Author: New Daily Prime

The United States is preparing to walk away from its diplomatic efforts to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless signs of meaningful progress emerge “within days,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on Friday. Speaking at a press conference in Paris following a round of talks with European and Ukrainian leaders, Rubio delivered the Biden administration’s starkest warning yet: “It is not our war. We didn’t start it,” he said. Rubio indicated that President Donald Trump, while still open to a deal, is increasingly willing to “move on” from negotiations if both parties remain deadlocked. “If…

Donald Trump’s sky-high tariffs are not a ban on trade with China, but they come close. Although it is hard to estimate quite how sharp the decline in business between the two countries will be, since firms will find new routes and Mr Trump keeps changing the scope of the levies, a vertiginous drop is assured. Once turned away, where will China’s exports to America go instead? As supply chains adjust, firms will expand abroad to qualify for lower tariffs, as many did in Mr Trump’s first trade war. Less scrupulous types may try to dupe American customs officials. But rerouting, legal or…

If investors keep selling American assets, a grim fate awaits the world economy THE DOLLAR is meant to be a source of safety. Lately, however, it has been a cause of fear. Since its peak in mid-January the greenback has fallen by over 9% against a basket of major currencies. Two-fifths of that fall has happened since April 1st, even as the yield on ten-year Treasuries has crept up by 0.2 percentage points. That mix of rising yields and a falling currency is a warning sign: if investors are fleeing even though returns are up, it must be because they think America…

In a vibrant and colourful celebration held in Manchester, United Kingdom, Ekiti indigenes across Ondo, Kwara, Kogi, and Ekiti States came together in a powerful show of unity, elegance, and cultural pride. The event, themed Ekiti Cultural Day, brought together members of the Ekiti community in the diaspora to reconnect with their heritage and reaffirm the values that define their shared identity. Held in an atmosphere rich with tradition and joy, the cultural event was more than just a gathering — it was a fusion of happiness, friendship, and rediscovery. The celebration provided an opportunity for people whose ancestral ties…

Berlin, Germany — Germany’s plans to send long-range Taurus missiles to Ukraine are in limbo, with political divisions inside the country’s incoming coalition government and the lack of a clear endorsement from Britain threatening to derail the controversial weapons transfer. Senior Christian Democrat MP Roderich Kiesewetter has warned that unless the United Kingdom signals firm support soon, Germany may have to shelve the idea altogether. His remarks underscore the growing friction between the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) and their coalition partners, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz attempts to carve out a new, more assertive foreign policy…

By Alade Adisa The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has suspended its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, following allegations of sexual harassment made by a senior university official, Engineer Folasade Adebayo. The suspension was confirmed in a statement on Monday by the university’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council, Mr. Mufutau A. Ibrahim. The statement reads in part: “The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), at its 7th Emergency Meeting held online on Monday, April 14, 2025, considered the request of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, to proceed on his accumulated Annual and…

By Adeniyi Yusuf Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, has urged President Bola Tinubu to address growing concerns over perceived regional imbalance in federal appointments, rather than allowing presidential aides to target critics. Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics on Friday, as reported by The New Daily Prime, Ndume expressed strong dissatisfaction with the appointments. He noted that such imbalance, if left unaddressed, could deepen resentment and strengthen emerging opposition alliances that may challenge both the President and the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said, “Seventy-two of Tinubu’s appointees are Yorubas. I’m not talking about North or South.…

By Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi Donald Trump is set to undergo a routine medical examination on Friday at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Washington DC — though there’s no guarantee the public will learn much from it. At 78, Trump was the oldest president in U.S. history at the time of his swearing-in, yet he continues to offer little transparency about his health. Despite promising last August that he would “very gladly” release his medical records, no such disclosure has been made. In a post on his social media platform ahead of the check-up, Trump wrote: “I have…

Israel’s prime minister tied his country’s fate to Donald Trump. Now America is talking to its enemy AT LEAST Binyamin Netanyahu wore a suit. The Israeli prime minister had a few goals when he met Donald Trump at the White House on April 7th. He needed relief from a newly imposed 17% tariff on Israeli goods. He hoped to convince Mr Trump that Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, was meddling dangerously in Syria. And he wanted to explain that the time was right to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities: diplomacy would be futile. The meeting did not go as he had planned. It…

As his policy turns on a dime, pity those tasked with justifying his actions For people who believe themselves to be autonomous individuals possessed of their own free will, the past week has been a bracing corrective. Everyone, down to the most rugged individualist, is a pawn in Donald Trump’s grand caper, bouncing between his threats of economic chaos and acts of mercy. On April 9th all it took was a few dozen words from him, delaying some of his most extreme tariffs for 90 days, to transform a spreading panic in financial markets into a full risk-taking frenzy. Given this…