Politics International

By Henry Ubus. The strategic Strait of Hormuz continues to pose significant challenges to global trade and energy security despite a reduction in military tensions in the Middle East, according to conflict resolution scholar Kenneth Yugbovwre. Yugbovwre, who holds an M.Phil. in Conflict Resolution from Trinity College Dublin and resides in Sweden, said the world’s most important oil transit route has yet to return to normal shipping operations, leaving international markets vulnerable to continued uncertainty….

The President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, announced late Thursday night that American forces carried out what he described as a “powerful and decisive” military strike against ISIS-affiliated militants in Northwest Nigeria. In a statement released from the White House, President Trump said the operation targeted extremist elements accused of orchestrating repeated attacks and killings in the region, particularly against Christian communities. He said the U.S. had “previously warned” the militants to halt…

The Coordinator of the Revolutionary Waive Third-Term Campaign for the Federal House of Representatives, Udu/Ughelli North and South Constituency, Chief Freeborn Ayoma, the Otota of Iwhrekreka Community, has appealed to aspirants from Udu Kingdom nursing ambitions for the House of Representatives to shelve their aspirations and support the re-election of Hon. Rev. Francis Waive for a third term. Ayoma urged stakeholders to place collective development above personal ambition, stressing that Rev. Waive, who is maternally…