President Mohammadu Buhari has expressed his eagerness to leave office and go far away from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Why is he so eager? The president, while hosting a delegation of residents of the FCT, disclosed that he’s already looking forward to life in retirement, which he intends to spend in his hometown,…
A dangerous coup has been stopped in Germany. A coup in Germany? That’s right. In raids conducted across Germany, Austria, and Italy, German officials arrested at least 25 individuals. A former member of parliament, a Russian national, a special forces soldier, and a self-declared prince are purportedly members of a far-right and suspected terrorist cell…
In a few years, anyone caught having sex outside of marriage in Indonesia will face up to a year in prison. Indonesia’s Parliament has signed into law a criminal code that penalizes sex outside marriage by up to a year in prison. The new criminal code, which is part of the myriads of changes including a…
The U.S. and China have been at each other’s neck again this week, in what observers tagged one of the world’s potential military flashpoints. What’s the latest between them? The U.S. Navy had conducted a “freedom of navigation operation” on Tuesday near a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea. In reaction, China called the…
Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu has announced that the language of instruction for teaching in primary schools will henceforth, be in their mother tongue. The mother tongue is the first language (L1) a child learns to speak when learning how to talk. It is usually the language of his/her parents, and most often, their…
As the Taiwanese went to the polls on 26th November 2022, to elect leaders for its 22 Counties and village representatives, China’s claims over the Island and the domestic performance of the incumbent government are indicators that may influence their choice of vote. The election, which holds once in four years and is described as…
The Federal government has reported that about $1b worth of stolen public assets has been recovered since 2015. Where are the assets? The information was made public by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who briefed reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. According to…
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has rejected the outcome of the country’s recent presidential election. What’s he saying? About a month after his failed re-election bid, Bolsonaro on Tuesday demanded that the electoral authority annul votes cast on most of the country’s electronic voting machines, as he blamed a software bug for allegedly compromising the integrity…
The State House Permanent Secretary, Tijjani Umar, has lamented the inadequacy of the N7.2b allocated for the ‘maintenance’ of the Presidential Villa in the proposed 2023 budget. How much would be enough? Umar would like to have as much as N40b for the State House as it was in the 2022 budget. The N7.2b was…
In our last story on British Prime Minister Liz Truss’ stormy early days in office, we wondered how long before she gets to still waters. She has found the still waters, but outside No. 10 Downing street. What do you mean?The embattled PM succumbed to the raging storm that has made her time in the…
