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Itunuoluwa June 29, 2017

German audience laugh as Trump’s Commerce secretary video is cut off mid-speech

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was cut off mid-speech for going over his time limit in a video feed according to Bloomberg. The video feed was to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…

Itunuoluwa June 27, 2017

Survey shows world image of the United States has plunged under Donald Trump

A recent survey from Pew Research Center shows that the image of the United States has deteriorated sharply across the world under President Donald Trump and majority of people in other…

Omoleye Omoruyi June 22, 2017

34 Nigerians deported by 6 European countries

Thirty-four Nigerians have reportedly being deported from six European countries for immigration-related offences. The deportees, who have arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday at 6.30a.m,…

Tolu May 25, 2017

Move b__ch! Watch Donald Trump shove Montenegro Prime Minister out of his way

President Donald Trump met 27 world leaders for a NATO summit in Brussels, Germany on Thursday. At the meeting, Trump delivered a speech to the heads of government where he…

Itunuoluwa May 25, 2017

Barack Obama meets Angela Merkel before she meets President Trump in Brussels

Former President Barack Obama met with his longtime ally and friend, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the same day she is to sit with President Trump at the NATO Summit. The…

Itunuoluwa May 3, 2017

Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin struggle to move past differences in tense meeting

by Itunuoluwa Adebo German Chancellor Angela Merkel, during her visit to Russia, said Berlin and Moscow had to keep talking despite their disagreements, but their differences overshadowed her talks with…

Itunuoluwa April 25, 2017

Ivanka Trump receives boos and hisses from audience at W-20 summit in Berlin (WATCH)

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Ivanka Trump's Berlin trip has a jam-packed day, including panel appearances and dinner with Merkel. This is her first international trip since her father assumed office. Merkel invited…

Itunuoluwa April 24, 2017

W20 Summit: Ivanka Trump to make first foreign trip

by Itunuoluwa Adebo First daughter Ivanka Trump is set to make her first appearance on the world stage Tuesday with her trip to attend the W20 Summit in Germany, where…

Azeez April 21, 2017

Just In: Germany arrests suspected Dortmund team bus attacker

The German Police on Friday arrested the suspect linked to a bomb attack on Borrusia Dortmund's team bus, prosecutor's office has said. The prosecutor office confirmed that his motive was…

Tolu April 8, 2017

N448m cash found in a shopping plaza, 12000 deportees | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N448 million - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) uncovered this amount worth of cash stashed in several Ghana Must Go bags in a shopping plaza in Victoria Island,…

Azeez April 8, 2017

German authorities deport ISIS suspect to Nigeria

An alleged ISIS suspect, deemed dangerous by German authorities was among the 50 persons recently expelled from eight European countries. The deportees, who were arrested in Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Luxembourg,…

Oludolapo Adelana April 6, 2017

Super Eagles ranked 40th in latest FIFA ranking

by Dolapo Adelana The Super Eagles are now ranked the 40th best team in men's football. In the latest ranking by world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria moved a step…

Azeez April 4, 2017

Germany to repatriate 12,000 Nigerians seeking asylum

The German government has started plans to deport 12,000 Nigerians who are seeking assylum in the country. Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Affairs, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,…

Itunuoluwa April 3, 2017

“I really liked her, she said the same thing to me” | Trump discusses meeting with Angela Merkel and his infamous tweets

by Itunuoluwa Adebo President Trump, in an interview with Financial Times published Sunday, addressed his very world famous Twitter account, saying he doesn't regret any of his messages, including his…

Itunuoluwa March 28, 2017

‘Daddy’s girl’ Ivanka Trump invited to Germany on White House visit

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Angela Merkel ,German Chancellor has reportedly invited Ivanka Trump to visit the European country on an official White House visit, according to Der Spiegel on Saturday. According…

Op-ed Editor March 24, 2017

Opinion: Major takeaways from Saraki’s trip to Germany and Morocco

by Wale Bakare On the 8th of March, 2017, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, made history by becoming the first sitting Nigerian Senate President to visit the German Bundesrat since…

Azeez March 17, 2017

Trump, Merkel hold talks in White House

US President Donald Trump on Friday held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House The White House disclosed the meeting between the two leaders. The two leaders…

Op-ed Editor February 7, 2017

Opinion: Like Hitler, like Trump?

by Ogbonna Nwuke It wasn't really supposed to be easy either for America or for a world order that has evolved over time. The signs had been there right from…

Tolu January 14, 2017

Eye on Ambode: Lagos governor promises to transform Yaba into Nigeria’s Silicon Valley, more

It's another weekend and we bring you a recap of the activities of Lagos state's Governor Akinwunmi Ambode through the week. We'll begin from Wednesday when the governor received His…

Roqeebah January 11, 2017

Where is Pat Attah?

Remember Patrick Uchenna Attah? He was one of the Nollywood stars of the 1990s. Some of the movies under his belt include Extreme Measure in 2006, Extreme Measure 2 in…

Tolu December 24, 2016

N1.05bn for foreign trips, 140 deportees | The 5 numbers that mattered this week

N1.05billion - The amount of money budgeted for President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo's foreign trips in 2017. 1,880 - The number of women and children rescued from…

Azeez December 19, 2016

Germany donates €3m, equipment for fight against insurgency

The German government on Sunday donated the sum of €3m and some equipment for the fight against insurgency in the North East. Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali received the equipments…

Azeez November 12, 2016

Kogi governor Yahaya Bello returns to Nigeria after health rumours

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello has returned to Nigeria after he was alleged to ave traveled to Germany for an eye surgery. However, his media aide debunked the rumour saying…

Oludolapo Adelana November 8, 2016

Kogi gov, Bello in Germany for eye surgery

On Monday news about the health status of Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello broke. Some believe he was ill, while others say he is not. But findings by The Punch show that…

Op-ed Editor October 25, 2016

Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfenwa: Gender distractions- let’s get over ourselves and get busy [NEW VOICES]

by Ayodotun Rotimi-Akinfewa That we live in interesting times is no news. On one end, a woman has a fighting chance at being the most powerful individual in the world…

Op-ed Editor October 20, 2016

Opinion: President Buhari’s comments on his wife and the future of Nigerian women

by Richard Romanus Quite a lot of reactions have continued to trail, President Mohammadu Buhari's comments on the wife in far away Germany where he was reported to have told…

Roqeebah October 18, 2016

After meetings with Buhari, Merkel closes her doors to Nigerian migrants

It only been three days after the Germany-Nigeria bilateral talks that somehow got overshadowed by the domestic squabble between President Buhari and his wife, Aisha Buhari over totally unrelated matters.…

Azeez October 16, 2016

Buhari didn’t travel to Germany for medicals – Okorocha

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha on Sunday dismissed a statement that President Muhammadu Buhari traveled to Germany to seek medical attention to an undisclosed ailment. A former lawmaker, Dr Junaid…

Tolu October 16, 2016

Dear Garba Shehu, do you still claim Buhari was ‘only joking’?

by Akan Ido It must be hard to be President Muhammadu Buhari's spokesman right now. Very hard. Working overtime cracking permutations to get the right twist on every wrong statement…