Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered the European Union ambassador to Caracas to leave the country after the EU slapped sanctions on supporters of the embattled leader. “Enough with European colonialism against Venezuela. ”The European Union ambassador (has) 72 hours to leave the country, enough with supremacist interventionism and racism,” Maduro said at the Miraflores Palace […]Read More
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The winner of the contest to replace Theresa May as leader of Britain’s ruling Conservatives and prime minister will be announced on July 23, the ruling party said on Tuesday. Former foreign minister Boris Johnson is the favourite in the race, battling Britain’s current top diplomat, Jeremy Hunt. The two candidates were chosen from a […]Read More
The Economic Commission of West African ECOWAS, Monday, disclosed that it loses an average of 2 billion dollars annually to theft of maritime resources and illegal fishing. European Union, EU Head of Cooperation of the European Union delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS Mr. Kurt Cornelis said “in spite of Increased security effort, privacy, armed robbery […]Read More
A comedian with no political experience has won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential elections, according to exit polls Volodymyr Zelenskiy who plays the president on TV received 30.4% of the vote, while current leader Petro Poroshenko received only 17.8%. The two who have mainly expressed pro-EU opinions are set to […]Read More
Theresa May will return to Brussels later to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will not be “trapped” in the backstop – the plan to avoid the return of Irish border checks should no UK-EU trade deal be in place. She will say the […]Read More
FG WELCOMES US, UK STATEMENTS ON NIGERIA ELECTION The Federal Government has welcomed the statements from the United States and the United Kingdom demanding credible and peaceful election in Nigeria and threatening punitive measures against election riggers and perpetrators of electoral violence. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Friday, the Minister of Information and […]Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it is “good to go,” as far as the 2019 general elections are concerned. The commission also reassured the global community and Nigerians that the 2019 general elections would be free, fair, credible and transparent, adding that it would jealously guard the processes. The Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood […]Read More
The risk of a disorderly Brexit has increased since the Withdrawal Agreement was turned down by British MPs, arousing dismay and regret by European Union (EU) leaders, local media said on Wednesday. German Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz described as “a bitter day for Europe.’’ Scholz said, “a hard Brexit would be the least attractive choice […]Read More
British and European officials are reportedly discussing a possible extension of the March 29 deadline for Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU). This is amid growing fears that a Brexit agreement clinched by Prime Minister Theresa May will be voted down in the UK parliament. Despite the EU’s repeated warnings that a renegotiation of […]Read More
A senior British government minister has raised the possibility of a second Brexit referendum, drawing jubilation from pro-EU campaigners and derision from euro-sceptics. Work and pensions minister Amber Rudd said there could be a “plausible argument” for holding another referendum if MPs reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal and cannot agree an alternative strategy. […]Read More