Discussions of a Brexit deal came to an end as European leaders signed off to split from Britain early Sunday. The agreement will head to British Parliament for an approval vote in December, which could determine whether or not the…
Britain’s Brexit minister quits over May’s deal (VOA)
Britain’s Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has resigned, saying he “cannot in good conscience support the terms proposed for our deal with the EU.” The resignation is a big blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, who is scheduled to address lawmakers…
Full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech at the Sèmè-Kraké Joint Border Post handing-over ceremony
It is my pleasure and honour to address you today on this occasion of the official Handing-Over Ceremony of the Sèmè-Kraké Joint Border Post between The Federal Republic of Nigeria and The Republic of Benin. Let me first begin by…
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…
Trump calls the European Union a ‘foe’ of the United States (CNN)
President Donald Trump named the European Union, Russia and China as foes to the United States during an interview at his golf club in Scotland. “I think we have a lot of foes,” Trump told CBS News in an interview…
May says Trump told her to ‘sue the EU’ (Guardian)
US President Donald Trump told British Prime Minister Theresa May she should sue the European Union rather than negotiate with them, she said Sunday. May said Trump’s self-declared “brutal” option in the Brexit negotiations was to sue Brussels, shedding light…
EU, Edo partner on illegal migration solution (Nation)
The European Union Parliament says it will partner Edo Government to evolve solution to illegal migration which is common to the union and the state. Dr Josef Weidenholzer, Chairman, Sub-committee on Human Rights, EU Parliament, made this known when he…
Edo, EU spend N4bn on water projects (SUN)
Edo Government has said it has expended N4 billion on various water projects across the state between January 2017 and February 2018, in collaboration with the European Union (EU). Commissioner for Energy and Water Resources, Mr. Yekini Idaiye, disclosed this yesterday…