North Korean state media has confirmed that leader Kim Jong-un will travel to Russia “soon” for his first ever meeting with Vladimir Putin. While no date has been announced, the Kremlin has also said the two will meet “in the…
*APC suspends Amosun, Okorocha (Punch) * Akala rejoins APC, dumps gubernatorial ambition (Nation)
APC suspends Amosun, Okorocha (Punch) The All Progressives Congress has suspended the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, and his Imo counterpart, Rochas Okorocha. The two men were suspended for alleged anti-party activities at the National Working Committee meeting held on…
Trump-Kim talks break down over sanctions (BBC)
A summit between Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ended with no agreement after the US refused North Korean demands for sanctions relief, the US president has said. “It was all about the sanctions,” Mr Trump told…
North Korea’s Kim ends Beijing visit as Trump summit looms (Guardian)
Kim Jong Un’s train left Beijing on Wednesday after the North Korean leader visited his key ally on a trip seen as a strategy session ahead of his expected summit with Donald Trump. Kim arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for…
North Korean leader Kim visits China ahead of expected Trump summit (Guardian)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in China Tuesday on an unannounced visit for talks with President Xi Jinping, as preparations ramp up for an expected second summit with Donald Trump. China is the isolated, nuclear-armed North’s key diplomatic…
*Lagos, Kano top list of voters (Nation) * Buhari: Tinubu’ll be fully in charge of my campaign (Nation)
Lagos, Kano top list of voters (Nation) Lagos and Kano states have the highest number of registered voters, going by the register which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) presented to political parties yesterday. INEC has cleared 84,004,084 would-be voters…
South Korea president says North’s Kim to visit Seoul ‘soon’ (Guardian)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Seoul “soon”, the South’s President Moon Jae-in said Thursday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula despite stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington. At their third summit in Pyongyang in…
Kim Jong-un invites Pope Francis to North Korea (BBC)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited Pope Francis to visit the country, South Korea’s presidential office has announced. The invitation to visit Pyongyang will be delivered by South Korean president Moon Jae-in who will be in the Vatican next…
Korean families: Buses cross DMZ into North Korea for rare reunions (CNN)
A group of mostly elderly South Koreans crossed into North Korea Monday to reunite with family members many haven’t seen nor heard from since the Korean War broke out 68 years ago. The reunions are the first since 2015, agreed…
Trump to meet Kim at 9am Singapore time on 12 June, White House says (Guardian)
Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are tentatively scheduled to meet at 9am Singapore time on 12 June, according to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who said that planning for the historic summit continues. “We…
