Donald Trump has said he is “not joking” about wanting to serve a third term as US president in what may appear to many as a bizarre ambition by the US President. The US Constitution says that “no person… shall be elected more than twice”, but some Trump supporters have suggested there could be ways…
Dr Mariam Shiru, President, Association of Resident Doctors, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), says children under the age of six years should not participate in the Ramadan fast. Shiru, who gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ilorin, explained that children under six years were not…
Former House of Representatives member from Bayelsa, Israel Sunny-Goli, has stated that the country is safe under President Bola Tinubu and does not need any rescue. Sunny-G0li made the remark in a statement on Tuesday in Yenagoa while reacting to the former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai’s proposal for a Northern- South-South alliance to rescue…
Chief Ayoola Lawal, former Secretary, Committee of APC Diaspora Chairmen, has reiterated call for recognition of late Chief MKO Abiola as past President of Nigeria. Lawal, the immediate past chairman of. APC in Scandinavian countries made the call via a statement on Monday. The call came on the backdrop of revelations in the newly released…
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday firmly rejected any attempts to displace Palestinians from their land during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Emirates News Agency (WAM) said the UAE leader linked Gaza’s reconstruction to a broader push for a “comprehensive and lasting peace,” reiterating the UAE’s…
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 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has expressed shock at the passing of its former President, Dr Kanayo Nwanze. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, IFAD described Nwanze as a visionary leader and a passionate advocate for rural communities. It stated that the former IFAD president dedicated his life to eradicating poverty and…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two vice presidents, James Wani Igga and Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the latest reshuffle in the unity government. Kiir, in a presidential decree broadcast by the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, also dismissed the head of the Internal Security Bureau of the National Security Service, Akech Tong Aleu. No…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will face trial in the Senate after she was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco was ordered to transmit the impeachment complaint to the Senate after the House secured 215 signatures. This is more than the required one-third of the House membership to impeach…
Sen George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, have been scheduled to attend the investiture of the 25th president of the Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM). This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Taiwo Olusesi, Registrar, NIM, on Monday in Lagos….
