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The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians not to despair over the agonizing situation in the country after 63 years of the country’s nationhood, but to remain resolute and hopeful that a new Nigeria is still …

By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Awka, Oct.1, 2023 Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, has renamed the state’s International Passenger and Cargo Airport after late Professor Chinua Achebe, a renowned novelist, to immortalise him for making an indelible mark on the history of human civilisation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Oct. 1, 2023 Justice Minister  Lateef Fagbemi has distanced the Federal Government from the N50 billion planned non prosecution plea bargain with the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria governor Godwin Emefiele. This is contained  in a statement signed by the Director of Information in the …

By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Oct. 1, 2023 President Bola Tinubu on Sunday served as the Special Guest of Honour at the change of Guards of the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The event was part of the 63rd Independence Anniversary with the theme “Nigeria @63, Renewed Hope for Unity and Prosperity”. …

Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria is presently in captivity and that everything must be done to rescue her from her captors, insisting that he entered the presidential race to offer the country the type of leadership that …

By Laolu Akande, New York (Empowered Newswire) As the United Nations General Assembly High-Level week proceeded, the idea of Africa as the next big business frontier of the world resounded with glaring ardour. Even the very fact that New York where all of the world’s attention is turned to about …

Mr. Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25, 2023 election, has thrown an open invitation to all his supporters in the United States of America (USA) and across the world, especially Nigerians and friends of Nigeria, to attend, on site or virtually, The Chinua …

By Peter Okolie Owerri, Sept. 28, 2023 The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okojo-Iweala, has urged South-East stakeholders to foster joint leadership in order to collectively tackle the challenges bedevilling the region. Okonjo-Iweala made the call in her keynote address to the South-East Summit on Security …

All roads lead to Princeton University, New Jersey, United States of America (USA) this weekend as the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 election in Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi, leads other distinguished personalities to discuss “The Trouble With Nigeria.” The program, holding tomorrow, Friday, September 29 …

ABUJA, SEPT. 27, 2023: Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the duo of Chinenye Ogwumike and Osagie Imasogie on their nomination into the Advisory Council on Africa Diaspora Engagement by President Joe Biden of the United States of America (USA). In a statement by the …

Abuja, Nigeria In the midst of the most severe diphtheria outbreak in recent global history, UNICEF Nigeria is sounding the alarm about the urgent need for widespread vaccination. The outbreak has so far resulted in over 11,500 suspected cases, more than 7,000 confirmed cases, and claimed the lives of 453 …

….’They call me a dreamer,’ Adeboye says in New York, as wife launches international education initiative By Empowered Newswire General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye and his wife, Pastor (Mrs.) Folu Adeboye were an important feature in New York where the annual …

 By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Sept. 25, 2023 Fire has gutted some parts of the chamber of one of the justices of the supreme court. The cause of the fire outbreak was yet to be ascertained at the time of filing the report. Operatives of the Federal Fire Service have long …

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stop embarrassing Nigerians with his desperate efforts to frustrate the release of his academic credentials from the Chicago State University (CSU). Frank,  in a statement issued in …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept 22, 2022 President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed New York after attending the 78th session high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Tinubu, while in New York, participated in some of …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 21, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has encouraged Nigerians in the U.S. to rise above failure by having a change of mind set for success in all their endeavors in life. Tinubu gave the advice at the Presidential Townhall Meeting with Nigerians in the diaspora …

All is set for the mega crusade of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in New York, United States of America (USA) holding tomorrow, Thursday, September 21, 2021. The General Overseer of the Church, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, who is already in town, will be ministering alongside other anointed ministers …

President Bola Tinubu delivering his speech to UN General Assembly in New York/ UN Photo By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 20, 2023 Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called on world leaders to affirm democratic governance as the best guarantor of the sovereign will and well-being of the people, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 19, 2023 President Bola Tinubu and some Nigerian political leaders were among world leaders that attended the opening of the General Debate of the 78th session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Tuesday in New York. The UN correspondent of the …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 19, 2023 UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, has proposed some actions to Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum to help stem migration flows and ensure that Africa’s youths have right conditions to fulfil their dreams. Mohammed made the call at the New York 2023 Nigeria …

By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Sept. 18, 2023 President Bola Tinubu and his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, have met on the sidelines  of the UN General Assembly to discuss stronger economic and regional ties. A statement on Monday in Abuja by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 18, 2023 President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu arrived at the JF Kennedy …

Natural gas should and will play a significant role in Africa’s energy mix to meet the demands arising from rapid population growth and economic expansion, as well as the need for affordable access to clean energy and supply security for industrialisation, according to Dr. Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director and Chief …

The Minister for Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Sunday tendered apology on the controversy which has trailed comments credited to her in a viral video concerning the sexual harassment scandal at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The Minister regretted her statement, saying she was committed to the justice and safeguarding …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Sept. 16, 2023 President Bola Tinubu will, on Monday, join world leaders to participate in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN 2023 Summit on SDGs) as the UN marks the halftime of the SDGs. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria …