The Rwanda High Commission in Nigeria has celebrated the 30th anniversary of its liberation, known as Kwibohora 30. The celebration marked a significant moment in Rwanda’s history, as it symbolises the end of genocide and the defeat of the oppressive regime that orchestrated it on July 4, 1994. This year’s theme, “Rwanda’s Journey Continues”, signifies […]
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Nigeria’s former Foreign Affairs minister, Bolaji Akinyemi, says Israel has lost its moral standing internationally, and its internal cohesion. In an interview with ARISE NEWS on Monday, Professor Akinyemi said the International Criminal Court (ICC) issue is causing Israel reputational damage. “Mossad has been going after ICC officials, blackmailing them, and even threatening their families […]
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Deputy Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has emerged as the acting Speaker of the Sixth Legislature of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Diplomat Nigeria reports that Senator Barau, who is the leader of the Nigerian delegation to the ECOWAS Parliament, emerged during […]
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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Tuesday, for Dakar, Senegal, to attend the inauguration of Africa’s youngest leader, Senegal’s President-elect, Bassirou Faye. The Presidency disclosed this in a statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, titled ‘President Tinubu to attend inauguration of Senegal’s President-elect Bassirou Faye.’ Tinubu, who is […]
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Nigeria’s Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said the federal government’s close alliance with the United States, the United Kingdom, and other super powers in the West is harmful to Nigeria. The former minister said the partnership that Nigeria is enjoying with its former colonial masters, the UK, and their allies is indirectly hampering […]
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AFTER weeks of political unrest, people in Senegal are voting for a new president. Seventeen candidates are on the ballot, each hoping to replace President Macky Sall who is barred from running again after reaching the two-term limit. The election had been due to take place last month, but Mr Sall postponed it, triggering […]
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The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack Wednesday on Niger’s army that it said had killed 30 soldiers. The group said in a statement carried by its Amaq news agency and posted on its Telegram channel that the soldiers were killed in an ambush on a convoy near the town of Teguey […]
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Nigeria’s House of Representatives has asked the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, to immediately halt the signing and implementation of a trade partnership with the United Kingdom (UK), which allows UK lawyers to practice within Nigeria. A motion by 49 lawmakers, pointed to recent reports and public outcry, over an alleged economic and […]
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Nigeria’s relations with Saudi Arabia are progressing well, according to outgoing Ambassador Yahaya Lawal. In an emotional message, Lawal told told newsmen recently that he would always consider Saudi Arabia his “second home.” “My assignment in Saudi Arabia has been extremely fruitful. I must say that it was very fulfilling as a career diplomat. I […]
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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel denounced that US-based terrorist groups are encouraging actions against the country’s internal order, taking advantage of the harsh situation the island is undergoing. According to a statement from the Cuban Embassy in Abuja, the Head of State also informed on X that some people have expressed their dissatisfaction with the deficit […]
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