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Germany's conservatives led by election winner Friedrich Merz held first talks Friday with the Social Democrats on forming a coalition government as the country faces multiple challenges at home and abroad. "The exploratory talks began in an open and constructive atmosphere," Merz's CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) said in a joint statement,…
5 Feb
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier had expressed skepticism about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to resettle Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip. “I only hear concerns here in the region,’’ he said at a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman on Wednesday during a visit to Jordan. Steinmeier said he was trying to choose…
9 Jan
Volkswagen vehicle deliveries fell 1.4 per cent year-on-year in 2024, the German carmaker said on Thursday, dragged down by fierce competition in China. The VW brand, part of the larger Volkswagen group which includes Audi and Lamborghini among others, sold some 4.8 million vehicles worldwide last year, it said in a statement. Deliveries rose around…
18 Nov
Austrian local police said on Monday that a German hiker died after falling from an alpine trail in the Austrian Alps. The incident took place near Bludenz, in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, on Sunday night, according to police. READ ALSO:Trump return won’t impact Iran-China ties: Khamenei aide The 54-year-old man, hiking with his wife…
16 Nov
Thousands of protesters marched in the western German city of Cologne on Saturday to demand the release of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish PKK militant group who was arrested 25 years ago. Amid signs of easing tensions between the Turkish government and the PKK, the demonstrators carried banners bearing the image of the…
12 Nov
Nearly four million German workers in the key electrical and metalworking sectors will receive pay increases after the country's biggest trade union struck a deal Tuesday with employers. The agreement hammered out by the IG Metall union averts fresh strikes at a time when Europe's top economy is struggling and is headed for early elections…
12 Nov
German prosecutors on Tuesday said that a 17-year-old had been arrested for plotting an Islamist terror attack, with media reports saying he wanted to target a Christmas market. He is suspected of "preparing a serious violent attack" and "conspiracy to commit murder", and had "extreme Islamist views", said the prosecutors in the northern state of…
27 Aug 2024
The Nigeria Football Federation announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician Bruno Labbadia to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men's National Team, the Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, stated on Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Sub-Committee to appoint…
27 Aug 2024
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. A statement by Ademola Olajire, NFF’s Director of Communications, quoted NFF General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, as saying in the early hours of Tuesday that Labbadia’s…
13 Mar 2024
A 56-year-old German man who tried to fake his own death in a staged boating accident on the Baltic Sea has been sentenced to more than three years in prison. The sentence came after being convicted of 14 counts of attempted insurance fraud. The man’s wife, meanwhile, was sentenced to two years’ probation on Wednesday…
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To foster stronger personal and professional connections with focus on communication in building fulfilling relationships the Bloom Up Conference 2025, convened by therapist and relationship coach Damilola Eric-Ojo, brought together relationship experts, professionals, and individuals at a conference, themed “Love Without Borders,”
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Nigeria is heading towards the "light at the end of the tunnel" as the country grinds through the second year of a cost-of-living crisis, President Bola Tinubu said Friday. The West African heavyweight has been beset with soaring inflation after Tinubu, elected in 2023, scrapped a costly fuel subsidy and liberalised the exchange rate for…
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India will finalise a "mutually beneficial" free trade deal with the European Union by the end of this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Friday after meeting with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. "We have asked our teams to work out a mutually beneficial bilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year,"…
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Nigerian music star, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu popularly known as Burna Boy, has broken his silence after being accused of failing to buy socialite Sophia Egbueje a Lamborghini. On Friday, February 28, 2025, the Grammy-winning singer took to his Instagram story, singing, "I no buy Lambo, is that why you're shouting?" His response has since stirred…
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A man who ran an illegal network of cryptocurrency ATMs was sentenced to four years in prison on Friday, in the first such criminal case in the UK. Such ATMs, which allow users to buy cryptocurrency or convert it into cash, are illegal to operate in the UK without approval from Britain's financial watchdog, the…
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Some electricity consumers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed concerns about the Federal Government’s plan to move Bands B and C to Band A. The consumers expressed their concerns to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday, stating that the move would lead to significant hardship for them. Mr Emmanuel…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command has paraded a couple in connection with alleged cultism, illegal drug dealings, cyber fraud and assault. This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesman, SC Tolulope Afolabi to newsmen on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. The suspects (names withheld) were arrested at Tosin Aluko park…
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday spoke to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, urging him to release a British citizen and activist jailed in Cairo, Downing Street said. "The prime minister discussed the case of British national Alaa Abd El-Fattah with President Sisi. He pressed for Alaa's release, having met his mother Laila Soueif…
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The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has described the impeached speaker, Mudashiru Obasa’s plenary with four lawmakers and the disruption of the assembly as a ‘show of shame’. Speaking to journalists after the court hearing at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Friday, Meranda said that a quorum in the Assembly…
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Lebanese on Friday conducted a delayed burial in a border village for more than 90 civilians and fighters from the Hezbollah movement who died during the war with Israel that ended with a November ceasefire. Under the truce, Israel had an initial 60 days, later extended to February 18, to pull out its troops from…