The chief of South Korea’s anti-corruption investigative agency on Tuesday apologised for the failure last week to arrest the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol over his short-lived martial law imposition. Oh Dong-woon, head of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), said in a parliamentary session of the legislation and judiciary committee that he sincerely…
The ballistic missile launch is Pyongyang’s first this year. Its previous launch was in November when it test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea’s military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul….
The Federal Government has stated that it will never take any action to undermine the sovereignty of neigbouring Niger Republic contrary to the allegations leveled by Niger’s military junta that Nigeria in collaboration with France and some countries of West Africa want to destabilize Niger using terrorism. A statement issued on Tuesday by Nigeria’s Minister…
A South Korean court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for suspended president Yoon Suk Yeol, the Yonhap news agency reported. The Corruption Investigation Office is investigating Yoon for unexpectedly imposing martial law on Dec. 3. The office applied for an arrest warrant on Monday after Yoon ignored three summonses to appear for questioning. Yoon…
Indonesian Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr Usra Harahap, says deepening bilateral relations between the two countries to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is critical to engendering their future economic growth. Harahap gave this insight in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the ambassador, it is…
China has commiserated with the U.S. over the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 at the age of 100. The Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeperson, Mao Ning, made this known at the regular virtual news conference by the ministry held on Tuesday in Beijing, China The minister described Carter…
A security source has said that Russian air and missile defence systems can provide acceptable protection against enemy missile strikes. The source said the conflict in Ukraine has demonstrated the unscrupulousness of NATO’s military and political leadership, which approved Kyiv’s intentions to strike Russian territory with Western weapons. He said almost from the very beginning…
Akinola Olunloyo, a Nigerian in Mozambique, has appealed to the Nigerian government to intervene in Mozambique’s political crisis following the confirmation of the ruling party’s victory in the Oct. 9 elections. He urged President Bola Tinubu to use his influence within the African Union to mobilise efforts to restore peace and stability in Mozambique. Olunloyo…
The Jerusalem court hearing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial has postponed hearings set for next week as Netanyahu undergoes a prostate operation on Sunday. The hearings will now be held on January 6 and subsequent days. Netanyahu is charged with fraud, embezzlement and bribery. The accusations against him include that he granted the…
Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa, who commanded an Islamist-led rebel alliance that toppled long-time dictator Bashar al-Assad, said drafting a new constitution for the war-shattered country could take around three years. Al Arabiya television reported on Sunday that the rebel leader al-Sharaa, previously known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed al-Joulani, added in…
