A nation under attack, a leader at dinner. But context matters, By Rinu Oduala

No one in Nigeria was surprised that on a day we woke up to suicide bombings, suffocating heat, high fuel prices, and widespread darkness worsened by inflation, President Bola Tinubu chose to travel to the United Kingdom to attend a ‘royal fanfare.’ This is the deeper problem Nigeria faces: a leadership detached from lived reality, […]

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Trump says he must be involved in choosing Iran’s next leader

United States President, Donald Trump, has said he must be involved in the selection of Iran’s next leader following the death of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei. Trump made the remarks in an interview with Axios on Thursday, dismissing the possibility of Khamenei’s son, Mojtaba Khamenei, succeeding his father. “They are wasting their time. […]

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Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei killed in airstrike

Iran’s Supreme Leader for decades Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was a central figure in the country’s political and religious leadership, had been killed. Iran State television confirmed his death, without referring to reports of a massive US and Israeli attack on his residence. A presenter announced Khamenei’s death at 5:00 am (0130 GMT), as the […]

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Nigerian-British Kemi Badenoch elected new leader of UK Conservative Party

In a keenly contested race, Nigerian-British Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch, simply called Kemi Badenoch, has emerged as the new leader of the UK Conservative Party. Badenoch, 44, and Member of British Parliament for North West Essex, secured victory over Robert Jenrick with 53,806 votes to his 41,388, following a months-long campaign. In her victory speech, […]

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