Nigeria has once again reaffirmed its commitment to the One China Policy as recognized by the United Nations. This position was contained in a statement made on Tuesday by the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Nigeria-China Relations, Ja’afaru Yakubu. It followed concerns that the recent election in China’s Taiwan region or its […]
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Apart from the United States and its European allies, a growing list of countries, political parties, trade unions and rights groups from around the world have come forward to back South Africa’s genocide allegation against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). South Africa accuses Israel of violating the 1948 Genocide Convention: “South Africa […]
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The government of the United Kingdom has appointed Ms Cynthia Rowe as the Development Director for the British High Commission in Nigeria. The British High Commission Communications Office in Abuja said on Thursday Rowe takes over from Mr Christopher Prycroft who recently concluded four years as Development Director of the mission in Nigeria. According to […]
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Former Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma was allowed to see a doctor in Nigeria. According to a BBC report, he received permission from Sierra Leone’s Supreme Court. Mr. Koroma was arrested and charged with treason, false conviction of treason, and two counts of suspicion. He was later granted bail that did not allow him to […]
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The Nigerian High Commission (NHC) has warned its citizens in Kenya, urging them to remain vigilant and refrain from unnecessary movements following the tragic incident in Roysambu. The incident involved a Nigerian national who was named as the main suspect in the murder of Rita Waeni Muendo, a 20-year-old student of Jomo Kenyatta University of Arts and Technology (JKUAT). The commission official stressed that […]
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An event commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.’s (MLK) Day in Abuja on Monday focused on the need for the Nigerian government and citizens to play active roles in the protection of human and civil rights in the country. Martin Luther King Jr.’s (MLK) Day is officially the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, an American […]
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The Royal Court in Jersey, an island of the United Kingdom, has seized nearly $9 million embezzled by Nigerian government officials under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. The funds, hidden in a Jersey bank account, were part of a broader corrupt scheme involving the misappropriation of government funds intended for arms and aviation equipment purchases to combat […]
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The Defence Adviser, Brigadier General Oseni Omoh Braimah, along with his spouse, hosted a reception in Islamabad to commemorate the Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day. Vice Admiral Abid Hameed Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), the Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Material), attended as the chief guest. The event was graced by high commissioners, ambassadors, senior military officers of […]
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The Senator representing Kebbi Central Senatorial District of Nigeria, Senator Adamu Aliero, had said that the closure of the Nigeria/Niger Republic border is unwarranted and unnecessary as it is causing enormous hardship and business losses for Nigerians. Senator Aliero, who said this in an interview with Arise News Television on Tuesday said that the border […]
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British energy major Shell has agreed to sell its Nigerian onshore oil and gas subsidiary in Nigeria to a consortium of five mostly local companies for up to $2.4-billion, after nearly a century of operations there. Active in the West African country since the 1930s, Shell has struggled for years with hundreds of oil spills […]
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