Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River has said his government will no longer wait for the Federal Government to pay compensations to landowners whose ancestral structures were affected by the ongoing reconstruction of the Calabar-Uyo federal highway. The …
German defence minister in Paris for deal on future weapons system
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Paris on Friday for final talks on a joint Franco-German armaments project worth billions of euros. Pistorius and French Defence Minister Sébastien Lecornu are expected to sign a memorandum of understa…
Hundreds of bombs defused in old Athens airport
Greek army experts have defused 314 bombs in an underground storage room at the old Athens airport, which has been closed since 2001. As the Athens newspaper Kathimerini reported on Friday, citing experts from the landmine clearance battalion (TENX), t…
Fórmula 1.- Haas confirma la marcha de Nico Hülkenberg al término de esta temporada del Mundial de F-1
Haas confirmó este viernes que el piloto alemán de 36 años Nico Hülkenberg no continuará en el equipo estadounidense una vez que concluya esta temporada 2024 del Mundial de Fórmula 1, en la que de momento ha sumado puntos en tres de los cinco Grandes P…
Hülkenberg to part ways with Haas and join Sauber in 2025
German Formula One driver Nico Hülkenberg will part ways with Haas when his contract expires at the end of the 2024 season and join Sauber from 2025, both teams said on Friday. Hülkenberg joined Haas in 2023 after a three-year absence from F1. He’s cur…
Regular fireworks show to begin May Day, as Hong Kong links up with mainland China influencers to boost tourism
A marine pyrotechnic display will take place across Victoria Harbour during next Wednesday’s May Day public holiday, kicking off a campaign of monthly fireworks shows to boost tourism, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced. In a statement re…
Michael Gove’s plan for 150,000 homes in Cambridge region is declared ‘foolish’
The Conservatives’ Parliamentary candidate for South Cambridgeshire believes the government’s ambition of building 150,000 homes in the Cambridge region will eventually end up much closer to the 50,000 already proposed for the next two decades. But his…
U-turn over sale of former Mill Road Library in Cambridge
After an outcry from community groups and fundraisers, and questions by the Cambridge Independent, Cambridgeshire County Council has made a sudden U-turn on its plans to shorten the deadline for bids to buy the former Mill Road Library. The historic li…
NATO chief: China must cease support for Russia to maintain good Western relations
“Russia’s friends in Asia are crucial to its war effort, with China at the forefront,” Stoltenberg said, highlighting that Beijing has been supplying high-end technology and dual-use items such as semiconductors to Russia. “Last year, Russia imported 9…
Erik ten Hag lined up for sensational Ajax return – report
By Sean Walsh Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag could return to Ajax ahead of the 2024/25 season after making their final three-man shortlist of potential new head coaches, a report in the Netherlands claims. Ten Hag is under increasing pressure a…