Several opposition parties skipped the official Genocide Remembrance Day ceremony held on Wednesday across Namibia. The Independent Patriots for Change and Landless People Movement stayed away from the government event. United Democratic Front leaders also failed to show up at the memorial service. Brian Black leads IPC and said his party was excluded because genocide victims' families were left out of planning. The political leader complained that organizers sent invitations to the wrong party representatives.
LPM spokesperson Lifalaza Simataa explained his party was busy conducting genocide education sessions at Gibeon during the same time. Party president Bernadus Swartbooi led public lectures about reparations and court cases...
The Presidency pushed back against claims that foreign oil companies are leaving Nigeria permanently. Olu Verheijen advises President Bola Tinubu on energy matters and spoke with the News Agency during Sunday interviews across Abuja. She explained that international firms are shifting their focus toward deeper ocean drilling projects rather than abandoning the country completely. The energy adviser described this movement as companies rebalancing their operations across different areas. Verheijen believes the changes represent strategic business decisions rather than permanent departures from Nigerian markets.
Nigerian oil companies are taking control of onshore operations as foreign firms move to offshore drilling sites. Local players...
Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka praised former Rivers State leader Chibuike Amaechi for standing firm during the 2022 presidential race. Amaechi refused to quit when other candidates backed Bola Tinubu for the ruling party ticket. The literary giant spoke at Amaechi's 60th birthday party held during the weekend across Abuja. Soyinka said he watched the primary election drama from Abu Dhabi and enjoyed seeing Tinubu face real competition. The writer admired how Amaechi fought until the very end against the current president.
Most APC hopefuls stepped aside to support Tinubu but Amaechi kept campaigning alongside Yemi Osinbajo and other candidates. The former transportation minister finished second behind Tinubu during the party contest...
The National Examinations Council warned people about criminals using a fake Facebook page to steal money from citizens. Someone created the false account using Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi's name and job title as registrar. Azeez Sani works as acting director for information and public relations and signed the official warning statement. The education council wants everyone to know about this scam before they lose money to the fraudsters. NECO officials hope their public alert will protect innocent people from falling victim to these online thieves.
Criminals built the fake social media profile to trick people into sending them cash or personal information. The examination board stressed that Professor Wushishi never created any...
Etung Local Government spends millions of naira each year housing youth corps members who serve at their offices. John Ogar works as the finance chief for the Cross River State council and defended their decision to build a corpers lodge. Anthony Bissong Attah leads the Young Progressives Party across the state and criticized the construction project. The politician argued that building new housing represents a waste of money and resources. Attah questioned what jobs the corps members actually perform for the local government.
Ogar explained that the council pays private property owners huge amounts of money to house the youth workers. Court cases sometimes arise when the government fails to make rental payments on time. The finance...
Drug enforcement agents broke up a criminal group that paid pilgrims to smuggle cocaine during religious trips to Saudi Arabia. Officers arrested three gang leaders after catching two travelers at Kano airport with drugs hidden inside their bodies. Ibrahim Umar Mustapha and Muhammad Siraj Shifado each swallowed 45 cocaine packets before their planned flight. The travelers expelled 90 drug pellets weighing over one kilogram during medical observation. Police quickly tracked down the crime bosses who organized the smuggling operation.
Agents also caught businessman Chinedu Leonard Okigbo at the same airport heading to Iran with 65 cocaine packets inside his stomach. The 60-year-old man underwent body scanning that revealed the hidden...
Seven people died and dozens suffered injuries when bridges fell across two areas of western Russia near Ukraine. The disasters happened during Saturday night and early Sunday morning across the Bryansk and Kursk regions. Emergency crews rushed to help survivors trapped under twisted metal and broken train cars. Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said 66 people needed medical care after the passenger train crashed. Three children were among those hurt when the road bridge smashed onto railway tracks below.
A passenger train heading toward Moscow went off the rails after the bridge collapsed onto the tracks. Videos posted online showed rescue workers climbing over damaged train cars as people screamed for help. The freight train...
Police arrested nearly 300 people after Paris Saint-Germain crushed Inter Milan 5-0 to win their first Champions League title. Trouble started near Champs-Elysees and Parc des Princes stadium where 50,000 fans watched the match on massive screens. Supporters threw fireworks at officers and damaged cars and bus stops across the city. Police had sent 5,400 officers throughout Paris to control the expected crowds. Most arrests happened because people carried banned items and caused public disorder.
Flares and fireworks lit up the night sky as celebrations turned violent around the famous shopping street. Rioters burned vehicles and smashed property across multiple neighborhoods. Officers said troublemakers kept attacking police with large...
South Korean presidential hopefuls held their final major campaign events on Sunday before voters head to polling stations. The snap election takes place on June 3 after months of political chaos across the country. Former President Yoon Suk Yeol got removed from office following his martial law declaration during December 2024. Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung leads the race and spoke to supporters at his hometown rally near Seoul. Conservative Kim Moon-soo trails behind Lee according to recent polling data from Gallup.
Lee addressed crowds at Andong wearing protective gear after surviving a stabbing attack during January 2024. The frontrunner promised to fix problems between Seoul and other regions across South Korea. He spoke from...
