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The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, who doubles as the Commander-in-Chief of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), retired 95 Army Generals on Wednesday and 930 junior soldiers. The announcement and changes came amid a recent military coup in Gabon where President Ali Bongo was dethroned by the military. Top on the list of […]
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his election victory inviting him to visit war-torn Ukraine after inauguration. The congratulatory message is coming two months after the former Lagos State governor was declared winner of the presidential election. “Please accept my sincere congratulations on your election […]
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the Taliban ban on Afghan women working for the United Nations (UN), describing it as violation of their inalienable fundamental human rights. Guterres in a statement by his Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, said the latest escalation of the de facto authorities’ suppression of women violated their obligations under […]
After the Saturday presidential and national assembly election with the results announced, the United Nations (UN) asked aggrieved candidates and their parties to take it up legally in line with the constitution. The UN spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, speaking with NAN in New York said Nigeria has a strong history of peaceful transition of power. […]
Three weeks after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, the war is starting to have devastating effects not only on the ground, but in many countries that rely on Ukraine’s important wheat production. The United Nations has warned of a “hunger hurricane”, which is already starting to be felt in Northern Africa. On March […]
Israel carried out its first air strikes on the Gaza Strip in months early Tuesday in response to a rocket fired from the Palestinian enclave as tensions soar after a weekend of violence around a Jerusalem holy site. Warning sirens sounded in southern Israel Monday night after the rocket was fired from the […]
Russia says it has suffered “significant losses of troops” in its war with Ukraine. Dmitry Peskov, Russia’s presidential spokesman, said this on Thursday in an interview with Sky News. “We’ve had significant losses of troops and it’s a huge tragedy for us,” he said. His admission is significant because Russia’s ministry of defence had […]
United Nations has called on President Vladimir Putin of Russia to withdraw his troops in Ukraine. UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, made the appeal in the early hours of Thursday. In some tweets, the UN leader asked Putin to be humane. “Under the present circumstances, I must change my appeal: President Putin, in the name […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed the Minister of Health to ensure effective utilization of Global Fund’s generous provision of $890 million, over the next three years, to support Nigeria’s fight against HIV-AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB), and Malaria. President Buhari issued the directive at the virtual launch of the $890 million grant, for the period […]
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