Category: Foreign News

PMB’s Address At UN General Assembly (Full Speech)

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York, drawing the attention of world leaders to major issues threatening global peace.   Specifically, the President drew attention to the conflicts in the Middle East, the plight of the Rohingya, and the effect of climate change on security in West Africa, among other issues.   He challenged his counterparts to embrace dialogue and collaborate to address the challenges.   Read his full speech below.   STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL…

South Sudan’s Rebel Group Accuses Govt Of Violating Ceasefire Deal

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South Sudan’s main rebel force SPLM-IO has accused government forces of attacking their defensive positions a day after both sides signed a peace deal, while the U.N. mission said one of its peacekeepers was shot and wounded by a government soldier. President Salva Kiir signed a peace agreement with rebel factions in the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday to end a civil war that has killed at least 50,000 people, displaced some three million and held up the country’s progress since it gained independence seven years ago. “The regime’s forces heavily…

John McCain: Obama, Bush lead Washington service

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Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush have paid tribute to Senator John McCain at a service at Washington’s National Cathedral. The Vietnam War hero, who became one of America’s most high-profile politicians, died a week ago from brain cancer at the age of 81. President Donald Trump did not attend the memorial service. The two Republicans had major differences, both personal and political. McCain’s family made it clear that Mr Trump was not welcome at memorial services in the state of Arizona – which McCain represented as senator…

UK repatriates £70m stolen by an unnamed Nigerian

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United Kingdom said it has repatriated £70 million stolen by an unnamed Nigerian citizen who was convicted in an Italian court. British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Paul Arkwright, who revealed this to reporters in Abuja on Monday, however, declined to disclose the identity of the person involved in the offence. He said, “There was an Italian court case with a particular person involved. A portion of the fund has been in the UK and that was the portion that was returned recently from the UK to Nigeria. So, it’s…

EXCLUSIVE: How Strange ‘Passport With White Powder’ Led To Shutdown Of US Embassy’s Abuja Consular Section

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The US Embassy shut down its consular operations in Abuja because it received a Nigerian passport that strangely contained an unusual amount of white powder, SaharaReporters can authoritatively report. The embassy announced the shutdown in a statement on its website on Tuesday — a day after one of its staff opened a passport for processing and discovered a sizeable portion of powder in it. The development sparked huge concerns about the potential damage to the staff member who opened the substance, and to others who may have been exposed to…

IPAYP Global Leadership Endorses Val De Mauris Academy Abuja

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An International partnership between Independent Pan African Youth Parliament and Val De Mauris Academy Abuja on Sustainable Development Goals has been brokered.   The partnership titled IPAYP SDG high school training center, an IPAYP’s initiative in Africa gave Val De Mauris Academy the opportunity to serve as West African high school SDG learning center.   Speaking after a youth education program in Mombasa Kenya, the Youth Parliament President Amb Obinna Sixtus Nwoke expressed his happiness and affirmed his confidence in Val De Mauris Academy.   The president said ” I…

SEVEN OUT OF 12 DETAINED NIGERIAN STUDENTS RELEASED IN BENIN REPUBLIC

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Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora,Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,has said Seven out of the 12 Nigerian students detained on allegations of Cybercrime have been released in Benin Republic.   In a statement through her media aide, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the findings were contained in a brief sent in by the Nigerian Ambassador in Benin Republic, Ambassador Kayode Oguntuase.   In a letter written to a petition by Ms Joke Kujenya from Katsina state UNICEF where it was alleged that over 50 Nigerian students were detained and…

Gambari Gets new UN Job

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The United Nations has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Gambari as a member of independent eminent experts on the implementation of the Durban Declaration and Promotion Action. The declaration was profoundly crafted by the UN to commit to ending racism and racial discrimination. It is designed to upholding the human rights of all people and to combating racial discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance, anti-Semitism and bigotry, including through enhanced implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The letter of appointment of the Chancellor of Kwara State University…

Dabiri-Erewa, Yakubu Canvass for Diaspora Voting

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Abuja,The hope of Nigerians in the Diaspora to vote was brighten as the duo of Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora and Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu canvassed for its early passage of the required laws by the National Assembly. The cheering news came on Thursday when Dabiri-Erewa paid a courtesy call on INEC Chairman in Abuja where the issue of Diaspora voting took the centre stage. The Presidential aide had told the Chairman that with the huge…

Dabiri-Erewa Asks S/African Authorities To Find Solution To Killing Of Nigerians

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Abike Dabiri – Erewa, the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora Affairs has asked South African authorities to find a solution to the rampant murder of Nigerians in the country. She spoke in reaction to the gruesome murder of Clement Nwaogu, a Nigerian who was roasted to death in Rustenburg, South Africa over the weekend. It will be recalled that 10 days ago another Nigerian, ThankGod Okoro, a 30-year-old Nigerian was also murdered. In a statement released in Abuja, the presidential aide urged the authorities in South…