Prime minister of Canada, Mark Carney met President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and other officials, announcing a new strategic partnership focused on clean energy, agriculture, finance, trade, and net-zero goals. Carney wrote: “A pleasure to meet with President Xi in Beijing. “Canada and China are forging a new strategic partnership. We’re leveraging our strengths — focusing on trade, energy, agriculture, seafood, and other areas where we can make massive gains for both our peoples. “I believe the progress that we have made and the partnership (with China) sets us up well for the New… World… Order.” The trip responds...
Atiku Abubakar’s Son Defects To APC To Back Tinubu’s 2027 Re-Election Agenda, The Former VP Declares His Sons Decision Is Entirely Personal, While He Reaffirms Commitment To ADC.
Abba Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, announced his defection from the PDP to the APC on Thursday in Abuja, renaming his group the Haske Bola Tinubu Organisation to rally members behind Tinubu’s 2027 re-election and Renewed Hope Agenda. He was received by the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin and the National Vice Chairman of the APC, North East, Mustafa Salihu, Thursday evening, in Abuja. Atiku responded calmly, calling it his son’s personal choice and reaffirming his commitment to critiquing APC governance while pursuing his own presidential bid with the ADC. His statement read: “The decision...
Lamia Boumehdi Wins CAF Women’s Coach Of The Year For Second Time, Nigerians Says Its Rigged, After Madugu Guided The Super Falcons To A Record 10th WAFCON Title
The Confederation of African Football named Moroccan coach Lamia Boumehdi the 2025 Women’s Coach of the Year, beating finalists Jorge Vilda and Nigeria’s Justin Madugu, based on performances through the CAF Women’s Champions League where TP Mazembe took bronze. CAF wrote: “Greatness isn’t a moment , it’s a habit. “Lamia Boumehdi, Women’s Coach of the Year, back-to-back. 🇲🇦🏆” It’s her second win in a row, following her 2024 success with the club’s title. Nigerian fans called it a snub after Madugu guided the Super Falcons to a record 10th WAFCON title with a 3-2 comeback final win over Morocco, while...
Nigerian Afrobeat Artist Davido, Embroils In Paternity Claim, As 13-Year-Old Pleads For DNA Test He Claims Has Done Five Times, Discounting Him As The Father
A 13-year-old girl from Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria, Anu, had on Tuesday called out Afrobeat singer Davido, requesting for DNA test just to establish who her father is. Anu in the post shared on social media narrated her struggles with school taunts over rumored Adeleke family ties and mental health therapy, insisting the test is just between her and Davido. Davido claims he has never met the mother of the girl who’s asking for a DNA test now, except when they went to the hospital. The Nigerian singer hit back on X, claiming five DNA tests from different hospitals proved...
Venezuela’s Machado Says She Presented Her Nobel Peace Prize To Trump During Their Meeting
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday even as he has questioned her credibility to take over her country after the U.S. ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro. The Nobel Institute has said Machado could not give her prize to Trump, an honor that he has coveted. Even if it the gesture proves to be purely symbolic, it was extraordinary given that Trump has effectively sidelined Machado, who has long been the face of resistance in Venezuela. He has signaled his willingness to work with...
Venezuela’s Acting President Vows To Continue Releasing Prisoners Detained Under Maduro
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Wednesday her government would continue releasing prisoners detained under former President Nicolás Maduro’s rule in what she described as “a new political moment” since his ouster by the United States earlier this month. It appeared to be an understatement for the Maduro loyalist now tasked with placating an unpredictable American president who has said he will “run” Venezuela, while also consolidating power in a government that long has seethed against U.S. meddling. Rodríguez opened her first press briefing since Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces with a conciliatory tone. Addressing journalists from a red carpet...
Social Media Platforms Removed 4.7 Million Accounts After Australia Banned Them For Children
Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia since the country banned use of the platforms by those under 16, officials said. “We stared down everybody who said it couldn’t be done, some of the most powerful and rich companies in the world and their supporters,” communications minister Anika Wells told reporters on Friday. “Now Australian parents can be confident that their kids can have their childhoods back.” The figures, reported to Australia’s government by 10 social media platforms, were the first to show the scale of the landmark ban...
Defendant In Charlie Kirk’s Killing Asks Judge To Disqualify Prosecutors
The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is due back in court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case over an alleged conflict of interest. Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk’s Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah Valley University campus in Orem, just a few miles north of the Provo courthouse. Prosecutors with the Utah County Attorney’s Office plan to seek the death penalty if Robinson is convicted. Robinson has not yet entered a plea. An 18-year-old child of a deputy county attorney attended the campus event where Kirk...
Brazil’s Supreme Court Moves Bolsonaro To Larger Cell With Outdoor Area
A Brazilian Supreme Court Justice on Thursday ordered the transfer of former President Jair Bolsonaro from the federal police headquarters in Brasilia to a much bigger cell with an outside area in the Papuda Penitentiary Complex, also in the capital. The transfer was described as a move to a facility with “more favorable conditions” for high-profile detainees. Since November, Bolsonaro has been carrying out a 27-year prison sentence for attempting a coup despite his 2022 electoral defeat. His lawyers have been pushing for a transfer to house arrest on medical grounds. Michelle Bolsonaro, his wife, and his sons have regularly...
History has been made! 🇳🇬🇺🇸Dr. Ijeoma Akunyili, daughter of the late Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer of Jersey City Medical Center, USA.She becomes the first Black physician to lead the hospital since its founding in 1882.
From a legendary mother to a trailblazing daughter — excellence clearly runs in the family.Let’s celebrate this powerful moment and share her story with pride! 🙏✨