He said, “It is shocking that an estimated over Five thousand (5000) Nigerians in which over 98% are youth of average age of 25 to 50 years, and 95% are innocent Nigerians languishing in thirteen (13) prisons in Benin Republic” A sociocultural group, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has alleged that over 5,000 Nigerian […]
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His Excellency, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh is the Ambassador of Palestine to Nigeria. In this Exclusive Interview with Diplomat Nigeria Newspaper, the Envoy says Nigeria can utilize its political weight to full capacity and play a crucial role in putting an end to the ongoing genocide in Gaza. If anyone doubts that the US […]
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The British High Commissioner to Nigeria has explained how the United Kingdom is collaborating with Nigeria in the security sector. Richard Montgomery also paid tribute to the Nigerian government on her Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The day was set aside to celebrate patriotic soldiers who lost their lives in defence of the nation. In a […]
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AdminUN to Fund African Union-Led Peace Missions The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution on the financing of African Union-led peace support operations, a decision welcomed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. In a post on X on Tuesday, December 26, Guterres called it a “ground-breaking resolution [which] will help address a […]
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Burkina Faso Opposition Leader Goes Missing In early November, the Burkina military drafted the 70-year-old Ouedraogo intending to send him to the front to assist in “the fight against terrorism” in the country, where a jihadist insurgency has raged for years. Burkina Faso’s former foreign minister-turned-opposition-leader has been missing for three days after being […]
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A West African delegation led by the leaders of Senegal and Ghana were in Sierra Leone on Saturday to lay the groundwork for a “security mission” in the wake of an alleged coup attempt in November. On November 26, armed attackers stormed a military armoury, two barracks, two prisons and two police stations, clashing with […]
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The United Nations Women has revealed that an estimated $1.5trillion has been lost globally as a result of different violence against women and the inability to allow women a level playing ground to contribute their quota to national development The deputy country representative of the UN Women, Mr Lansana Wonneh, said this at the joint […]
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No fewer than 60 migrants are feared to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. Citing survivors, the UN agency said on Saturday the vessel left the city of Zuwara with around 86 people on board. It said high waves swamped the boat and that […]
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Developing nations spent a record $443 billion in debt service payments in 2022, according to the World Bank, which warned the situation risks tipping more countries into crisis and setting off a “lost decade” of economic stagnation. The payments, which include principal and interest, rose by more than 5% from the previous year, the Washington-based […]
Continue ReadingA Russian delegation led by the deputy defence minister, Colonel-General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, met with Niger’s military leaders in Niamey on Monday, Nigerien authorities said, with the two countries agreeing to strengthen military cooperation. The trip was the first official visit by a member of the Russian government since the coup in Niger on July 26, […]
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