European Parliament Confirms Poland’s Centrality in Bloc’s Eastern Security Strategy

Poland is at a geostrategic crossroads amidst the nascent Russian-US “New Détente” whereby it can either remain a stalwart American ally despite its misgivings about the rapid Russian-US rapprochement, rely more on France to balance the US or pivot away from the US towards France. Most observers missed last week’s European Parliament resolution on the…

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Repeated votes of confidence for Akpabio indicate a crisis in the Senate, says former PDP spokesperson

Kola Ologbondiyan, former National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed concern over the repeated votes of confidence passed o Senate President Godswill Akpabio, describing the trend as “worrisome.” Ologbondiyan made the remarks during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday evening. The Senate had earlier on Thursday passed…

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President Trump set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US

The Donald Trump administration is reportedly considering sweeping travel restrictions for citizens of 43 countries as part of a new ban, continuing an immigration crackdown that the US President initiated at the start of his second term in January. The New York Times reported that an internal memo divides these countries into three separate categories….

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Rivers SSG warns against taking Fubara’s ‘simplicity for weakness’

The Secretary to the Government of Rivers State (SSG), Dr. Tammy Danagogo, has cautioned that Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s peaceful approach to governance should not be interpreted as a sign of weakness.   Danagogo issued the warning amid ongoing criticisms from political opponents, particularly the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The controversy…

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