Author: New Daily Prime

As a podcaster and freelance journalist, Ole Nymoen admits he enjoys freedom of expression and other democratic rights in his home country of Germany. But he would not want to die for them. In a book published this week, Why I Would Never Fight for My Country, the 27-year-old argues ordinary people should not be sent into battle on behalf of nation states and their rulers — even to fend off an invasion. Occupation by a foreign power might lead to a “shitty” life, he told the Financial Times. “But I’d rather be occupied than dead.” Nymoen, a self-described…

By Fatimah Idera As Brazil prepares to host the COP30 climate summit in Belém this November, a four-lane highway is being constructed through tens of thousands of acres of the Amazon rainforest. The road is intended to ease traffic congestion for the more than 50,000 attendees expected at the conference. The Brazilian government has defended the project as a “sustainable” development initiative, despite the irony of clearing rainforests for a climate summit. Alongside the newly built road, piles of logs from felled trees illustrate the scale of deforestation taking place to accommodate construction. Claudio Verequete says the trees he harvested…

By Fatimah Idera NASA and SpaceX successfully launched a new crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, marking a critical step in bringing home NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stranded in space since last June. According to NASA’s live broadcast, the Dragon spacecraft lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:03 p.m. ET on Friday (4:33 a.m. IST on Saturday). “Have a great time in space, y’all! #Crew10 lifted off from NASA Kennedy at 7:03 p.m. ET (2303 UTC) on Friday, March 14,”…

By Fatimah Idera The accumulation of refuse caused by Birmingham’s ongoing bin collection strike poses a major public health risk, as rodents thrive on the abundance of rotting food left unattended. Approximately 400 council waste workers in Birmingham went on strike on Tuesday over a dispute concerning jobs and pay. Unite warned that the disruption could extend into the summer, while the city council insisted that they had made a fair and reasonable offer. Birmingham City Council reiterated that their proposal to workers was equitable and expressed concerns that the escalation of industrial action would lead to greater disruption for…

Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has confidently predicted that President Bola Tinubu will be ousted in the 2027 general election. Adebayo also boldly claimed that his party would produce the next Nigerian President. Appearing on Arise Television’s The Morning Show on Friday, March 14, Adebayo expressed certainty about Tinubu’s defeat, asserting, “Tinubu is going to be removed from power, that one is sure, and there would be an SDP president.” He added that the SDP’s chances of victory in 2027 were assured, signalling that his party was poised to lead the country in…

The former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has vehemently denied corruption allegations levelled against him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. In his recently released book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo accused Malami of playing a central role in the “enthronement of corruption” during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo’s scathing criticism asserts that corruption was rampant under Buhari’s government, with Malami allegedly facilitating practices that undermined efforts to combat graft. Describing Malami as a “devil’s workshop,” Obasanjo claimed that his actions were among the most significant examples of waste and corruption during…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the process of formulating its Election Project Plan (EPP) ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election. A senior official within the commission disclosed this This proactive step is part of INEC’s effort to refine and improve its election processes, with lessons learned from the 2023 general election being applied to the planning of the upcoming poll. The official revealed that the commission is updating its election templates in anticipation of the 2027 election cycle, with an emphasis on improving the efficiency and reliability of its operations. “The formulation also includes the production of…

By Adeniyi Yusuf Students of Lagos State University and residents of the PPL in the Okokomaiko Area of Lagos State, are living in fear following the exhumation of the body of a 28-year-old graduate, Adedamola Ogunbode. The LASU Political Science Education graduate was reportedly missing since January 16, 2025, amid rumours that his mutilated body had been discovered. Although the Lagos State Police Command maintained that Ogunbode’s case remained that of a “missing person” investigation, the students alleged that he was “killed in cold blood by a so-called prophet in Ojo, Lagos State.” However, the command’s spokesperson, Chief Superintendent of…

By Adeniyi Yusuf No fewer than 19,221 supporters of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, have called on Senate President Godswill Akpabio to step down for investigation following the senator’s suspension. Senator Natasha was suspended based on a recommendation by the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions, which proposed a six-month suspension over allegations of sexual harassment involving the Senate President. As part of the suspension, her security details, aides, and salary have been revoked for the duration, and she has been instructed to cease performing any senatorial duties. The Chairman of the Committee,…

By Fatimah Idera The finance ministry revealed that the government will expand the credit agency UK Export Finance’s (UKEF) direct lending capacity by £2 billion ($2.6 billion), bringing the total to £10 billion. The additional funding is expected to unlock billions of pounds for UK defence companies that export overseas, driving economic growth and creating jobs across the UK. This boost comes just weeks after Britain pledged to increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027, citing the need for greater security amid global instability and the ongoing war in Ukraine. “The world is changing, and we must bring…