Flowerbud News EU foreign ministers adopted sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine on Monday. Diplomats told dpa that the EU sanctions target companies and individuals involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme and the delivery of these and other weapons to Russia. The EuropeanContinue Reading
Flowerbud News President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that North Korea has sent soldiers as well as weapons to support Russia in its fight against neighbouring Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. “This is no longer just about transferring weapons. “It is actuallyContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The World Bank says 26 poorest countries worldwide “are deeper in debt than at any other time since 2006,” while being increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other catastrophes. In its analysis, the World Bank found that these 26 nations, which have an annual per capita income ofContinue Reading
Nigeria is going through a rough patch with avoidable economic hardship, political turbulence and a surprisingly docile citizenry. Africa’s most populous nation was 64 on 1st October 2024 and to mark the occasion, the Nigerian Community in Dorset (NCD,) Southeast England, organised an annual get-together attended by friends, familiesContinue Reading
(Book Review) A new book by the man who filled the “brown envelopes” casts scandalous light on the traffic in bribes between African and French politicians. Robert Bourgi, the 79-year-old last éminence grise of Françafrique, has revealed all – mostly – in a book about his 40-year career, firstContinue Reading
Flowerbud News A Palestinian militant group said on Monday that three of its leaders were killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut, the first attack within city limits as Israel escalated hostilities against Iran’s allies in the region. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said the threeContinue Reading
-Gambian Committee Winds up Activities with the Selection of 4 Volunteer- Professors for Diverse Positions in the University’s Administration; By Biola Lawal Abuja (Flowerbudnews): Nigeria’s Prof. Nazmat Surajudeen- Bakinde, currently on Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) Volunteer Service in Gambia has been appointed as Vice Chancellor of the country’sContinue Reading
By Iyiola Olalere Abuja (Flowerbudnews): African participants, and their counterparts from Europe and Latin America at this year’s World Free Zone Congress rendered block votes that led to the election of Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, MD/CEO NEPZA to the Board of the World Free Zone Organisation (WFZO) in Dubai. TheContinue Reading
Benin prosecutors announced on Wednesday that three prominent figures, including the commander of the presidential guard, have been arrested on suspicion of planning a coup d’etat in the small West African nation. The two others accused of plotting the coup are a former sports minister and a businessmanContinue Reading
