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Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air, mouthing the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!”The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and twoContinueContinue reading “Trump shot in right ear at campaign rally”

President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected for another one-year tenure as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of States and Government.Tinubu, whose first tenure is to elapse on July 9, was elected by a unanimous decision of fellow Heads of Government at the 65th Ordinary Session of theContinueContinue reading “Breaking: Tinubu re-elected ECOWAS Chairman”

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine other passengers have been killed in a plane crash.Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera confirmed the deaths in an address to the nation on Tuesday, after the plane went missing on Monday.Mr Chilima, 51, was on board the military aircraft that left Malawi’s capital Lilongwe at 9:17am.The plane hadContinueContinue reading “Malawi VP, 9 others die in plane crash”

Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi has died in a helicopter crash in the East Azerbaijan province, along with eight others, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. It was reported that the helicopter was returning from the inauguration of a dam on the border with Azerbaijan when it went down, reportedly due to bad weather and fog. TheContinueContinue reading “Iran’s President, Ebrahim Raisi, others confirmed dead in helicopter crash”

A helicopter transporting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been involved in an incident during his visit to neighbouring Azerbaijan.The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that the crash happened near Jolfa, a city bordering Azerbaijan, about 600 kilometres northwest of Tehran, on Sunday, May 19, 2024.President Raisi, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, the governor ofContinueContinue reading “Helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi crashes”

Explosions were heard in several areas in Israel early Sunday as air defenses intercepted drones and missiles fired from Iran, according to media reports.Rocket sirens and loud booms sounded in southern Israel, including Eilat, Beersheba, Dimona, Nevatim and other areas, The Times of Israel newspaper reported.An Anadolu reporter said sirens and loud booms were alsoContinueContinue reading “Breaking: Explosion rocks Israel as Iran launches drones, missiles attack”

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US has provided an update on the crash of a chopper that had Herbert Wigwe, Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, on board.It was reported that Wigwe, his wife and son were onboard the helicopter when it crashed in California near the Nevada border.AbimbolaContinueContinue reading “US authorities gives update on helicopter crash, Wigwe, others death”

Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Sunday announced their withdrawal from the West African subregional bloc, ECOWAS.The West African countries are currently led by soldiers following coups that ousted the civilian leadership in the countries with Niger being the latest.According to an Associated Press report, the juntas in the three countries accused ECOWAS of “inhumane”ContinueContinue reading “Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso quits Ecowas”

…Advises them to improve social capital networkSenator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim CFR, has charged Speakers of parliaments from different Commonwealth countries of the world that building consensus among themselves is key to the peace of the parliament.The billionaire business mogul, currently representing the Senate Presidency of the Federal Republic of NigeriaContinueContinue reading “Commonwealth Parliament: Building consensus, key to peace, Jimoh Ibrahim tells world speakers”

Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, a Senator from Nigeria has suggested to the World Bank that Africa’s debt, particularly Nigeria, be swapped for the pains of climate change coming from the USA, UK, China and India. Ibrahim made this contribution on the floor at the ongoing Global Parliamentary forum of the World Bank/IMF in Marrakech, Morocco, presidedContinueContinue reading “Swap Africa’s debt with climate change pains from US, India, others, Jimoh Ibrahim tells World Bank, IMF”