April 2023
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President Joe Biden has decided to seek a second term, announcing his 2024 reelection campaign and ending months of speculation about his future. Biden, 80, is already the oldest commander in chief after former President Ronald Reagan departed the White House in 1989 at the age of 77. He rolled out his bid with a prerecorded video on the anniversary of his…
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A mob in Haiti’s capital beat and burned 13 suspected gang members to death on Monday, police and witnesses said. The alleged gang members were reportedly beaten with gasoline-soaked tires and set alight after police seized them and were searching their vehicle. The brutality underscores the extremely turbulent nature of Port-au-Prince, where criminal gangs control more than half of the…
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The UK government has announced it will take legal action against the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), over its planned 48-hour strike this weekend. It comes after RCN members declined the government’s NHS pay offer ten days ago, leading the nursing union to announce new strike action and seek fresh negotiations. Health Secretary Steve Barclay…
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Reports have claimed that Mauricio Pochettino is about to bring in one Tottenham favourite if he gets the Chelsea job. According to the Mirror, the Argentine will bring assistant manager Jesus Perez with him to Stamford Bridge if he is selected as the next manager at Stamford Bridge. Pochettino has emerged as the new favourite for the…
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Chelsea are still yet to reach a consensus over the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino, according to reports. The Times claims that Chelsea were locked in talks with Mauricio Pochettino last night. It is explained that the Blues are closing in on appointing the 51-year-old as their new head coach, with sources ‘increasingly confident’ that he’ll end up in…
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A state of calm remains in Sudan’s capital Khartoum with the start of the 72-hour truce between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Saudi Al-Arabiya TV on Tuesday morning said the truce has been holding so far and “there are no complaints of violations”. There were no reports of…
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A Limpopo man was arrested for murder after he went hunting for birds in Maololo, Ga-Mashabela village, and allegedly shot his seven-month-old son dead in the process. The pellet rifle he used has been confiscated. The 36-year-old man was arrested at his home in Maololo, which falls under the Masemola policing area, on Sunday. Police spokesperson,…
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China on Monday urged the United Kingdom to remain “sober-minded” over its approach to major issues of principle after British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly claimed the Taiwan question was not a domestic matter for China in a recent interview. “There is only one China, and Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory,” Mao Ning,…
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The eruption of fighting on April 15 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has triggered a humanitarian crisis, killed 420 people, leaving 3700 injured and trapped millions of Sudanese without access to basic services. Battles continue to rage in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere between troops loyal to army chief…
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Time is ticking for Nigerians in Sudan, including hundreds of students, as the warring factions in the Northeast African country continue hostility. The Sudanese Army Forces, led by Abdelfattah al-Burhan, and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Hamdan Dagalo, are at war. More than 420 people, mostly civilians, have lost their lives, 3,700…
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A Nigerian leading airline, Air Peace, on Monday expressed urgent determination to evacuate stranded Nigerians from Sudan at no cost. The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of Air Peace, Allen Onyema disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said if the government can take stranded Nigerians in Sudan to a safe and secure…
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Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has finally congratulated President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeated Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Labour Party, respectively. Both the PDP and the LP candidates are before the Presidential Election Tribunal seeking to upturn…
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Following his continued detention, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-political organization, on Monday, said the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Fredrick Nwajagu, was cracking a joke over his comment inviting the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to Lagos State. To this end, Ohanaeze’s Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos…
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International trade theories are simply different theories to explain international trade. Trade is the concept of exchanging goods and services between two people or entities. International trade is then the concept of this exchange between people or entities in two different countries. People or entities trade because they believe that they benefit from the exchange. They may…
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Foreign companies have been doing business in Africa for centuries. Much of the trade history of past centuries has been colored by European colonial powers promoting and preserving their economic interests throughout the African continent.1 After World War II and since independence for many African nations, the continent has not fared as well as other former…
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Liam Neeson has helped inspire ice hockey side New York Rangers to an opening win in the Stanley Cup by re-creating his famous scene from the film ‘Taken’. The Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champions and is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports…
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