Pope Joins Shamans, Monks and Evangelicals To Highlight Mongolia’s Faith Diversity
With China’s crackdown on religious minorities as a backdrop, Pope Francis joined Mongolian shamans, Buddhist monks and a Russian Orthodox priest Sunday to highlight the role that religions can play in forging world peace, as he presided over an interfaith meeting highlighting Mongolia’s tradition of religious tolerance. Francis listened intently as a dozen faith leaders — […]
Ukrainian Billionaire Ihor Kolomoisky Held In Anti-corruption Drive
One of Ukraine’s most powerful oligarchs is to be held in custody for two months on suspicion of fraud and money laundering. Ihor Kolomoisky is alleged to have transferred $14m (£11.1m) abroad over seven years, using banks he controlled. His lawyers say he will not post bail and will appeal against the court order. It […]
Storm Idalia: Biden Pledges Support To Help Florida Recover
US President Joe Biden has vowed to give Florida any support it needs to rebuild in the wake of Tropical Storm Idalia’s destruction. Mr Biden was speaking during a visit to the state, where at least two people are known to have died after the storm made landfall on Wednesday, He added that no “intelligent” […]
President Tinubu Recall All Career And Non-career Ambassadors
Both career and non-career ambassadors have been recalled by President Bola Tinubu. On Saturday, September 2, this was disclosed by Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs. All Nigerian ambassadors have been recalled, according to a statement from Tuggar’s adviser on media and communications strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir. The statement confirming the recall of the ambassadors […]
President Tinubu Task Security Agencies To Recover Loans From Anchor Borrowers Totaling N500b
The relevant security agencies have been ordered by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to recover more than N500 billion in loans given under the Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Program. About N1.1 trillion that was put into in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Loan Program, only N575 billion has been recovered till date. According to […]
FG Allays Concerns Over Alleged Military Coup Plot
The Federal Government, led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has allayed any concerns about a military takeover in Nigeria by claiming that the country has completely embraced democracy and that its democratic institutions are stronger. Following the most recent coup in Africa, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this statement. Recall […]
Edo Crisis: Obaseki Moves Deputy Gov. Shaibu’s Office Outside Govt House
The office of Edo State’s Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has been moved to a new building outside the Government House in Benin, the state’s capital, by Governor Godwin Obaseki. The rift between the governor and his deputy over the upcoming governorship election may be related to the relocation of the office. The new office, which […]
FG Moves To Stop Another NLC Strike
To avert the warning strike set for Tuesday and Wednesday, the Federal Government has stated its willingness to meet with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday. Following the Federal Government’s reluctance to engage in dialogue with organized labour about how to mitigate the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy on the poor […]
Ruby Franke: ‘8 Passengers’ Parenting Mum Arrested On Child Abuse Suspicion
A Utah woman who ran a popular parenting advice YouTube channel is facing child abuse charges after her malnourished son escaped from home, officials said. Ruby Franke and her business partner Jodi Nan Hildebrandt were arrested in Ivins, Utah this week. Officials also found Ms Franke’s 10-year-old daughter in a malnourished condition at her partner’s […]
Macron Looks On As France’s Africa Policy Crumbles
Why is it so often that problems seem to get worse just when they ought to be getting better? Or in a French-African context, how come President Emmanuel Macron is surveying the tatters of French policy – coups in four Francophone states – just when he thought he had turned his back on all the […]
