In a final statement at his impeachment trial, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree that plunged the country into chaos as a bid to inform the public of the danger of the opposition-controlled parliament as he vowed Tuesday to push for political reform if reinstated. Yoon spoke at the Constitutional Court as it wrapped up arguments in his impeachment trial. The court is expected to rule by mid-March on whether to remove Yoon from office or reinstate his presidential powers. The liberal opposition-controlled National Assembly impeached Yoon, a conservative, after his short-lived Dec. 3 martial law decree caused political...
Second Stage Of Ceasefire Shaky As Hamas Group Cite “Serious Violation”, Set To Return Four Dead Israeli Hostages In Exchange Of 600 Palestinians
Days before the first phase of the ceasefire between the warring parties was to expire, Hamas group revealed it will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners Israel has delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday to protest what it says is the cruel treatment of hostages during their release by Hamas. The militant group has said that the delay is a “serious violation” of their ceasefire deal and that talks on a second phase aren’t possible until the Palestinians are freed. Hamas spokesman Abdul Latif al-Qanou told...
Trump Plans To Offer ‘Gold Cards’ Visa With Path To Citizenship For $5 Million, Replacing Investor Visas
United State President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he plans to offer a “gold card” visa with a path to citizenship for $5 million, replacing a 35-year-old visa for investors. “They’ll be wealthy and they’ll be successful, and they’ll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people, and we think it’s going to be extremely successful,” Trump said in the Oval Office. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the “Trump Gold Card” would replace EB-5 visas in two weeks. EB-5s were created by Congress in 1990 to generate foreign investment and are available to...
Canadians Sign Petition To Revoke Musk’s Citizenship, Accuses Him Of “Attempting To Erase Canadian Sovereignty”.
Over 275,000 of Canadians have signed petition asking government to revoke Elon Musk’s Canadian citizenship amid tensions between the newly inaugurated administration of the United State and the country. The petition, which opened to signatures five days ago claimed Musk the world richest man, CEO of Telsa and SpaceX, is a member of foreign government that is attempting to erase Canadian sovereignty, thus urging the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to revoke his citizenship. Citizenship can be revoke in Canada if someone has committed fraud, misrepresented themselves or knowingly hid information on an immigration or citizenship application. The South Africa born...
Ukraine Agrees To Minerals Deal Terms With U.S.
Ukraine has agreed the terms of a major minerals deal with the US, a senior official in Kyiv has told the BBC. “We have indeed agreed it with a number of good amendments and see it as a positive outcome,” the official said, without providing any further details. Media reports say Washington has dropped initial demands for a right to $500bn (£395bn) in potential revenue from utilising the natural resources but has not given firm security guarantees to war-torn Ukraine – a key Ukrainian demand. US President Donald Trump said he was expecting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington...
Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (DPAN) has ramped up its production capacity to 44,000 vehicles annually
Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (DPAN) has ramped up its production capacity to 44,000 vehicles annually, thanks to the integratio… Source: Businessday NG https://search.app/VCwEdgcEhzMjZcuTA
Nigerian Footballer Abubakar Lawal Falls To Death In Uganda
Ugandan police said Monday they were investigating the death of Nigerian footballer Abubakar Lawal who fell from a shopping mall balcony in Kampala. The 29-year-old striker played for local premiership club Vipers. He fell from the third floor of Voicemall Shopping Arcade early on Monday, police said in a statement. He had been visiting a Tanzanian friend staying in one of the residential apartments that form part of the mall. The friend told police she had left him alone shortly before the fall. Authorities are retrieving CCTV footage and conducting thorough interrogations to establish the exact circumstances surrounding the incident,”...
Former Governor Of Anambra State Embezzlement And Money Laundry Charges Continues In Court, As EFCC Presents 9th Witness In An Alleged N4bn Fraud
The trial of Willie Obiano, former governor of Anambra State, continued on Monday, February 24, 2025 before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC presenting its 9th witness. Obiano is facing prosecution by the EFCC on nine-count charges of embezzlement and money laundering to the tune of N4 billion. At Monday`s proceedings, the EFCC called Prosecution Witness 9, PW9, Andrew Ali, a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and Head of the License office who revealed that three companies out of the 23 company accounts connected with the alleged N4 billion fraud were not duly licensed...