By dpa correspondents DAVOS (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday issued a wake-up call to his European allies, urging them to quickly adjust to the fact that the old world order is “unravelling at breathtaking pace.”Merz addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, only hours after a major U-turn on Greenland…
…Isa Dakingari Suleiman for Turkey By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of four ambassador-designates, out of the 68 confirmed by the Senate last December. According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Thursday, President Tinubu confirmed the postings…
By Ovat Lawrence OBUBRA (CONVERSEER) – In a strategic move to consolidate the ongoing developmental strides of the Governor Bassey Edet Otu-led administration and to strengthen grassroots support ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Irrigation Development, Hon. Johnson Andiambey Ebokpo, KSM, has officially unveiled a socio-political platform known as the…
By Joe Udo DAKAR (CONVERSEER) – Senegal’s Teranga Lions won their second Africa Cup of Nations title on January 18, 2026, beating hosts Morocco 1-0 in a dramatic extra-time final in Rabat, marked by a controversial penalty and wild celebrations led by captain Kalidou Koulibaly. Back in Dakar, 45-year-old President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye welcomed…
Elections are scheduled in Benin, Uganda, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Zambia, Gambia, South Sudan, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Sao Tome and Principe, and Cameroon, with some dates still unconfirmed By Our Reporter LAGOS (CONVERSEER) – With elections already underway in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, the region is emerging as an early testing ground in what promises…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dele Momodu, has dismissed claims that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar could use money to influence the party’s presidential primaries unduly. Speaking on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, the publisher of Ovation Magazine addressed concerns over how…
By Our Reporter WASHINGTON (CONVERSEER) – United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on “all or any goods” exported to the US from 1st February. In a post on Truth Social, the US president said these will remain in place until…
(CONVERSEER) – The Chairman of Ogoja Local Government Council, Chief Hon. Christopher Agbeh, has signed the 2026 Local Government Appropriation Bill into law, pledging to be guided strictly by its provisions in the execution of projects and programmes. Speaking at the signing ceremony, Chief Agbeh assured that all projects and programmes captured in the Appropriation…
By Joe Udo ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – President Bola Tinubu has paid a special tribute to an elder statesman, Chief Bisi Akande, a former governor of Osun State, at the age of 87. The tribute, conveyed in a statement personally signed by the President on Friday, described Chief Akande as a distinguished fellow, thanking him for…
…proceeds to Davos for 56th World Economic Forum By Our Reporter ABUJA (CONVERSEER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at President Mamadi Doumbouya’s inauguration in Guinea-Conakry. He is also billed to attend the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, after his participation in…
