Couple who allegedly aided son to defile minor arraigned (Punch) A couple, Juliet and Boniface, who allegedly aided their son, Ebuka Nwobodo, to defile a minor, were, on Wednesday, brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The…
Hong Kong protests: China’s premier backs government to end ‘chaos’ (BBC)
China’s Premier Li Keqiang has said Beijing supports the Hong Kong government “to end the violence and chaos”. He is the most senior Chinese official to comment on the unrest which has rocked Hong Kong for months. His comments came…
Brexit: PM to meet Angela Merkel with call to scrap backstop (BBC)
Boris Johnson will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin later, where he is expected to reiterate his call for the Irish border backstop plan to be scrapped. The PM has said the arrangement to avoid a hard border after…
Germany’s Angela Merkel seen shaking again in Berlin (BBC)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen trembling once again during a ceremony in Berlin on Thursday, eight days after a similar incident. Video showed Mrs Merkel, 64, gripping her arms as her body was shaking on Thursday. After about two…
Brexit: Theresa May to meet Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron (BBC)
Theresa May is to hold last-minute Brexit talks with the leaders of Germany and France later, four days before the UK is due to leave the EU. Mrs May is meeting Angela Merkel in Berlin, followed by Emmanuel Macron in…
Germany’s Merkel says ‘still time’ to find Brexit solution (Guardian)
There is still time to find a solution to Britain’s exit from the EU, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday, voicing optimism on a political deal over the tricky “backstop” that has stymied progress. Speaking to Japanese and German business…
May meeting EU leaders for Brexit talks (BBC)
Theresa May is meeting European leaders and EU officials on Tuesday for talks aimed at rescuing her Brexit deal. She is holding talks with Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Germany’s Angela Merkel after postponing a Commons vote on the deal.…
Merkel warns Trump against destroying UN (Guardian)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday warned US President Donald Trump against “destroying” the United Nations. “I believe that destroying something without having developed something new is extremely dangerous,” Merkel said at a regional election campaign event in Bavaria. The…
Jim Ovia: Putting the shine on Africa’s rise -Magnus Onyibe
When Emmanuel Macron , President of France, Theresa May, prime minister of the United Kingdom,UK and Angela Merkel, president of Germany recently embarked on state visits to major African countries back-to-back, it was a clear testament to the fact that…
PDP petitions Merkel, May, over “growing” impunity, oppression (Punch)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally petitioned German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister, Theresa May, over what it termed “growing” impunity and acts of oppression by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government. German Chancellor Angela Merkel The party,…