Category: Foreign News

Gov Sani Bello bags Republic of Niger Highest National Award

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Niger state Governor,Abubakar Sani Bello was among eminent Nigerian personalities that were presented with the highest national honour award by the government of Republic of Niger.   The honour award which was part of activities marking the Natinal Day celebration of the Republic of Niger, took place at Toummo, Niamey. Speaking in an interview, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello expressed gratitude for the honour done to him and assured of his continous support and service delivery to humanity.   Earlier, the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum explained that…

NIDCOM Chair attends OACPS, receives rousing welcome in Angola

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) received a warm welcome in Angola at the ongoing 10th Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States, (OACPS) Diaspora forum made up of over 70 countries , to which she has been nominated as the Diaspora Champion, representing Nigeria. Hon. Dabiri-Erewa is joined by Her Excellency, Prof, Monique Oshame Ekpong, Nigeria Ambassador to Angola. Dabiri-Erewa nominated to Co-chair at the forum as “Diaspora Champion”, is participating as the first ever in the African Continent, to focus on Diaspora matters. NIDCOM was…

US court sentences Hushpuppi to 11 years jail term

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Nigerian serial fraudster, Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi, has been sentenced to 11 years in jail by the United States Central District Court in California over fraud and money laundering.   He will however spend only nine years in prison as he has already spent two years in custody in the US.   Hushpuppi was in June 2020 arrested in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, over an extensive fraud scheme that has robbed victims of their money in the U.S, Qatar, the United Kingdom, and other places.   He…

Dabiri-Erewa hails appointment of Trio of Madu,Banjoko, Ufodike into Canada’s Cabinet

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa, OON, has congratulated three Nigerians, Mr Kaycee Madu, Mr Akolisa Ufodike and Mrs Funke Banjoko on their respective recent appointments into Canada cabinet.   Mr Kaycee Madu has been appointed as Deputy Premier and Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions, Mr Akolisa Ufodike appointed as Deputy Minister at Alberta’s Ministry of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism while Mrs Funke Banjoko became the first black woman to be elected into the Regional Municipality of Wood Bufallo government, Mc Murray, Alberta, Canada, respectively.…

You Are the Faces Of Nigeria, Buhari tells Nigerians in South Korea

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President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Seoul, Republic of Korea, reminded Nigerians resident in the Asian country that they are the “faces of Nigeria,” and should endeavour to project a positive image of the country through their actions, characters, conducts and general comportments. The President stated this during an interactive meeting with the leadership and select members of the Nigerian Community as part of his engagements at the end of the First World Bio Summit 2022, while urging them to remain good ambassadors of Nigeria at all times. According to President…

Ukraine calls for expulsion of Russia from Red Cross

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The Red Cross should expel its Russian affiliate over its fundraising efforts to support the families of mobilized reservists and allegedly the reservists themselves, a senior Ukrainian official insisted on Tuesday.   Dmitry Lubinets, who holds the post of commissioner for human rights in Ukraine’s parliament, accused the Russian Red Cross of backing the partial mobilization, which was announced by President Vladimir Putin last month.     By providing assistance to the mobilization efforts, the organization “supports a bloody war” in Ukraine, he added. As a result, Lubinets claimed that…

Ex- Pentagon Chief dies at 68

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Ashton Carter, who served as Secretary of Defense under former US President Barack Obama, has passed away aged 68.   Carter oversaw the arming of Ukraine and the US intervention in Syria, and welcomed transgender troops to the US military.   Carter’s family announced his death on Tuesday, saying that the former Pentagon Chief suffered a heart attack the night before.   He left behind a wife and two children.

542 Stranded Nigerians return from United Arab Emirates

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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has received 542 Nigerian returnees from United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.   The head of press unit of NEMA, Manzo Ezekiel confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday morning.   Ezekiel said the returnees are made up of 79 males, 460 females and three children, arrived in Nigeria on Sunday morning.   He said they were examined by health administrators and profiled by relevant authorities, including the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), before they were given transport fares to…

Full text: Liz Truss resignation speech

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I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.   Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.   Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent.   And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth.   I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this.   We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance.   And we set out a vision for a low tax, high…