SPECIAL REPORT: The Tigray crisis in Ethiopia as eye opener for Africans against Western monopolistic hegemony
General News
April 9, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: The Tigray crisis in Ethiopia as eye opener for Africans against Western monopolistic hegemony
By KEMI KASUMU The people of Ethiopia have risen to the challenge of saying “we will no longer tolerate the…
President Buhari assents to Bills Establishing Nigeria Police Academy, Animal Diseases Control
General News
April 8, 2022
President Buhari assents to Bills Establishing Nigeria Police Academy, Animal Diseases Control
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to two Bills recently passed by the National Assembly, which will now give legal backing…
fLASHBACk: Biden approval rating drops to new low of 40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
General News
April 8, 2022
fLASHBACk: Biden approval rating drops to new low of 40%, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating fell to a new low of 40% this week, a clear warning sign…
US and China at war in West Africa as WHO chief erupts in Washington over Ethiopia’s Tigray massacres
Africa
April 8, 2022
US and China at war in West Africa as WHO chief erupts in Washington over Ethiopia’s Tigray massacres
The publisher and Correspondent in Washington D.C. for Today News Africa, Mr. Simon Ateba, sent to The DEFENDER on Friday…
France prepares for natural gas rationing amidst fears of Russian gas cut
Business
April 8, 2022
France prepares for natural gas rationing amidst fears of Russian gas cut
France is preparing itself for a possible rationing of natural gas in the country. The government outlined its plan in decree…
Vladimir Putin’s approval rises to 81% among Russians since invasion of Ukraine
Defence
April 8, 2022
Vladimir Putin’s approval rises to 81% among Russians since invasion of Ukraine
State-run VTsIOM said that as many as 78.9 per cent of Russians in its latest survey approved of President Vladimir…
Biden accuses Russia of ‘horrific atrocity’ at Ukraine rail station
Defence
April 8, 2022
Biden accuses Russia of ‘horrific atrocity’ at Ukraine rail station
US President Joe Biden on Friday accused Russia of being behind a rocket attack on a train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk,…
Why I’m contesting Imo East senatorial seat, says Ondo First Lady
General News
April 8, 2022
Why I’m contesting Imo East senatorial seat, says Ondo First Lady
The wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, said that she would be running for the Imo East Senatorial…
I’m waiting for anyone to sue over Omisore, says Soyinka as Falana makes demands
General News
April 8, 2022
I’m waiting for anyone to sue over Omisore, says Soyinka as Falana makes demands
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has insisted that the National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Iyiola…
United States expresses alarm over reports of atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Defence
April 8, 2022
United States expresses alarm over reports of atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
The United States expressed concern on Friday about reports of ethnically motivated atrocities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and called for an end to unlawful detentions…