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BRICS finally admits Nigeria as partner country

January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 Aminu Imam

Brazil has officially declared Nigeria as a new partner country in the BRICS alliance, according to a statement released on Friday by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry. With this development, Nigeria becomes the ninth partner country in BRICS, joining Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan. The ministry’s statement read: “The Brazilian government welcomes the Nigerian government’s decision. With the world’s sixth-largest population – and Africa’s largest – as well as being one of the continent’s major economies, Nigeria shares convergent interests with other members of BRICS. “It plays…

Ghana announces visa-free entry for Africans

January 4, 2025January 4, 2025 Aminu Imam

Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday announced that visa-free travel for all African passport holders will start at the start of this year, marking a step towards continental economic integration. The announcement came during his final ‘State of the Nation’ address, as he prepares to step down on January 6 after two-terms in office. In his speech to parliament, Akufo-Addo said: “I am proud to have approved visa-free travel to Ghana for all African passport holders, with effect from the beginning of this year. This is the logical next step to…

“US expanding biological warfare activity across Africa” – Russia

December 25, 2024December 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

Documents available to the Russian Ministry of Defense indicate that the United States is significantly increasing its biological warfare activities on the African continent, Deputy Chief of Russia�s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops, Major General Aleksey Rtishchev, revealed yesterday. “The documents at our disposal confirm that the US biological warfare presence on the African continent is growing at a rapid pace. Research institutes of the US Department of Defense actively work in the region,” Rtishchev indicated during a briefing. He highlighted that branches of the US National Naval Medical…

Finland seizes Simon Ekpa�s assets, detains him in notorious prison

December 15, 2024December 15, 2024 Aminu Imam

Finnish authorities have frozen the assets of Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed Biafran activist, who is currently detained on allegations of terrorism-related activities. Ekpa, along with four alleged accomplices, has been held in remand for several weeks, with the assets of companies linked to them also seized. According to Finnish newspaper Yle, Ekpa is being held at the Kylm�koski vankila (Kylm�koski Prison), a maximum-security facility in Vanhamaantie, Akaa, Finland. The prison, built in 1993, is known for housing some of the country�s most dangerous offenders and was featured in the Netflix…

Syria: 54 yrs after, Bashar Al-Asad’s regime has finally been toppled

December 9, 2024December 9, 2024 Aminu Imam

Iranian-backed President Bashar al-Asad has been toppled in Syria, meaning an end of the 54-year minority Alawite, (or Alawee), Shiite rule in Syria. Assad fled the country yesterday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war, which became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. His sudden overthrow, at the hands of a revolt partly backed by Turkey and with roots in jihadist Sunni Islam, could allow millions of refugees scattered for more than a…

Couple breaks world record, marries at 102, 100

December 6, 2024December 6, 2024 Aminu Imam

A centenarian couple, Bernie Littman, 100, and Marjorie Fiterman, 102, are living proof that love knows no age limits, as the couple officially became the world�s oldest newlyweds with a combined age of 202 years, Guinness World Records (GWR) revealed on Tuesday. Both Marjorie and Bernie, who found love in a senior living facility, were said to have lived over 60 years of marriage to their respective first spouses, but when their spouses passed away and they moved into the same floor of a seniors’ living facility in Philadelphia, USA,…

�ICC warrants binding; EU cannot pick and choose� – EU’s foreign policy chief

November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

European governments cannot pick and choose whether to execute arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against two Israeli leaders and a Hamas commander, the EU’s foreign policy chief said, on Saturday. Recall that the ICC issued the warrants on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant and Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri, for alleged crimes against humanity. All EU member States are signatories to the ICC’s founding treaty, called the Rome Statute. Several EU States have said they will meet their commitments…

EU fines Meta $840m for �abusive� Facebook ad practices

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024 Aminu Imam

The European Commission, (EU), yesterday fined online giant, Meta almost 800 million Euros for breaching anti-trust rules by giving users of its Facebook social network automatic access to classified ads service, Facebook Marketplace. According to the EU, the US tech titan also abused its dominant position by imposing unfair trading conditions on other online classified ads service providers that advertise on its platforms. In an issued statement, the bloc�s Competition Chief, Margrethe Vestager said, �This is illegal under EU antitrust rules. Meta must now stop this behaviour�. Meta said it…

US places $25,000 bounty on fleeing Nigerian suspect on murder�trial

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024 Aminu Imam

The United States of America has announced a reward of $25,000 for anyone who could provide it with information that could lead to the arrest of Olalekan Abimbola Olawusi, a Nigerian, who is reportedly facing trial for the alleged murder of his own son. According to a statement by Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshal Don Freeman, on the agency�s website, Olawusi is now listed among the 15 ‘most wanted� fugitives in the country. Freeman revealed that Olawusi, who previously resided in Rhode Island, was initially arraigned on two counts: first-degree murder…

BRICS adds Nigeria, 12 new nations as partner countries

October 25, 2024October 25, 2024 Aminu Imam

BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, and China, has officially expanded its alliance, adding 13 new nations as partner countries, though not as full members. The announcement was made during the BRICS summit, which was held in Kazan, Russia, from October 22 to 24, 2024. The 2024 summit, themed: �Strengthening Multilateralism for Fair Global Development and Security�, marked the sixteenth annual gathering of the bloc, with a focus on enhancing economic integration with key emerging nations. A post on X (former Twitter) from the bloc on Thursday read, �BRICS…