By Gbenga Oresanya, In a decisive and near-unprecedented move, King Charles III has formally stripped his younger brother, Prince Andrew, of all remaining royal titles, honours, and privileges, and ordered him to vacate his long-term residence, the 30-room Royal Lodge on the Windsor estate. The announcement from Buckingham Palace marks the final, conclusive stage of […]

TheLeadWay Reports, Chinese supporters hold South Korean and China’s flags in Busan. “Both sides achieved something, but they came into this with different leverage,” says Jason Bedford, an investment analyst who follows the Chinese economy closely. I was watching the body language on the screen during the meeting – and it was very different between […]

By Nancy Okojie, President Donald Trump said Monday he “would love” to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his current Asia trip. The North Korean leader has said he would be open to meeting the US president if Washington drops its demand that Pyongyang give up its nuclear arsenal. North Korea’s leader Kim […]

By Nancy Okojie, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya on Monday was declared the winner of the country’s presidential election, securing 53.66% of the vote, according to official results announced by the Constitutional Council. At 92, Biya is the world’s oldest leader. With his re-election, he can now govern until 2032. Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, the […]

By Gbenga Oresanya, Doubts over whether Ankara will be part of 5,000-strong force to be deployed to prevent postwar power vacuum. Turkey will probably be excluded from the 5,000-strong stabilisation force that is to be set up inside Gaza after Israel made clear it did not want Turkish troops taking part. Marco Rubio, the US […]

By Gbenga Oresanya, In a somber but significant development, the bodies of approximately 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been repatriated from Russia. This exchange, which also saw Russia receive the remains of a number of its own fallen soldiers numbering 19, is one of the largest single repatriations of war dead since the onset of the […]

By Gbenga Oresanya, In a dramatic climax to weeks of youth-led anti-government protests, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, commander of an elite army unit, was sworn in as the President of Madagascar on Friday. The ceremony formalized a military takeover that saw former President Andry Rajoelina flee the Indian Ocean island nation and subsequently impeached by lawmakers. […]

BBC, Before last weekend, if you’d have asked about Col Michael Randrianirina on the island of Madagascar, you’d have got a lot of blank looks. In just three days, however, he has become arguably the most powerful person in country. Randrianirina’s sudden ascent began on Saturday, when as the head of Madagascar’s elite CAPSAT army […]

Cameroon’s political landscape was jolted on October 14, 2025, when opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared victory in the country’s presidential election—despite official results still pending. The announcement has intensified tensions in a nation long governed by President Paul Biya, who seeks eighth term holding power since 1982. Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has […]

By Gbenga Oresanya, In a landmark moment for Middle East diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year Gaza war following the successful exchange of the last living Israeli hostages for nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees. The announcement marks a pivotal turning point in a conflict that has devastated communities across Israel and […]