Lagos, Nigeria – Former Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr Doyin Okupe, has called for the South to retain Nigeria’s presidency in 2027, arguing that geopolitical balance should guide the country’s leadership rotation. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe stated that while former Vice President…
Frankfurt, Germany – The former president of Germany’s Bundesbank, Helmut Schlesinger, has died at the age of 100, the central bank in Frankfurt said on Friday. The native Bavarian passed on Monday, the institution said, honouring Schlesinger’s commitment to a stable Deutschmark in the post-war years and the international recognition this earned him. Helmut Schlesinger’s…
Berlin, Germany – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dissolved parliament and set elections for February 23, seven months earlier than originally planned. Steinmeier’s decision on Friday was expected and follows the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition in November and a failed confidence motion in his government on December 16. The parliamentary leaders of…
Abidjan, Ivory Coast – François Compaoré, the younger brother of Burkina Faso’s former president Blaise Compaoré, has been unable to return to France after his visa expired. The 70-year-old, who has lived in France for the past eight years, travelled to Ivory Coast to visit his exiled brother in Abidjan but has since been stuck…
Washington, U.S. – President-elect Donald Trump has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to postpone the implementation of a controversial law that mandates TikTok’s sale or faces a nationwide ban. The law, enacted by Congress in April, gives TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, until January 19, 2025, to divest the platform to an American entity. If…
