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Washington, April 11, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden is set to fly to Belfast today, Tuesday at the start of a visit to Northern Ireland and Ireland. Biden is expected to arrive in the Northern Irish capital on Tuesday evening to start his programme on Wednesday, when he will meet …

Hanoi, April 11, 2023 Ahead of the trial of prominent Vietnamese activist and independent journalist Nguyen Lan Thang, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International on Wednesday called for all charges against him to be dropped. Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, made the call in a statement on …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 11, 2023 The Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa (ASR Africa) Initiative has awarded a grant of N250 million to the Federal College of Education, Technical (FCET) in Gusau, Zamfara, under its Tertiary Education Grant Scheme (TEGS), The project also falls under ASR Africa special gender …

Miami (U.S.), April 9, 2023 Israel Adesanya pulled off a stunning knockout win over Alex Pereira to reclaim the middleweight crown at UFC 287 at the Kaseya Centre on Saturday. He downed the Brazilian in the second round to avenge his only UFC defeat at middleweight. After a cagey opening …

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has hailed Chief Chekwas Okorie (Ojeozi Ndigbo), on his 70th birthday for all he represents, stressing that the Abia State-born political and cultural icon has “achieved greatness through a robust audacity, ingenuity, dispositional humility, political sagacity, generosity, character comeliness, physical prowess and socio-cultural etiquette.” The apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, …

With the Australia/New Zealand 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in sight, Nigeria and Haiti were involved in a preparatory game on Friday April 7 in Antalaya Turkey. Nigeria’s Super Falcons defeated Haiti 2-1 courtesy of goals from Esther Okoronkwo and Asisat Oshoala In the match, the first between Nigeria and …

Apex pan Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has knocked the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for describing the February 25, 2023, presidential election as the “fairest, most transparent and most authentic in the history of Nigeria” and for levelling allegations of “treason and inviting insurrection” against the Presidential …

The Africana Institute of Essex County College, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) hosted the 5th Annual African Spirituality Conference on Saturday, April 1, 2023 with experts from different parts of the world participating in person or virtually. The unique Conference focused on Mental Health, Healthy Bodies and …

A group of Nigerians have written to President Joe Biden of the United States of America (USA), the United States Congress and the Secretary of State, Tony Blinken denouncing the February 25 and March 18, 2023, elections and demanding the intervention of the US government to save Nigeria’s democracy, which …

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) will begin activities marking its 26th Anniversary this weekend. According to a notice by Pastor (Dr.) Toyin Laoye, Pastor-in-charge of the Region, the program, which has as its theme, “Mighty God” (Zephaniah 3:17), …

By Taiye Olayemi Lagos, April 6, 2023 Spotify, a global online streaming platform, has revealed the top ten Nigerian Easter favourite gospel music. Victor Okpala, Artist and Label Partnerships Manager, West Africa for Spotify, in a statement on Thursday said that data from the platform showed listenership trends around gospel music from …

The Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is set to formally petition President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly over the killings, maiming and destruction of the properties of Ndigbo in Lagos during and after the March 18, 2023, Governorship and State Assembly elections. This is part of the resolutions …

Lolo (Mrs.) Dorathy Ngozi Okeke turns 70 and the Red Carpet is being rolled out to give her a befitting landmark birthday celebration in the United States of America (USA). According to a notice by her husband, Chief Uzor Okeke of Obowo, Imo State, Nigeria, all roads will lead to …

Lisbon, April 5, 2023 Aleksander Ceferin was re-elected president of European football governing body UEFA unopposed during its Ordinary Congress in Lisbon on Wednesday. The Slovenian has been re-elected for a four-year term until 2027. Ceferin was elected UEFA’s seventh president in 2016 to replace Michel Platini. The Frenchman had …

    Elder (Mrs.) Sophia Mojisola Faniyan, the mother of Pastor (Dr.) Toyin Laoye, the Pastor-in-Charge of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Region 15, The Americas, Dominion Cathedral, Orange, New Jersey, United States of America (USA), turned 90 on March 24, 2023. A landmark event, Madam Faniyan was …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, April 4, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has clarified that the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, Edo were meant for deployment for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known in a …

The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi, has described the current trips round the world of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, which he claims is to tell the foreign countries the “true story” of the elections in …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, April 4, 2023 Former U.S President, Donald Trump, and front-runner for the Republican nomination in 2024 has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump pleaded not guilty when he appeared at Manhattan Criminal Courthouse on Tuesday …

By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, April 4, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has clarified that the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping fighting vehicles and equipment sighted recently in Benin, Edo were meant for deployment for peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known in a …

Stuttgart (Germany), April 3, 2023 A German village has elected a Syrian refugee as its new Mayor with an absolute majority of 55.41per cent of the votes. The municipality announced the winner on Sunday evening. Ryyan Alshebl, 29, who fled Syria in 2015, stood as a non-party candidate to become …

Nestlé Nigeria has trained over 750 children, beneficiaries of the Nestlé for Healthier Kids (N4HK) program in six primary schools in Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory. Now in its third season, Nestlé Sustainability Training for Kids is implemented in collaboration with the International Climate Change Development Initiative (ICCDI). …

Anyone who has ever walked through life, on a path littered with pathos and thorns, truly knows that hope is a beautiful thing. Hope is the one thing that makes you hum a song still, even when your tongues are parched and your chords are singed by the surrounding misery. …

London, April 2, 2023 Chelsea have sacked manager Graham Potter, the London-based football club said on Sunday after a string of poor results left the team 11th in the English Premier League (EPL). Potter had been signed by Chelsea’s new owners in September after they prised him away from Brighton …

Washington, DC. Saturday, April 1, 2023. A United States of America (USA)-based group, the Nigerian American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD), has warned a group of All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters in the US against disrupting its protest holding on the grounds of the White House, the Capitol and …