Category: Politics

Guinea Bissau’s ousted president, Umaro Sissico Embalo, has arrived safely in Senegal after an unexpected military takeover that halted the release of election results and plunged the small West African nation into fresh uncertainty. Senegal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Thursday that Embalo had landed in Dakar aboard a plane chartered by the Senegalese government....

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, a veteran politician who has faced accusations that he used his position for personal and political gain, resigned on Thursday to become an ambassador. In a Senate session, presiding officers read a letter by Gertz Manero requesting that his resignation be accepted after President Claudia Sheinbaum nominated him as “Mexico’s ambassador...

Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz Manero, a veteran politician who has faced accusations that he used his position for personal and political gain, resigned on Thursday to become an ambassador. In a Senate session, presiding officers read a letter by Gertz Manero requesting that his resignation be accepted after President Claudia Sheinbaum nominated him as “Mexico’s ambassador...

The US President Donald Trump in a thanksgiving post has vowed to purse migration from poorer nations, this is coming after two National Guards were shot close to the White House on Wednesday while on duty. Trump’s post blamed a foreign-born population of around 53 million for issues like welfare strain, crime, and housing shortages,...

We have commenced convoy patrol across strategic locations in the State in compliance with the directive of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh.‎‎The operation is being led by the Commander of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), CSP Shola Jejeloye.‎‎Areas covered so far include Agidingbi, Omole, Ojodu–Berger, Otedola Bridge, Ketu, Mile 12, Owode,...

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced a new junta leader for the country, cementing a forceful takeover of power that began after the country’s presidential election. The military high command inaugurated Gen. Horta Inta-A as the head of the military government, which will oversee a one-year transition period, according to declaration announced on state television....

-Senator representing Kebbi South senatorial district Garba Musa Maidoki pointed out at the National Assembly: “We know who these bandits are, we know where they are, we know what they want. “If we are going to negotiations, do it and finish it, if we are going to fight, we fight it to finish. What is...

President Bola Tinubu statement on nationwide security emergency and recruitment of more security personnel: “in view of the emerging security situation, I have decided to declare a nationwide security emergency and order additional recruitment into the Armed Forces. “By this declaration, the police and the army are authorised to recruit more personnel. The police will...

✓ Orders Army & Police to recruit more personnel. Army to add (30,000)& Police to add 20,000 officers (total now 50,000 for Police). ✓ NYSC camps to be used as police training depots nationwide. ✓ DSS to deploy forest guards immediately and recruit more to flush out terrorists and bandits. ✓FG to support states creating...

French police officer Lucas Philippe was elected as the new president of Interpol during the organization’s General Assembly held in Marrakech. He is said to lead the largest international police structure for a four-year term. According to the organizers, the forum was attended by 886 representatives from 179 member states, as well as delegates from...