Niger Junta Terminates Military Accord With US (DETAILS)
In a significant move reflecting diplomatic strain, Niger’s ruling junta has swiftly revoked a military accord allowing military personnel and civilian staff from the U.S. Department of Defence on its soil, as announced by junta spokesperson Colonel Amadou Abdramane on Saturday. The decision follows a recent visit by U.S. officials, led by Assistant Secretary of […]
Thailand’s Supreme Court Clears Former PM Shinawatra Of Negligence Charges
Thailand’s Supreme Court, on Monday, acquitted self-exiled former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of negligence charges dating back to her time in office in 2013, according to her lawyer and local media reports. Yingluck, a prominent figure in the influential Shinawatra family, has been residing overseas for the past six years to evade imprisonment following a […]
Full List of 15 ECOWAS Countries
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has lifted the economic sanctions on Niger, Mali and Burkina-Faso with immediate effect. This followed hour-long deliberations by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at an extraordinary summit on the political, peace, and security situation in the region at the State House, Abuja on Saturday. […]
INTERVIEW: How Nigerians can legally migrate to Germany – Ambassador
INTERVIEW: How Nigerians can legally migrate to Germany – Ambassador In this exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES Germany’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Annett Günther, talks about several issues including why there are fewer Nigerian students in Germany compared to its Western European neighbours. Mrs Günther, who has spent a little over two years in Nigeria, also […]
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday in Abuja lifted sanctions it imposed on Niger over the unconstitutional takeover of government in that country on July 26, 2023. The July 2023 military putsch was the fifth successful one in Niger since its independence from France in 1960. In the July 2023 coup, […]
BREAKING: Tinubu Writes ECOWAS To Suspend Sanctions On Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso And Niger
BREAKING: Tinubu Writes ECOWAS To Suspend Sanctions On Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso And Niger President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Saturday called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to suspend economic sanctions imposed on Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea. Speaking at the Extra-ordinary Summit of ECOWAS in Abuja on Saturday, Tinubu, who is […]
Australian PM Announces His Engagement to Jodie Haydon
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his engagement to his partner of four years, Jodie Haydon.Australian PM Announces His Engagement to Jodie Haydon. The 60-year-old proposed to his partner who is 45, at the Lodge of his official Canberra residence, on Valentine’s Day, with a ring he specially designed. Albanese and Haydon met at […]
President Biden’s Campaign Team Shun National Security Warning Join TikTok App
US President, Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign has joined TikTok, even though he has expressed national security concerns over the platform and banned it on federal devices. His aide said Biden is not expected to personally join the platform, nor the others in his administration. He added that the account will be run entirely by the […]
Namibian President, Hage Geingob Is Dead
Namibian President Hage Geingob has died at the age of 82 in the early hours of Sunday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said the President died while receiving medical treatment for cancer at Lady Pohamba Hospital in Windhoek. The presidency said Geingob’s medical team at the hospital did its best […]
New Zealand Increases Minimum Wage to $14 per hour
The adult minimum wage rate of New Zealand will increase by 2 per cent to 23.15 NZ (New Zealand) dollars, (14.12 U.S. dollars) an hour from April 1, 2024. The government is committed to striking the right balance between protecting the incomes of the lowest paid workers, Workplace Relations and Safety Minister, Brooke Van Velden, […]