Image by Suzy Brooks. From childhood, I think I had some eerie sense of just how bad it could get in America. After all, in junior high and high school, I was riveted by this country’s Civil War. Among all my toy soldiers — cowboys and Indians, British marching troops in red jackets, and plastic Army-green…
The United States has criticised Nigeria’s longstanding import ban on 25 product categories, warning that the policy undermines American exporters and blocks access to one of Africa’s largest consumer markets. The complaint came as part of a new campaign launched by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), following President Donald Trump’s announcement…
Asian and European shares slid on Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipping more than 5%, as the latest set of U.S. tariffs including a massive 104% levy on Chinese imports took effect. Markets have been wobbly for days, with investors flummoxed over what to make of President Donald Trump’s trade war. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 dropped…
Eleven governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have taken their legal battle to the Supreme Court, challenging what they describe as an overreach of executive power by President Bola Tinubu in suspending the democratic institutions of Rivers State. The legal action, which was officially filed on Tuesday, seeks a constitutional…
Suspected bandits have kidnapped one Samson Ndah Ali, a 30-year-old pastor with the ECWA Church in Mararaba Abro, Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Ali was abducted from his home during the early hours of Tuesday, April 8, 2025. It was gathered that the armed men stormed the pastor’s residence at approximately…
