Image by Mahmut Yıldız. The protests that have swept across Turkey in recent weeks were triggered by the jailing of Istanbul’s elected mayor and several members of his municipal team –a move widely perceived as a politically motivated crackdown on democratic opposition. On March 26, 2025, Ekrem İmamoğlu, a politician widely associated with the opposition’s…
Nigeria has lost over 16,000 doctors in the last five to seven years, a situation that has cost the country billions of naira, according to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the seventh annual capacity-building workshop of the Association of Medical Councils of Africa (AMCOA),…
Iran is approaching weekend talks with the United States over its nuclear program warily, with little confidence in progress and deep suspicions over U.S. intentions, Iranian officials told Reuters on Tuesday. The talks were announced on Monday by U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly threatened Washington’s old foe Iran with military action if it…
The Presidency on Tuesday issued a sharp rebuttal to Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South over his public accusation that President Bola Tinubu’s political appointments have violated the principle of federal character. The backlash follows Ndume’s remarks during an appearance on Arise TV, where he claimed that the President’s selections lacked fair regional representation. Ndume,…
Harrisong has admitted that he is polygamous. The singer made this known on Instagram. He wrote: “Not sorry I’m polygamous. Life should be happiness, freedom, and support. Rit?” This comes months after the breakdown of his marriage to his ex-wife Alexer Peres. The couple wed in March 2021 and the union produced twins before it…
