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 […]
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 […]
A member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, is to visit Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Chad and Nigeria. The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning disclosed this at a virtual news conference organised by the Ministry on Friday in Beijing. According to her, […]
THE Nigeria’s Federal Government has proposed N53bn to renovate 103 foreign missions, this newspaper reports. The funds will cover various needs, including renovations of chanceries, staff quarters, ambassadors’ residences, purchase of office furniture, and official vehicles, among others. Allocations include N554m for the foreign mission in Abidjan; N812m for Banjul; N555m for Brazzaville; N558m for […]
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. […]
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has promised to share the Commission’s experience and make available relevant documents to help the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie, CENA of Benin Republic conduct their elections in 2026. Yakubu was addressing a visiting delegation from the Commission Electorale Nationale Autonomie, CENA of Benin Republic in Abuja […]
