Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has called for calm over tariff threats by United States (US) President Donald Trump. On Monday, after his presidential inauguration, Trump threatened to impose 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada for failing to meet US immigration standards by February 1. At the 2025 World Economic…
President Donald Trump has lifted U.S. sanctions imposed by his predecessor on extremist settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, in a reversal praised by the Israeli far right. Then-President Joe Biden’s administration had imposed sanctions on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of violence against Palestinians. The Israeli government under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had…
Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has asked President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with the newly sworn-in 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump. “If I were President Tinubu, I would try to steer clear of antagonising him because there is nothing a bully likes better than taking on people who are…
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization. The order aims to “pause the future transfer of any United States Government funds, support, or resources to the WHO” and to “identify credible and transparent United States and international partners to assume necessary activities…
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States (POTUS). The 78-year-old made a rare comeback four years after he lost to Joe Biden. Trump promised a blitz of immediate orders on immigration and the US culture wars as he caps his extraordinary comeback. Republican Trump, 78, was a political…
Pastor William Kumuyi, General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, is currently in the US on invitation to attend today’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Kumuyi’s invitation as a global spiritual leader, was confirmed by A. Larry Ross Communications, a prominent public relations firm based in the…
Israel’s cabinet voted to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ending days of uncertainty about whether the truce would go into effect this weekend. The ceasefire, set to begin Sunday, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war. It would also enable…
Nigeria has officially joined Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS), an intergovernmental organisation that aims to promote economic and geopolitical cooperation among its member countries. This was confirmed by the Brazilian government in a statement issued on its website on Friday, which said that Nigeria becomes the ninth partner country of BRICS, alongside…
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation on Monday, saying he will leave office as soon as the ruling Liberal party chooses a new leader after months of slumping polls and internal division. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its next leader,” Trudeau, who has been…
The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva. WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International…