Amid angry European reactions to US Vice President JD Vance’s combative speech in Munich, Switzerland’s president said on Saturday she shared many of the “liberal values” he expressed, seeing the speech as a “plea for direct democracy”. Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference Thursday focussed on key themes of Trump’s election campaign and was seen as a combative broadside against Europe and Germany in particular, accusing them of limiting free speech and excluding parties that voice strong concerns over immigration. While the speech elicited strong rebukes from German and other leaders, Karin Keller-Sutter, Switzerland’s finance minister who currently…
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2 days ago Renowned Nigerian gospel sensation, Minister Mercy Chinwo, has once again captivated audiences with the release of her latest single, My Lover. Released on 14 February, the song blends worship with a heartfelt expression of love for God, making it a fitting anthem for Valentine’s Day. With her signature powerful vocals and deep lyrical message, My… 2 days ago Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy as his mother, Rose Idibia, has publicly pleaded with Nigerians to help her beg Edo lawmaker, Natasha Osawuru, to leave her…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Saturday for the creation of a European army, as he insisted Kyiv and its backers on the continent must be listened to in peace talks with Russia. Speaking at a gathering of top policymakers in Munich, the Ukrainian leader said that with the return of President Donald Trump to the White House Europe could no longer count on Washington to always have its back. Trump stunned allies and upended the status quo of US support for Ukraine this week when he announced he would likely soon meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin to start truce…
OpenAI’s board chairman on Friday said it has unanimously rejected an Elon Musk-led offer to buy the hot artificial intelligence company for $97.4 billion. “OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk’s latest attempt to disrupt his competition,” chairman of the board Bret Taylor said in a statement posted by the company on Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter. “Any potential reorganization of OpenAI will strengthen our nonprofit and its mission to ensure AGI (artificial general intelligence) benefits all of humanity,” the statement continued. Musk filed court documents on Wednesday saying that he would withdraw the…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he sought “security guarantees” as he met with the US vice president on Friday to discuss the Trump administration’s efforts to broker a truce deal with Moscow. Zelensky’s sitdown with JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference comes as Kyiv scrambles to ensure it is not sidelined in Washington’s push to wrap up the three-year war. President Donald Trump stunned allies and upended the status quo of US support for Ukraine this week when he announced he would likely soon meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin to start truce talks. Speaking with reporters in Munich,…
1 day ago Renowned Nigerian gospel sensation, Minister Mercy Chinwo, has once again captivated audiences with the release of her latest single, My Lover. Released on 14 February, the song blends worship with a heartfelt expression of love for God, making it a fitting anthem for Valentine’s Day. With her signature powerful vocals and deep lyrical message, My… 1 day ago Nigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy as his mother, Rose Idibia, has publicly pleaded with Nigerians to help her beg Edo lawmaker, Natasha Osawuru, to leave her…
A Russian drone pierced a cover built to contain radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine early Friday, causing damage but not releasing any radiation, officials said. Ukraine has repeatedly warned since Russia invaded that attacks and fighting near its nuclear power plants risk triggering a potential catastrophe. The Kremlin rejected that its military targets Ukrainian nuclear sites, while the European Union said the attack was “reckless” and showed Russia was “not looking for peace”. “Last night, a Russian attack drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the cover protecting the world from radiation at the destroyed 4th…
hai prosecutors on Friday formally indicted a fugitive 86-year-old healthcare tycoon for loan fraud worth $480 million, officials said. The post Thailand indicts fugitive medical tycoon for $480 mln fraud appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News.
Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Friday for tests and treatment for bronchitis, the latest in a series of health problems for the 88-year-old pontiff. Francis, who has been breathless in recent days and has delegated officials to read his speeches, held his morning meetings as planned before heading to Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said. He was hospitalised for “some necessary diagnostic tests and to continue treatment for ongoing bronchitis in a hospital setting”, it said. A couple of hours later, it said two audiences due to be held by the pope on Saturday and Monday have…
1 hour ago The Obidient Movement has said the news of the demise of the chieftain of the Pan Yoruba Socio-political Organisation, Afenifere, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, “struck us like a cyclone, still in sadness and great shock.” In a statement, the National Coordinator, Yunusa Tanko, described Adebanjo as one of the pillars that the expectant New Nigeria is… 1 hour ago The former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the passing of elder statesman and renowned Afenifere leader, Pa Ayodele Adebanjo, who died on Friday, February 14, 2025 at his home in Lagos,. In a statement, Fayemi described…