Monday, October 13, 2025

REGION

Nigeria’s Tinubu Attends Ghana’s Presidential Inauguration

  Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is attending the inauguration of Ghanaian President-elect John Mahama on January 7, 2025. This was contained in a statement on Sunday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana between 2011 and 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo […]

Finnish Government Releases Accomplices Of Dissidents

  TWO of the suspects arrested alongside Simon Ekpa have been released by the Finnish government, this newspaper has learned. Ekpa, arrested on November 21, 2024, along with four others, faced accusations of terror-related activities, including incitement to violence and financing terrorism in Nigeria. Following his arrest, he was remanded in prison by the Päijät-Häme […]

DIPLOMATIC SECTIONS

Saudi Alumni Tackles Development Issues In Nigeria, Chad, Gabon

  The Forum for Graduates of Saudi Universities in the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Neighboring Countries will commence its sessions this Monday in Abuja, under the patronage of Saudi universities. A statement from the Saudi said: “Over three days, the gathering will bring together Saudi-trained graduates from across Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Gabon, and other […]

Saudi Arabia’s KSrelief Conducts Life-Saving Cardiac Surgeries in Kano

  According to a statement made available to Diplomat.ng by the Saudi Arabian Embassy’s Muhammad Alshabi in Abuja, the five-day campaign, which ran from August 18 to 22, 2025, brought together a 25-member team of highly skilled Saudi medical volunteers who performed dozens of complex procedures with remarkable success.   The King Salman Humanitarian Aid […]

NEWS SECTION

Saudi Arabia Sponsors Nigerian Pilgrims For Umrah

  Ambassador Al-Ghamdi revealed that the Kingdom had invested over $100 billion in the recent expansion and modernisation of the Two Holy Mosques. According to him, these ambitious projects, encompassing state-of-the-art infrastructure, advanced crowd management systems, and cutting-edge technology, reflect Saudi Arabia’s commitment to accommodating the increasing number of pilgrims visiting Makkah and Madina each […]

Belarus Evacuates Diplomats From Syria

  All Belarusian diplomats have left Syria, and Minsk is grateful to Moscow for its assistance in their evacuation. This was announced by the press service of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, News.Az reports citing the TASS. “Given the current situation, the diplomats of the Belarusian embassy in Syria have been brought to Minsk. […]