Tag: Bill Ackman

Turkey halts all trade with Israel until permanent Gaza ceasefire, taking relations to all time low

The Republic of Turkey says it will not resume trade with Israel, worth $7 billion a year until a permanent ceasefire and humanitarian aid are secured in Gaza. With this move announced Friday, May 3, Turkey becomes the first of...

Russian troops enter base housing US soldiers in Niger Republic, weeks after US troops were ordered to leave the West African nation

Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, according to a new report by Reuters. The move comes following a decision by Niger's junta to expel the nearly 1,000 US military personnel from...

Saudi Arabia steps up arrests of its citizens who comment against Israel’s war on social media

Saudi Arabia has reportedly stepped up arrests of its citizens who comment against Israel over the war in Gaza, despite Riyadh having no relations with Israel. Recent detentions have included an executive for a company involved in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s...

Court remands tenant for setting landlord’s house on fire in Ibadan

An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Dickson Peter, be remanded in a correction facility for allegedly setting his landlord’s house on fire. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the police...

We won’t blame Buhari for our failures – Shettima

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has said that the Tinubu administration won't be blaming the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari for the challenges it encountered after taking over. In his speech at the second Chronicle Roundtable, organised by the 21st Century Chronicle,...