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Global development partners and Nigerian delegates attending the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have called for stronger partnerships and resource mobilisation to bridge massive funding gaps threatening the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Speaking at the UNGA Side Event on High-Level Executive Global Sustainable Investments and Grant […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that democracy risks collapse if it continued to be practiced in its current form without urgent reforms. Speaking on Wednesday at the Democracy Dialogue of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation in Accra, Ghana, Obasanjo said that while democracy was originally conceived as “government of the people, by the people, and […]
Burundi has expressed strong support for the recent decision of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to withdraw from the Rome Statute, the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC). The East African country was the first on the continent to leave the ICC on October 27, 2017, citing the Court’s alleged bias against […]
The Presidency has dismissed criticisms by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over President Bola Tinubu’s handling of the Rivers State emergency rule, insisting that the President acted constitutionally and in defence of Nigeria’s federal structure. Presidential Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Chief Sunday Dare, in a post on his verified X handle, @SundayDareSD, described […]
The umbrella body for Yoruba indigenous people across the globe, the Yoruba Council Worldwide (Igbimo Apapo Yoruba Lagbaye), has commended Dangote Refinery for its consistent reduction in the prices of petroleum products while warning oil and gas unions against peddling misinformation. Led by its president, Aare Oladotun Hassan, the council, alongside more than 30 civil […]
Osun State chapter of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has directed its members to immediately withdraw their services and refrain from reporting to work. The Union in a statement signed by its chairman, Comrade Idris Adeniran and made available to newsmen in Osogbo, said the decision followed the failure of the chairman of the […]
A yet-to-be-confirmed number of Zalla Bango residents, a remote community in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto State have lost their lives in a boat mishap that occurred while fleeing renewed bandits attacks. The tragedy occurred in the evening of Thursday, September 18, shortly after the Maghrib prayer, when a wooden boat carrying the […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed incident of Ebola in Abuja, assuring residents that there was no case of the disease, following the negative test result of a recent suspected case. The Mandate Secretary of the FCTA Health Secretariat, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe made the declaration at a joint briefing with officials of the […]
Troops of the 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army/Sector 1, Joint Task Force, South South codenamed Operation Delta Safe, have neutralised a leader of a cultist group in Delta State. Another member, identified as Stephen Fragene Pessu, was also arrested at the Pessu community in Warri South local government area of the state. A statement signed by […]
United States President Donald Trump, on Friday, signed an executive order launching a new immigration programme that offers fast-track “Gold Card” visas to foreigners willing to pay at least $1 million. “The Trump Gold Card is here,” a government website announced, showcasing a mock-up of the card embossed with Trump’s photo, signature, and symbols of […]