With the BRICS nations actively discussing expansion, could more African countries join the collective and adopt the BRICS currency? Currently made up of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, various countries have submitted membership requirements to add to the ranks of the BRICS Alliance. Others, meanwhile, are publicly supportingContinue Reading
Justice Z. B. Abubakar of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, May 22, 2023, has declared that the arrest of a member of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ja’afar Muhammad by the Nigeria Police at Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital on July 22, 2019 and his killing onContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu has appointed the incumbent speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as his Chief of Staff. This was confirmed by Olanrenwaju Smart Wasiu, the chief of staff to Gbajabiamila. Smart stated that Gbajabiamila was appointed by the president after several hours of meetings and consultations. TheContinue Reading
Russia has slammed the West’s plan to supply the US-manufactured F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Moscow on Saturday warned the countries that are reportedly planning to supply F-16s to Ukraine, which is at war with Russia, of the “colossal risks.” “We see that Western countries are still adhering to theContinue Reading
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the British capital London to express support for the people of Palestine and to condemn the Israeli regime’s “apartheid policies” in the occupied territories. People, cutting across the lines of religion and race, gathered outside the British Home Office on Sunday,Continue Reading
When Iranian evacuees from Sudan were being flown out of Saudi Arabia on Saturday, a top Saudi military official went as far as boarding their plane back home to bid them a warm farewell. “(This is) your country,” the kingdom’s Western Region Commander Major General Ahmed Al-Dabais declared to theContinue Reading
By Mahfouz Mundadu The recent announcement by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding the demise of the corrupt-laden fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria has sparked significant discussions and debates. This move aims to address the challenges associated with mismanagement and inefficiencies that have plagued the sector for years. However,Continue Reading
A year after the cold-blooded murder of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by Israeli regime forces during a military raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the fight for justice and accountability continues. The diabolic murder that happened in broad daylight and shook the world has been virtuallyContinue Reading
In a society built on lies, the search for truth is a game. Consider the debate surrounding alleged ‘threats’ to the BBC’s ‘independence’, even as the BBC itself reports of its outgoing chairman: ‘As for Mr Sharp’s departure, I understand conversations between the BBC and the government have been hadContinue Reading