US President, Biden Vows Not To Pardon Son Or Reduce His Sentence
US President, Joe Biden announced at a G7 summit press conference in Italy on Thursday that he will not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, following his recent conviction on federal gun charges. The President emphasized that he would respect the judicial process and not interfere in the legal consequences facing his son. Hunter Biden, 54, was convicted […]
Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Conclude Plans To Form Confederation After Exiting ECOWAS
Egalitarian Voice Media reports that Military-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their foreign ministers met Friday in Niger’s capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel […]
Biden Rejects Republican Request For Audio Of Special Counsel Interview
US President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected a demand by House Republicans to turn over the audio recording of his interview with the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents. The Justice Department and White House counsel said in letters to two Republican House committee chairmen that Biden was asserting executive privilege over […]
2024 U.S Elections: You’re Main Threat to US Democracy — Biden Tells Trump
President Joe Biden called his Republican challenger Donald Trump the main threat to US democracy in an interview aired Tuesday on the main US Spanish-language TV network. Asked by Univision in the Oval Office what he considered the “primary threat to freedom and democracy at home,” Biden said: “Donald Trump. Seriously.” Biden referred to Trump’s […]
BREAKING: 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New York City and Beyond
A magnitude-4.8 earthquake rumbled through the northeastern United States at 10:23 a.m. on Friday, according to the United States Geological Survey, sending tremors from Philadelphia to Boston and jolting buildings in Manhattan and throughout the five boroughs. The U.S.G.S. reported that the earthquake’s epicenter was in Lebanon, N.J., about 50 miles west of New York […]
Details About King Charles’ Funeral Plans Unveiled Amid Cancer Battle
..given 2 years to live King Charles’ funeral plans are already set amid his battle with pancreatic cancer. Though he has been the British monarch for only 18 months, following his ascension to the throne on May 6, 2023, plans have been laid out for the eventual demise of King Charles III. When Queen Elizabeth II died, […]
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 […]