Category: Foreign News

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…

Buhari applauds Nigerians excelling in diaspora, urges them to willingly give back

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President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Nigerians living in the United States for the exemplary roles they are playing in their different areas of endeavour, urged them to continue in that line to earn the respect of their hosts.   Speaking Saturday at the Townhall Meeting With Nigerians In The Diaspora, in New York, President Buhari said: “It is gratifying for me to note that many Nigerians in the USA have continued to excel in their careers leading to some being appointed into the cabinet of His Excellency President Joe Biden.…

Hushpuppi commends FBI for arresting him, begs victims ahead of conviction

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Nigeria’s serial internet fraudster facing trial in the United States of America, Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, has written to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), complimenting American authorities for arresting him and bringing him to justice for his crimes.   The internet fraudster who will soon be sentenced by the US court appreciated the presiding Judge Otis D. Wright and the U.S. justice system for “upholding the law against criminals like myself.   Abbas in a handwritten letter recounted his criminal adventures and apologised to his family members…

NIDCOM boss warns Nigerians awaiting deportation in UAE to desist from media blackmail

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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission(NIDCOM) Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa has advised Nigerians who illegally travelled to the UAE and are stranded there not to make an already bad case worse by resorting to media blackmail. Responding to a post that “300 Nigerians abandoned in Dubai as NIDCOM, NAPTIP, Foreign Affairs relax evacuation effort” on some social media blogs on Wednesday, the NIDCOM boss said despite several warnings by the Federal Government of Nigeria through its relevant agencies on consequences of illegal migration to the UAE and other countries, it…

Breaking : Queen Elizabeth II dies at Age 96

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Queen Elizabeth ll of the United Kingdom has died at age 96. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving as the U.K.’s queen since 1952. Buckingham Palace announced Thursday morning that the Queen was placed under medical supervision amid concerns as her family rushed to her side. The royal family later confirmed the Queen died that same day in a brief statement: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”the Palace…