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President Donald Trump is set to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday, with the future of TikTok and progress on trade talks high on the agenda. “I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade,” Trump told Fox News…
Former defence minister Marguerite Gnakadé, a prominent critic of Togo’s long-serving leader Faure Gnassingbé, has been arrested in Lomé, security sources confirmed. Gnakadé, who is also the sister-in-law of President Gnassingbé, recently urged the military to side with the people and end decades of dynastic rule. “She was arrested for…
Eleven people deported from the United States to Ghana have filed a lawsuit against the Ghanaian government, arguing that their detention at a military camp is unlawful. Their lawyer, Oliver-Barker Vormawor, told the BBC that the deportees had not broken any Ghanaian law and should not be held against their…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he spoke with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara ahead of the lifting of the six-month emergency rule in the state, stressing that peace has now returned after months of political turmoil. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed suggestions that he intends to impose political appointees on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, who is set to return to office following the end of a six-month emergency rule in Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in March after…
Marcus Rashford made a stunning Champions League return to England on Thursday night, scoring twice in nine minutes to give Barcelona a 2-1 victory over Newcastle United. The England forward, on loan from Manchester United, struck in the 58th and 67th minutes to register his first goals for the Catalan…
African professionals attending the Global Luban Workshop in Ningbo have urged their governments to adopt lessons from China in addressing insecurity and rising unemployment across the continent. The two-week program, hosted by Ningbo Polytechnic University, focused on vocational training, technology transfer, and industrial upgrading. Delegates from across Africa said the…
Jose Mourinho has been officially appointed as the new head coach of Benfica, marking a dramatic return to Portuguese football 21 years after his last managerial role in the country. The 62-year-old tactician, renowned for stints at Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United, signed a contract that runs…
The House of Representatives’ Special Ad-Hoc Committee investigating the persistent killings in Plateau State has pledged to dig deep into the root causes of the prolonged crisis, which has left communities devastated across the region. The committee, led by Hon. Wale Hammed, made this known during a courtesy visit to…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its ambitious goal to make Nigeria a digitally empowered nation, with a target of achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030. This commitment was reiterated at the grand finale of the “Digital for All Challenge 2.0”, held in Abuja on Thursday. The programme—an initiative…
