By Ayomide Otitoju G20 leaders closed their summit in South Africa on Sunday with renewed pledges to uphold multilateral cooperation, even as widening geopolitical rifts, unilateral US policies, and ongoing conflicts strained efforts to find common ground. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned that global politics had entered “a rupture,” cautioning against the rise of…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sought to smooth relations with former US President Donald Trump on Sunday, following Trump’s sharp criticism of Kyiv amid critical negotiations in Geneva aimed at ending the war with Russia. Trump, known for his fluctuating stance on Ukraine, earlier posted on Truth Social that Ukraine’s leadership had “EXPRESSED ZERO GRATITUDE FOR…
By Ayomide Otitoju Fifty of the more than 300 students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, Niger State, have escaped and reunited with their parents, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) announced on Sunday. The escapes occurred between Friday and Saturday, according to Daniel Atori, media aide to CAN Chairman in…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Kwara State Government has announced the release of 38 worshippers abducted from the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) in Eruku, Ekiti Local Government Area. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq confirmed their freedom on Sunday in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye. The state credited the successful rescue to the “hands-on…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu is currently holding a closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s top security chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja amid rising concerns over school abductions and attacks in northern states. Attending the session are the Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyode; Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Kelvin Aneke;…
By Ayomide Otitoju French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that the G20 is “at risk” as the group struggles to find common ground on major global crises, speaking at a summit in South Africa on Saturday that was notably boycotted by the United States. Macron joined more than two dozen world leaders in Johannesburg for…
A growing rift between the United States and Europe over the future of Ukraine is set to overshadow the G20 summit opening in Johannesburg on Saturday, compounded by the pointed absence of US President Donald Trump. The gathering — the first G20 summit to be hosted on African soil — is drawing world leaders including…
By Ayomide Otitoju The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has criticised the Federal Government’s handling of the case involving the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, warning that his conviction could heighten national tension. In a post on X on Saturday, Obi said Kanu’s arrest, detention and eventual conviction…
By Ayomide Otitoju Ukrainian and United States officials are expected to meet in Switzerland in the coming days to discuss Washington’s proposed plan to end the war with Russia, Kyiv announced on Saturday, as it seeks revisions to provisions seen as accommodating some of Moscow’s toughest demands. US President Donald Trump has given Ukraine less…
