By Connor Stringer On Friday, the Canadian prime minister and former governor of the Bank of England was forced to deny allegations he copied 10 passages of text for his 1995 doctorate. The allegations are a blow to his election campaign. He faces a knife-edge vote on April 28 after calling a snap election against the backdrop of an aggressive trade war with Donald Trump. Passages of his thesis from his doctorate in economics from Nuffield College were published appearing to show verbatim quotes, paragraphs or lightly amended excerpts from previous works without proper attribution. Geoffrey Sigalet, from the University of British…
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Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to form a “coalition of the willing” in support of Ukraine are facing mounting scepticism from senior Conservative figures, who argue that the proposed alliance lacks substance and staying power. Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, cast doubt on the initiative, questioning whether European allies would commit meaningfully to the project—particularly under UK leadership. “I am sceptical about proposals for a pan-European coalition of the willing, because when the going gets tough, the willing don’t turn out to be that willing,” Griffith said in an interview with The Telegraph’s Politics Newsletter. “At current levels of funding,…
By Adeniyi Yusuf President Bola Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, and others have called for a full-scale manhunt following the brutal killing of 16 travellers in the Uromi area of Edo State. It gathered that the men, a group of Hausa hunters, were travelling from Port Harcourt to Kano and passed through Edo. However, they were detained by local residents who accused them of being kidnappers.Several videos of the brutal killings emerged online on Friday morning. In one of the videos circulating online, some men lay motionless on the ground, seemingly lifeless, with a tire…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has removed the country’s top military official, Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe, from his post and reassigned him to serve as Minister of Sports—a move that is fuelling speculation of internal tensions and pre-emptive maneuvering ahead of the 2028 general elections. In an official statement released Tuesday, the Zimbabwean presidency confirmed that Sanyatwe had been “retired and reassigned” following the recent vacancy in the sports ministry. The role became open earlier this month after former minister Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), marking a historic milestone for the continent. However, Sanyatwe’s…
Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the newly appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers State, has announced the immediate suspension of all political office holders and appointees in the state government. In a statement issued Wednesday by the Chief of Staff to the Administrator, the decision was described as part of the authority granted to Ibas following the federal declaration of a state of emergency in the oil-rich southern state. The suspension affects a wide range of senior officials, including the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff, all commissioners, chairpersons and members of state boards, agencies, commissions, and parastatals,…
By Hannah Al-Othman Already one of the most impoverished towns in the UK, withdrawal of support has left many unsure how to cope. “It’s not very helpful really,” says Owen Sandford, 27, of the government’s spring statement. “I understand they’ve got a tough job, but we’ve got a tougher job trying to survive.” Sandford is in receipt of universal credit and has been applying for work – but he is struggling. “A lot of us have got kids,” he says outside the jobcentre just behind Blackpool’s famous tower. “There’s so many families that live in poverty, that can’t pay the bills…
European troops must be ready to fight if they are sent to guard any future peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, a senior aide to Volodymyr Zelensky has said. “We don’t need a mere presence to showcase that Europe is present,” Igor Zhovkva, a top Ukrainian negotiator, said ahead of an international summit in Paris. “It’s not the amount which matters… it’s also their readiness to fight, their readiness to defend, their readiness to be equipped, and their readiness to understand that Ukraine is an inevitable part of European security,” he said. The comments came ahead of a visit by…
By Alade Adisa Tongues have started wagging over the claim that 250,000 voters have signed a petition to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from the Senate. The main question raised is how 250,000 people managed to endorse the petition within just five days. Commenting on the development, political analyst Dr. Nnaemeka Onyeka Obiaraeri expressed doubt over the figure, questioning its feasibility. “This would translate to 50,000 people signing per day, which further breaks down to about 35 people signing per minute—assuming signatures were collected continuously over 24 hours with no breaks,” he said. He added that even the election that brought…
Amid escalating tensions in Rivers State, the appointment of a Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (rtd), by President Bola Tinubu has sparked legal and constitutional debates. Recent reports claim that Ibas may be planning to appoint administrators across the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state — a move that legal experts argue contradicts Nigeria’s constitutional provisions. A legal practitioner, Barrister Yusuf Temilola, has expressed strong opposition to these alleged plans, asserting that under the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, only democratically elected officials have the right to head local governments.“No individual or state…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has faulted the recall petition of the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the electoral umpire, Sam Olumekun, admitted receiving the petition submitted yesterday by some individuals led by Charity Ijese and received by INEC’s Secretary, Rose Oriaran-Anthony. According to INEC, the petition which includes six bags of documents from than half of the 474,554 registered voters in the district covers 902 polling units across 57 registration areas and represents voters from five local government areas—Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, and Okene. In a…
