Germany’s political elite is set to bid farewell to former president Horst Köhler with a funeral service and state ceremony at Berlin Cathedral on Tuesday. Köhler passed away in early February at the age of 81. Köhler was elected as Germany’s ninth president in 2004, succeeding Johannes Rau, and was re-elected for a second term…
The trial of three men accused of the failed extortion of the family of ex-Formula One racing driver Michael Schumacher is set to end with a verdict on Wednesday. Two of the defendants, a father and his son have already confessed at the Wuppertal district court in western Germany. The third, a former security employee…
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz on Tuesday accused Chancellor Olaf Scholz of stoking “class warfare’’ as rivals faced off in the final parliamentary session before national elections on Feb. 23. Germany’s lower house of parliament, Scholz said Merz’s conservative CDU/CSU alliance would lower taxes on the rich. Merz, In a major speech in the Bundestag,…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is scheduled to visit the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany in February where he will take part in the Munich Security Conference. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said “member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit the U.K….
The Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (UMG) in Germany, has partnered the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) to establish a national training center for transfusion medicine at AKTH. Abdullahi Haruna, Head of Media and Publicity, NBSA, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. According to him, the partnership was part of “Towards…
Nigeria and Garman government have expressed readiness to partner to strengthen economy and create investment-friendly policies in the two countries. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Former Minister, Information and National Orientation, said this when a delegation from IHK Giessen – Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Germany, paid a courtesy visit to Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister…
The leader of Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP) is set to propose that his party formally rule out any future coalition with the Greens, citing irreconcilable differences from their previous time in government. Reflecting on the challenges within the collapsed governing coalition, as well as the events of the past week, Christian Lindner told the Kölner…
The Federal Government, on Sunday, commiserated with the government and people of Germany over the passing of former President Horst Köhler. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Köhler, who passed away on Feb. 1 at the age of 81, served as German president from 2004 to 2010. NAN also reports that the late…
German police on Wednesday arrested three Chinese nationals on suspicion of smuggling prostitutes, after 150 officers were involved in raids on a brothel, homes and shops in the states of Hesse and Baden-Württemberg. The public prosecutor’s office said the three suspects, who were also accused of tax evasion, were detained in the city of Wiesbaden….
One in 10 people in Germany have an addiction problem, says the German Centre for Addiction Issues (DHS) on Wednesday. “We are concerned about the spread of crack, a smokable form of cocaine and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl, a substance that is more life-threatening than heroin,” the DHS warned. The Centre said that drug…
