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Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, hit back at Joe Biden after the US President confronted him about the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a meeting between the two leaders on Friday. In the meeting, Bin Salman, also known as MBS, denied responsibility for the killing of Khashoggi at the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. Biden said he …

Saudi Arabia on Friday opened its airspace to all civilian carriers, including all flights to and from Israel, in a step toward normalizing relations between the two nations as US President Joe Biden tours the Middle East. In a statement shared hours before he was due to fly directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia, Biden hailed the kingdom’s decision, saying that …

It is his first journey to the Middle East since taking office. Mr Biden will also meet the Palestinian president as well as Israeli and Saudi leaders. Palestinians have expressed frustration that the US has not done more for them since his presidency began in 2021. But the main focus will be on his Saudi trip due to tensions over …

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, greets President Joe Biden, with a fist bump after his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 15, 2022. (Saudi Press Agency via AP) JEDDAH — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes US President Joe Biden at the Al Salam Royal Palace in Jeddah. …

Legal advisers to Vigeo Power Limited, majority shareholders of Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), have commenced contempt proceedings against defaulters over the takeover of the company. According to a statement yesterday, the law firm of Kunle Adegoke (SAN), lawyers to VigeoPower Limited, said the contempt proceedings became imperative because the attention of its client had been drawn to a …

“The Buhari administration in suspending the operations of Twitter violates the rights of SERAP and 176 concerned Nigerians to the enjoyment of freedom of expression, access to information and the media, as well as the right to fair hearing.” Following a suit by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 176 concerned Nigerians, the ECOWAS Court has “declared unlawful the suspension …

NNEWI —The Indigenous People of Biafra has cautioned the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, to cancel her planned visit to the South-East. The group made the call after it raised the alarm over an alleged plot to assassinate the envoy during her visit. According to IPOB, which claimed it got the information through its intelligence arm, the M-Branch, …

Baba Ijesha’s rape trial lasted over 12 months since his arrest and arraignment in June 2021. An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Baba Ijesha’s rape trial lasted over 12 months since his arrest and arraignment in June 2021. Since April 22, 2022, Baba Ijesha has …

…wants Shettima, Baba-Ahmed barred as VP candidates, joins Okupe, Masari, LP in suit The Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively. The PDP is …

“The nature of PDP and the APC is about sharing and that guarantees that Nigeria will fail as a country.” A Nigerian economist, Pat Utomi, has said the Labour Party (LP) has a better structure than the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Utomi, a member of the LP, stated this when he appeared as a guest …