By Usman Aliyu Benin, Nov. 3, 2022 No fewer than 40,000 delegates from around the world are to participate in the 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), otherwise known as COP27. A statement issued by the COP27 Communication Team on Thursday, said the summit was expected to …
Read More »Clear victory for Israel’s Netanyahu with 97% of vote counted
Tel Aviv, Nov.2, 2022 The conservative bloc of Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu is set for a clear election victory on Wednesday, with 86 per cent of the votes counted. His right-wing religious camp has managed to secure a majority of 65 of the 120 seats in parliament, according to …
Read More »Reps rejects foreign affairs 2023 budget
By EricJames Ochigbo Abuja, Nov. 2, 2022 The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has resolved not to consider the 2023 budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until it complies fully with the 2022 Appropriation Act. The Chairman of the committee, Rep. Yakub Buba (APC-Adamawa) revealed the position …
Read More »Terrorism is top priority as Ghana assumes Presidency of UN Security Council
Amb. Harold Agyeman, Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations in New York briefing Correspondents on Tuesday at UN headquarters on the programme of work and Ghana’s priorities for November. By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 2, 2022 Ghana on Tuesday assumed the Presidency of the United Nations (UN) …
Read More »Davido’s son’s death: Osun State PDP suspends political activities
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Osun State Chapter has suspended political activities for the week following the death of the son of Afrobeats superstar Davido’s son, Ifeanyi, on Monday October 31. Davido, cousin to Osun Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, according to multiple reports, already confirmed by the Police, lost his son, …
Read More »Defend democracy, fight for it – UN Deputy Secretary General, Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed urges youths; Says democracy belongs to the young
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed with participants at the youth local leadership event to advance the SDGs Dialogue in Madrid, Spain. Photo UN By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 1, 2022 UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has told youth advocates in Spain that the UN belongs to them, urging them …
Read More »No plan to remove INEC Chairman – Femi Adesina
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Nov. 1, 2022 The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, has dismissed speculations of a plan to remove the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and stop the use of Bimodal Voter Registration System (BVAS) in the 2023 general …
Read More »Osinbajo rallies D-8 countries on just energy transition
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Nov. 1, 2022 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for developing countries to foster closer ties and refocus attention on trade and energy access for the benefit of the people. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice …
Read More »Police question 8 Davido’s domestic staff over son’s death
By Moses Omorogieva Lagos, Nov. 1, 2022 The police in Lagos State say eight domestic staff of David Adedeji, popularly known by his stage name Davido, have been taken to the station for questioning over the death his son, Ifeanyi. The command’s spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed this to the …
Read More »20 to 40 million people subjected to modern slavery annually – Abdulganiyu Abubakar, NACTAL President
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto. An estimated 20 to 40 million people annually are being subjected to modern slavery globally, Abdulganiyu Abubakar has said. Abubakar, the National President of Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL), further stated that, trafficking under whatever guise is a gross human rights violation. According to him, …
Read More »Why we support African Medical Centre of Excellence – Afreximbank
By Emmanuel Afonne Abuja, Dec. 8, 2021 Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman, Board of Directors, Afreximbank, has said that his ill-health in 2013 and the medical attention he received triggered his support for the construction of African Medical Centre of Excellence (AMCE). Oramah said this on Tuesday, in Abuja …
Read More »Buhari, in Owerri, urges Police to remain neutral, ensure peaceful outcome of 2023 elections; Goes off to London
President Muhammadu Buhari leaves for London, United Kingdom, today, October 31, 2022, for routine medical check-up. He returns to the country in the second week of November 2022, according to a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity). Meanwhile, declaring open a three-day Conference and Retreat for Senior Police …
Read More »America’s Abuja evacuation By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 31 October, 2022 Ancient Greek and Roman authors wrote about a lost city called Helike (Helice) which suffered utter destruction in 373 BC. I remembered reading about this capital city when the American government evacuated its officials from Abuja last week and the regime of denial in Abuja asked …
Read More »Insecurity: Turkish drones, helicopters arrive Nigeria soon – Ambassador
By Lizzy Okoji Abuja, Oct. 29, 2022 Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, has said that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of efforts to strengthen the security architecture of the country. Bayraktar made this known during the commemoration of …
Read More »Nigerian Diaspora organisation honours 11-year-old girl, 13 others in New Jersey, U.S.A
By Cecilia Ologunagba New Jersey, Oct. 21, 2022 Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) New Jersey Chapter has honoured 14 Nigerians, including an 11-year-old girl, Delight Ekwerike, for their outstanding services to the Nigerian community and to humanity. The NIDO chapter gave the awards at Newark, New Jersey, U.S.A at a …
Read More »Nigeria’s envoy in New York wants sister city relations with Newark renewed; Mayor Baraka calls for teaching of African history in schools
Amb. Lot Egopija, Consul General of Nigeria in New York speaking at the flag raising ceremony at Newark, New Jersey to commemorate the 62nd Independence Day anniversary. By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Oct 22, 2022 The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, USA, Amb. Lot Egopija, has pledged to …
Read More »Flamingos need focus to beat Germany, Galadima says
By Georgina Adegbie Abuja, Oct. 29, 2022 Ibrahim Galadima, Chairman of Kano State Sports Commission, says the Flamingos need focus to excel in their third-place match against Germany on Sunday at the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. Galadima told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday that the team …
Read More »Former NIDO-Americas boss decries treatment of Nigerians seeking UAE visas
By Fortune Abang Beijing, Oct. 29, 2022 Mr. Obed Monago, a former Chair of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA), has decried the poor treatment meted out to Nigerians seeking the visas of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Monago made this known on Saturday in a telephone interview with the …
Read More »Inside the soul of Seoul By Femi Adesina
We set forth at dawn, because ahead lay a long haul journey. Fifteen hours of flying, as we headed to Seoul, South Korea, to attend the first World Bio Summit. It was not the longest journey one had taken. We had been to Japan, which was 16 hours. As much …
Read More »Buhari returns to Abuja from South Korea after World Bio Summit 2022
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Oct. 28, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after attending the First World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft carrying the president and members of his entourage landed at the Presidential Wing of …
Read More »You’re the faces of Nigeria, Buhari tells Nigerians in South Korea; Restates commitment to deepening democracy
President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday in Seoul, Republic of Korea, reminded Nigerians resident in the Asian country that they are the “faces of Nigeria,” and should endeavour to project a positive image of the country through their actions, characters, conducts and general comportments. The President stated this during an interactive meeting …
Read More »Zenith Bank surmounts macroeconomic headwinds with double-digit growth in gross earnings in Q3 2022
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2022, recording a remarkable double-digit growth of 20% in gross earnings from NGN518.7 billion reported in Q3 2021 to NGN620.6 billion in Q3 2022. This performance demonstrates the Group’s resilience against a challenging macroeconomic environment. …
Read More »Final farewell for Late Nneoma Comfort Eneregbu as Matriarch, aged 92, goes home on Saturday, October 29, 2022
The family of late Pa Benson Amaefula Eneregbu of Umukelalu Umuoshi Avutu in Obowo Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria and their relatives, friends and associates world-wide will be bidding the Matriarch of the family, Late Mrs. (Nneoma) Comfort Awubiriuwa Eneregbu(nee Umunna) a final farewell on Saturday, October 29, …
Read More »Africa’s economy: Issues and way forward By Dr. Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed
Being the contributions of Abubakar Sokoto Mohammed, mni, Department of Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria at an INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICA’S ECONOMY. THEME: “AFRICA’S ECONOMY: THE WAY FORWARD.” Organized by Global Patriot Newspapers, VENUE: The Rotunda, Newark City Hall, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America. DATE: Saturday, 22nd October 2022. Characteristics …
Read More »Briturkey, Britaly and fear of Britainistan By Azu Ishiekwene
In a widely shared story last week, The Economist likened the political carnage in Britain to the situation in Italy in the 1940s. Italy was a major theatre of the First World War at the end of which the country was in ruins. It is so unstable that in spite of the …
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