Long queues stretch in front of banks and other public buildings in DR Congo’s largest eastern city Goma, where Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have taken control, leaving residents in disarray. More than a week after the battle for the North Kivu provincial capital, the M23 on Wednesday appointed people to public positions. This has left Goma with two officials for many public posts — two mayors, two governors — which locals said has created confusion. “We don’t know who is doing what, if you have a problem what authority do you go see?” asked Prince, who is trying in vain…
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From injecting disinfectant to taking over Gaza, Donald Trump has long thrown outlandish suggestions at tough problems. But the question is always the same: is he serious? Critics have often been bamboozled by the former reality TV star’s far-fetched proposals — wondering whether he is for real, marking a negotiating position, or simply creating a distraction. But Trump also prides himself on being a political disruptor — and his shock suggestion to move out Palestinians and make Gaza the “Riviera of the Middle East” is a prime example. “Much of what President Trump says is hyperbole, clever negotiating, and…
1 day ago Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, will on Thursday, February 6, 2025, host an evening of music, recognition, and empowerment at the ARISE Happy Hour & Evening of Rewards. Consequently, the best civil servants in all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) nominated at the December Ministerial Briefings will receive a ₦1 million reward from… 1 day ago Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed the special connection she shares with her mother, saying everything she owns also belongs to her. Speaking in an interview with ET during the 67th Grammy Awards in Los…
1 day ago Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, will on Thursday, February 6, 2025, host an evening of music, recognition, and empowerment at the ARISE Happy Hour & Evening of Rewards. Consequently, the best civil servants in all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) nominated at the December Ministerial Briefings will receive a ₦1 million reward from… 1 day ago Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed the special connection she shares with her mother, saying everything she owns also belongs to her. Speaking in an interview with ET during the 67th Grammy Awards in Los…
1 day ago Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno, will on Thursday, February 6, 2025, host an evening of music, recognition, and empowerment at the ARISE Happy Hour & Evening of Rewards. Consequently, the best civil servants in all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) nominated at the December Ministerial Briefings will receive a ₦1 million reward from… 1 day ago Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed the special connection she shares with her mother, saying everything she owns also belongs to her. Speaking in an interview with ET during the 67th Grammy Awards in Los…
Niger’s army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an “ambush” in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities have been battling a jihadist insurgency. The attack by “a group of criminals” on Monday targeted a military unit searching for suspected cattle thieves, the army said in its latest operations update. “Unfortunately land and air reinforcements were unable to find the attackers,” the army said. READ ALSO: Niger orders Red Cross to leave country But it said that on Tuesday it had located the attackers and launched air strikes that killed 15 in an area where thousands of…
A woman identified as Madam Stella has drowned her six-year-old daughter, Rachael, in a fit of rage. The incident occurred on Monday in the Ukubie community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State/ The act occurred after Rachael disobeyed her mother’s repeated warnings not to bathe in the river. According to eyewitnesses, the young girl had gone to the waterfront, and when her mother found her there, she ordered her to leave. However, Rachael refused to comply. “Despite repeated warnings to leave the water, Rachael refused, which caused her mother to become enraged,” one eyewitness explained. In a…
Donald Trump’s stunning proposal that the United States could take control of the Gaza Strip has drawn criticism from governments around the world. But the US president’s apparent plan — announced at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — remains thin on details. It came in the context of mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach the “second phase” of a ceasefire deal that would bring a more permanent end to the devastating war in Gaza. This is what Trump said at Tuesday’s news conference: – ‘Long-term ownership’ – “The US will take over the…
Turkey prosecutors are demanding jail time in a case against Istanbul’s opposition mayor, state media said on Wednesday, a move that could bar President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival from contesting the next election. Ekrem Imamoglu, the country’s most popular opposition leader, is facing two investigations that were opened against him earlier this year, which he has described as “judicial harassment”. If he eventually gets charged, convicted and sentenced to jail, this would prevent him from contesting the next presidential election, due to take place in 2028. Current opinion polls say that Imamoglu would beat Erdogan in the election.…
A Russian woman whose elderly parents disappeared after Kyiv launched an offensive into the Kursk region pleaded this week for an evacuation “corridor” via Ukraine, saying thousands were still trapped by the fighting. Kyiv launched the surprise cross-border assault on the Russian region almost six months ago, capturing dozens of villages and the regional hub of Sudzha. Many civilians were caught on the opposite side of the front line and cut off from their relatives, with discontent growing at the lack of information from regional officials. “I want my parents back. We are Russian citizens. And we demand…