a b [...]
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, yet to inform us about their exit decision – ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, said that the three countries that announced their withdrawal from the sub-regional group, Burk [...]
Bernard Arnault overtakes Elon Musk as world’s richest person
Bernard Arnault, the French tycoon behind luxury giant LVMH, has dethroned Elon Musk as the world's richest person, according to Forbes' real-time bil [...]
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger announce immediate withdrawal from ECOWAS
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have announced their immediate withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African States, EC [...]
Femi Otedola joins Dangote, Adenuga and Abdulsamad Rabiu on Forbes 2024 billionaires’ list
Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power, has been ranked the 20th richest person in Africa by Forbes.
The publication listed Otedola with a fortune of [...]