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Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has fired back at Washington with some of his sharpest language yet, describing United States sanctions against his country’s military as an affront to Rwandan sovereignty and accusing the Americans of applying pressure unevenly in a conflict that has destabilised the Great Lakes region for years. Speaking in an interview…
For the first time in living memory, thousands of Catholics in Dubai will observe Good Friday without physically setting foot in church, as two of the emirate’s major parishes shut their doors indefinitely amid escalating missile and drone strikes tied to the broader Middle East war. The closures took effect on Friday, April 3,…
Captain Ibrahim Traore, the military ruler of Burkina Faso, has told his citizens to abandon any expectation of democratic governance, delivering the most explicit rejection yet of civilian rule since he seized power nearly four years ago. Speaking during a lengthy interview broadcast on RTB, the state television network, on Thursday, Traore made no…
Flight restrictions at the Yakubu Gowon Airport and a schedule overrun caused by a bilateral security meeting with the President of Chad combined to prevent President Bola Tinubu from driving into Jos township during his condolence visit to Plateau State, the Presidency said on Friday, responding to mounting public criticism over the manner of…
The Labour Party has formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission of a revised schedule of internal activities, fixing its presidential primary for April 28 and outlining a sequence of congresses across ward, local government, and state levels in the days leading up to it. The notification was contained in a letter signed by…
A disputed resignation letter and a deepening legal battle have pushed the African Democratic Congress into fresh turbulence, with factional chairman Nafiu Bala publicly rejecting claims that he voluntarily stepped down as deputy national chairman, insisting that the signature on the circulating document was forged and did not belong to him. Bala made his…
The Emirates FA Cup quarter-finals take centre stage this weekend, with Manchester City welcoming Liverpool to the Etihad Stadium in the marquee fixture on Saturday. Mohamed Salah will begin the final chapter of his Anfield career on Saturday as Liverpool travel to Manchester City in the FA Cup quarter-finals, with the Egyptian forward having…
UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin has issued a firm ultimatum to Italy, warning that the country risks losing its right to co-host the 2032 European Championship unless it urgently upgrades its football infrastructure. The warning comes as Italy grapples with a deepening football crisis, having failed to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup just…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has subsided, announcing an open-door policy for former members seeking a return to the opposition party. Speaking during a media parley in Abuja on Friday, the PDP chieftain likened politics to a game…
A former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Lai Olurode, has cautioned the African Democratic Congress (ADC) against proceeding with its planned national convention without securing the explicit endorsement of the electoral body. Speaking on the legal and political implications of the party’s proposed course of action, Olurode said INEC’s…
