Around 5,000 ultra-wealthy individuals own more than a quarter of Germany’s financial assets, according to a study published on Wednesday by consulting firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The number of people in Germany with assets exceeding $100 million rose by about 1,100 in 2025 from a year earlier, the Global Wealth Report found. Together, they…
By Helen Hoffmann and Janet Binder, dpa Daniela Klette, a former member of Germany’s radical leftist Red Army Faction (RAF), was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a German court on Wednesday for a series of armed robberies committed during 30 years on the run. The regional court in Verden found Klette guilty of…
By Frank Ulom The Cross River State Government, in partnership with Self Help Africa (SHA), has launched four strategic Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) documents aimed at strengthening sustainable and inclusive WASH service delivery across the state. The documents launched on Tuesday in Calabar include the Cross River State Open Defecation Law, Cross River State…
By Joe Udo The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has revealed that an estimated 30,000 armed Fulani militants are currently operating across Nigeria in groups ranging from 10 to 1,000 members, warning that the armed actors have become some of the deadliest non-state perpetrators of religious freedom violations in the country. The…
By Frank Ulom The representative of Cross River State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, has called on members and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 11, Calabar South Local Government Area, to intensify grassroots mobilisation and maintain unity ahead of the 2027…
