Brussels – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is under fire after it was revealed that she managed EU affairs from a hospital bed for a week while battling severe pneumonia, refusing to temporarily delegate authority to her vice-presidents. This revelation, coupled with accusations of centralising power and eroding transparency, has intensified scrutiny of…
PARIS – François Bayrou, appointed as French Prime Minister in late December, delivered his inaugural policy address on Tuesday, 14 January, amidst a divided and sceptical National Assembly. The speech, widely criticised as vague and unconvincing, focused on France’s debt crisis and impending reforms but lacked substantive detail. Bayrou opened his address by highlighting the…
The Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Justice publicly released the first volume of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report on the investigation into the federal election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday. According to Fox News, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland released the first volume of Smith’s report on the election interference case…
Abuja, Nigeria – The United States Justice Department announced on January 10, that the Country has entered into an agreement to transfer approximately $52.88 million in forfeited assets to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in recognition of Nigeria’s assistance to the department in an investigation into corruption in the Nigerian oil industry. “This agreement recognises…
Abuja, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has broadened the reach of the Rice palliative initiative to benefit the Presidents of Student Union Governments in each of Nigeria’s 36 states, as well as in the Federal Capital Territory. The rice distribution to the Presidents of the Student Union Government (SUG) was coordinated through the office of…
Former New Mexico Rep. Eliseo Lee Alcon, a prominent Democrat from Milan who received a Bronze Star for his service as a combat medic in the Army during the Vietnam War, died Monday after battling liver cancer. He was 74. Alcon’s death stirred tributes from members of the state Legislature, who remembered the longtime lawmaker as a continual…
Ogoja, Cross River – Chief Patrick Agbe (PhD), a member of the National Executive Council (NEC) representing Cross River State and leader of the South-South NEC Caucus of National Ex-officio of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) along with hundreds of his supporters. Converseer reports that Chief Agbe…
Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, collectively known as the “Alliance of Sahel States (AES),” have announced their intention to abandon the CFA franc (XOF) and introduce a new currency this 2025. This move is part of their broader push for economic independence and a desire to reduce French influence, which has long been associated with…
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to Senator John Mbata, the newly elected President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to resign from his position. The group asserts that Ikwerres are not part of the Igbo ethnic group and therefore find Senator Mbata, an Ikwerre, unfit to lead an…
Lagos, Nigeria – The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, replacing him with Mojisola Meranda, the representative of Apapa I. Meranda’s election marks a historic moment as she becomes the first female Speaker of the Lagos State Legislature. Born on 16 August 1980 in Lagos, Meranda has an extensive political…
