UN Official Laments Mali’s Withdrawal From G5-Sahel Joint Force
UN senior official, Martha Pobee, has described Mali’s decision to withdraw from the G5-Sahel group and its Joint Force as “unfortunate” and “regrettable”.Pobee, Assistant...
Algeria: Ex-Prime Minister Sellal Arrested Over Graft Allegation
Algeria’s Supreme Court has remanded former Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal in custody over graft allegations.The move is in a continuing crackdown on alleged corruption...
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Registers As MP, Promises All-Inclusive Cabinet
South Africa’s incoming President Cyril Ramaphosa has spoken about the composition of his new cabinet after registering as a Member of the sixth parliament.He...
African Leaders Salute Buhari’s Leadership
President Muhammadu Buhari, won the hearts of his fellow African leaders in Niamey, Niger Republic, who shared glowing testimonies of his leadership qualities.The African...
Invasion Of Ukraine: Nigeria, 140 Countries Vote Against Russia, Demand Troops’...
Nigeria and 140 other nations voted against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and demanded the immediate withdrawal of troops from the Eastern European country.The decision...
Pakistan Flood: Death Toll Tops 1,000
The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released by the country’s National Disaster Management Authority...
Multilateralism ‘Struggling’ To Solve World Challenges – Un Deputy Chief
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has expressed optimism that multilateralism remained the solution to solving global challenges, noting that it was struggling to...
US: Trump Impeachment Trial To Begin Next Week
Donald Trump will go on trial in the US Senate soon after an impeachment case against the former president is transmitted by the House...
Malabu Scandal: Nigeria Loses Bid To Postpone London Trial
Nigeria's government has lost a bid to postpone a massive claim against oil giants, Eni and Shell, in a London court.Royal Dutch Shell and...
Bleaching Cream: Rwandan Authorities Seize Products Worth $46,000 In Joint Crackdown
Rwandan Investigation Bureau has seized skin
bleaching products and other illegal products worth 46 thousand dollars in a joint
operation conducted in different parts of the...
Anambra Guber Poll: Yiaga Africa Calls For Full-Scale BVAS Audit
An independent election observer group, Yiaga Africa, has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to undertake a thorough audit of its Bimodal Voters Accreditation...
Gender Violence: Envoy Calls For Stringent Measures Against Women Discrimination
The Consul-General of
Nigeria in New York Benanoyagha Okoyen has called for stringent measures
against discrimination and violence against women and girls in the society.Okoyen spoke...
Sudan Crisis: Military Council Arrests Former Government Members
Sudan's transitional military council has arrested members of the former government and promised not to disperse protesters.
The Military Council Spokesman Major General Shams Ad-din...
Air Strikes: 90 Killed As Syrian Fighters, ISIS Clash
Clashes in the Syrian Desert between pro-government forces and holdouts of the Islamic State group have killed at least 90 combatants this month, a...
World Cup Qualifiers: Ndidi, Iheanacho, Iwobi, Three Others Amongst Early Arrivals...
Super Eagles camp boiled with the arrival of three English Premier League players, Kelechi Iheanacho, Wilfred Ndidi and Alex Iwobi, ahead of the World...
Weapon Of Mass Destruction: North Korea Fires Suspected Ballistic Missile
North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast, in its first such launch since October.The missile landed...
Death Penalty: Tanzania Postpones Ruling
The
High Court in Tanzania's biggest city Dar es Salaam has postponed its ruling on
whether the death penalty should be scrapped.Human
rights activists had filed the...
Sudan: Police Ordered Not To Shoot Citizens Protesting Al-Bashir’s Ouster
Protesters in Khartoum, the Sudan’s capital are continuing to demand the resignation of
President Omar al-Bashir, staging a sit-in outside army headquarters, where
heavy gunfire was...
COVID-19 Vaccine: Covax Ships 4m Doses To Africa
COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Africa are rapidly ramping up frommultiple sources after a near-halt to deliveries in recent months.Nearly four million doses from COVAX...
Plastic :UN Conference Seeks To Reduce Pollution In The Seas
Proposals
to prevent plastic waste from being dumped in seas are on the table of a UN
environmental conference that started on Monday in Geneva.Up
to 90...
