By Eric Ojo, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities lined up for his official visit to Nigeria next week, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Joachim Gauck will lead an economic delegation to meet with Nigerian stakeholders. The official visit of the German President to Nigeria which is slated […]
As an urgent intervention and support to it, the world leaders have opened a donor conference in London with an urgent plea for aid to support the refugees from the war-torn Syria. Already, Germany which is currently playing host to a good number of the refugees, after Turkey, has pledged $2.6bn with UK donating $1.7bn […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Sen. Ted Cruz scored a hard-fought upset win over businessman Donald Trump in the Iowa Republican caucuses Monday night, while former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders were locked in a virtual tie on the Democratic side with most of the votes counted. Cruz (Tex.) made good on his […]
French Justice Minister, Ms. Christiane Taubira has resigned from office. Taubira’s resignation was made public, shortly before plans to strip people convicted of terrorism against the citizenship go before parliament. It would be recalled 130 people were murdered in Paris in a terrorist attack Friday, November 13, 2015. In a tweet by the former Minister, […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The 53rd anniversary celebration of Elysée Treaty by the Embassies of Germany and France in Nigeria, may have come and gone but the legacies and lessons from the bond of friendship between the two countries linger on. The Embassies of the two European countries jointly commemorated the historic Treaty which was […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gun attack on a university in Charsadda, north-west Pakistan, has left about 20 people dead with four of the attackers also killed. Security forces battled gunmen after they stormed Bacha Khan University, reportedly setting off explosions. Nearly three hours after the attack began, an army official said firing had […]
The Iran’s Nuclear deal talk with the United States (US) seems to be making headway, as the oil reach Arab Nation Saturday announced the release of the US based daily, reporter, Jason Rezaian and three other Iranian-American prisoners. The latest development followed the Iranian Foreign Minister, Javad Zarif who ealier predicted that international sanctions against […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists laid siege to the heart of Indonesia’s capital on Thursday with a four-hour gun and bomb assault that left seven people dead and 10 others wounded, officials said. Several attackers waged armed battles with police around a busy shopping and movie theater complex in downtown Jakarta and there were […]
About 24 hours after, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards have released 10 United States (US) sailors who were being held for entering the Arab Nation territorial waters. The state television Wednesday confirmed the development US officials confirmed to the Reuters news agency that the sailors were detained Tuesday after one of their two vessels broke down […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 10 people, including foreigners, Tuesday were killed, while about 15 were injured in an explosion which rocked tourist area of Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish officials confirmed that a Syrian National carried out a suicide bomb attack in the Sultan Ahmet district, near the city’s famous Blue Mosque. President […]
The diplomatic row ongoing between Iran and Saudi Arabia Thursday deepens as the Shiat Middle East nation accused the Saudi-led coalition warplanes of “deliberately” bombing its embassy in Sanaa, the Yemen’s capital. The local media quoted Iranian foreign Ministry Spokesman, claiming that members of staff had been wounded in an air strike. In the same […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde has arrived Nigeria on a four-day working visit to engage the country’s policy makers on how to promote her economic development. A statement released by the IMF, explained that Lagarde’s visit to Nigeria was also to provide an opportunity to strengthen […]
Sweden has introduced identity checks for travellers from Denmark in an attempt to reduce the number of migrants arriving in the country. All travellers wanting to cross the Oresund bridge by train or bus, or use ferry services, will be refused entry without the necessary documents. Rail commuters heading to Sweden will now have to […]
*Recalls Envoy From Tehran A day after it executed a prominent shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia authority late Sunday, announced break in diplomatic ties with Iran. Saudi Kingdom Foreign Minister, Abdel al-Jubeir made this known at a news conference Sunday, after demonstrators again stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran, the Iranian capital. It […]
Saudi Arabia has executed the prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the interior ministry said. He was among 47 people put to death after being convicted of terrorism offences, it said in a statement. Sheikh Nimr was a vocal supporter of the mass anti-government protests that erupted in Eastern Province in 2011, where a Shia […]
The Iraqi troops after fierce exchanges with the Islamic State (IS) declared Monday that it has liberated the city of Ramadi from the terrorists. The Military Spokesman, Brig Gen Yahya Rasul confirmed that forces had achieved an “epic” victory and that the Iraqi flag had been raised over the government complex, which was previously captured […]
Iraqi military commanders say they have gained control of the main government compound in the contested city of Ramadi, and that engineers were still clearing the site of explosive devices left behind by fleeing Islamic State fighters. By late Sunday, Iraqi forces were still hours or more away from declaring total victory, with the head […]
The French Police authorities have identified the third Bataclan Paris, attacker, named Foued Mohamed-Aggad. Mohamed-Aggad, 23, from Strasbourg, just like the first and second attackers is of French National. He was identified late last week by police after his DNA was confirmed to match with members of his family, according to AFP. Two others who […]
US Republican Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump’s outburst that Muslims should be barred from entering the country has been roundly condemned. Trump has been quoted to have declared that many Muslims nursed “hatred” towards America. The condemnation has been coming from fellow Republicans, Democrats, Political and Muslim leaders, the UN and foreign leaders who criticized that […]
Russia has announced a package of economic sanctions against Turkey over the shooting down of a Russian jet on the Syrian border. A decree signed by President Vladimir Putin covers imports from Turkey, the work of Turkish companies in Russia and any Turkish nationals working for Russian companies. The decree also calls for an end […]
