Takeover Mexico City, March 18, 2026 (dpa) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has fired back at comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about a possible takeover of Cuba. On Monday, Trump told reporters he thinks he will have the “honour of taking Cuba.” “I do believe I’ll be … having the honour ofContinue Reading
Retaliation Dubai/Tel Aviv, March 18, 2026 (Reuters) Iran targeted Tel Aviv with missiles carrying cluster warheads in what it said was retaliation for Israel’s assassination of Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, Iranian state television reported on Wednesday. The attack overnight on Tuesday killed two people in a neighbourhood close toContinue Reading
Istanbul, March 8, 2026. Turkish President Recep Erdogan spoke with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday, highlighting concerns over the recent escalation following U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran. “Türkiye is closely monitoring the process that began with the attacks on Iran. “If the interventions are prolonged, they could cause significantContinue Reading
Oji River LGA receives delegation from US Consulate, deepens diplomatic, economic ties The Oji River Local Government Council in Enugu State, on Thursday, affirmed its readiness to deepen diplomatic and economic ties across various sectors with the United States (US) Consulate in Lagos. The Chairman of Oji River Local GovernmentContinue Reading
IMPI reviews Tinubu’s record military assets acquisition in 18 months from the U The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says the President Bola Tinubu-led federal administration has committed an impressive total of $801 million (over N1.15 trillion), to arms deals with the United States alone between 2024Continue Reading
IMPI out with statement on Trump’s misguided Shaming of Nigeri POLICY STATEMENT O31 BY THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND POLICY INITIATIVE (IMPI): UNRAVELLING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S DESIGNATION OF NIGERIA AS A COUNTRY OF PARTICULAR CONCERN On February 7, 2023, a statement issued by the United States of America’s State Department affirmed,Continue Reading
Genocide claims: Trump’s CPC decision on Nigeria based on jaundiced, obtrusive data – IMPI A think tank group, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said the US President Donald Trump redesignated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) on the basis of jaundiced, obtrusive data providedContinue Reading
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), the *Inclusive Citizens Advancement Network (Inc-CAN)* and *Concerned Professionals Congress (CPC)* have given a thumps-up to President Bola Tinubu for leading Nigeria excellently well at the just-ended AQABA Process Heads of State high-level counter terrorism meeting in Rome, Italy. The CSOs in a reviewContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi and Busayo Onijala The Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, Ms Yan Yuqing, has said that China will remain committed to strengthening cooperation with Africa in the face of global instability. Yuqing stated this on Monday in Lagos at a reception to commemorateContinue Reading
