DUBLIN, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Ireland and Northern Ireland braced for a storm that officials warned could be one of the most dangerous they have faced when it hits early on Friday, forcing the closure of schools, universities and public transport. The Irish and UK weather agencies issued a red wind warning – the highest alert level – for the whole of Ireland, Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland, saying inland winds of up to 130 kilometres (81 miles) per hour from Storm Eowyn could be a danger to life. “Public safety is our core objective for the next 24…
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Frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor says businesses must be prepared for ‘disruptions’ Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner in the race to become Germany’s chancellor, has warned German companies about the “great risk” of investing in China. “I say to all representatives of the German economy that the decision to invest in China is a decision involving great risk,” the Christian Democratic party chief said in Berlin on Thursday. He issued his warning during questions and answers after a far-ranging foreign policy speech that highlighted a pro-EU, Atlanticist vision of Berlin’s role on the global stage. “My heartfelt request to all…
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Twenty-five victims’ families and survivors of apartheid-era political crimes have sued South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government for what they say is its failure to properly investigate those offences and deliver justice. The group is seeking about 167 million rand ($9 million) in damages, according to the case filed at the High Court in the capital Pretoria on Monday, and shared by the Foundation for Human Rights, an NGO supporting the families, on Thursday. They are also seeking an order compelling Ramaphosa to create a commission of inquiry into the “political interference that…
…Says ‘her father was a UNILAG Professor, she never sold sachet water’ A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has called out the leader of the UK’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch for her frequent negative remarks about Nigeria. Akinyemi accused Badenoch of using disparaging remarks about Nigeria to advance her political career. Recall Badenoch has been under fire in Nigeria for a series of negative comments about her homeland. Before taking the helm of the Conservative Party, Badenoch had described Nigeria as a socialist country plagued by a corrupt political class and widespread insecurity. She also criticised the…
Justice crawls slowly, but surely, as the Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital has upheld the death sentence of a popular hotelier, Dr Ramon Adedoyin, who was found guilty in the murder case of Timothy Adegoke, a former Master’s student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. According to the court’s judgment on Thursday, the appellate court noted that the judgment by the Osun State High Court which sentenced Adedoyin to death still stands. The appeal court had reserved the judgment on October 29, 2024. The judgement read in parts, “The judgment of the High Court of…
The new Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has yet to begin the month-long traditional rites to pave the way for his coronation 10 days after receiving the staff of office and certificate of appointment from Governor Seyi Makinde. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that Governor Makinde on January 13, 2024, at the Oyo Governor’s Office, State Secretariat, Ibadan, presented the staff of office to Owoade. During the presentation, he said the coronation of the new Alaafin would take place in four weeks’ time. “The coronation proper will take place in four weeks, but today I will hand over the…
Following Justice Binta Nyako’s withdrawal, detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called for a new judge to handle his case at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Alternatively, Kanu, who has been standing trial on charges bordering on terrorism and treasonable felony since 2015, called for his case to be transferred to the south-east if no judge within Abuja apart from Justice Binta Nyako is willing to preside over it. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, disclosed his client’s request on Thursday after a meeting with the IPOB leader at the Department of State Services (DSS)…
Citing inexplicable staggering increase, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the Federal Government will not accept the N532 billion contract variation requested for by the contractors handling the Abuja International Airport second runway. The minister spoke when he appeared before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Aviation to defend the ministry’s 2025 budget. Keyamo said that the variation was against the initial N90 billion for execution of the project. The minister, while responding to a question on the reported stalled execution of the project, said that the contractor had moved to site after the initial…
In response to the Federal Government’s recent approval of a 50 percent hike in telecommunication tariffs, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has told Nigerians to prepare for a nationwide boycott of telecommunication services. But telecommunication companies (telcos) remain unmoved, insisting that the tariff hike is essential for the long-term sustainability of the sector and the improvement of services for subscribers. Meanwhile, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has charged the telcos to prioritise service improvements following the approval to hike telecommunication tariffs. Describing the increment as a grave injustice to citizens already burdened by economic hardship, the NLC…
The truth remains: he knows his audience well enough to give them exactly what they crave, leveraging their fears and insecurities to secure another victory. Summoned by the great hands of fate to join the pantheon of leaders before him who used the historically grand occasion of Inaugural Day to assuage hurt feelings and rally the country to a united cause, the old man stayed true to the standard for which he is known. Right from the start, he was his trademark self, delivering his address in a familiar breathless monotone. Missing from his speech were grace, class, or the…
