The EU-funded Support to End Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (ESGBV) programme on Tuesday equipped trainers with skills to strengthen the implementation of procedures on school-related gender-based violence (SR-GBV). NAN reports that the two-day workshop in Abuja was organised under the ESGBV Programme and implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)…
The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) has accused the United States of withdrawing its ticket allocation for Iranian supporters ahead of the forthcoming World Cup. “With less than three days remaining until the start of the 2026 World Cup, the United States has once again acted to obstruct the presence of Iranian supporters. “It wants to…
Mr Zhou Hongyou, Minister at the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, has identified art and cultural exchange as promoters of wildlife conservation and environmental awareness among young people. Zhou said this on Monday during the “Hello Nigeria 2026 Panda Painting Interactive Experience” in Abuja. He described the giant panda as a symbol of biodiversity conservation and…
Overnight exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen an already “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United States, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, said on Monday. He said that Tehran was exchanging messages with Washington in an atmosphere of “extreme suspicion”. He said Israel’s actions in Lebanon, whether carried out with U.S….
Mozambique plans to repatriate nearly 1,000 citizens from South Africa following recent wave of attacks targeting foreign nationals. Minister of Health Ussene Isse said nine Mozambican nationals had lost their lives in the violence and related incidents. He also said that five were killed in the attacks, two were hit by cars as they attempted…
The South African Human Rights Commission has called for urgent government intervention following reports of attacks and intimidation targeting foreign nationals in KwaZulu-Natal Province. In a statement released on Wednesday, the commission said it was deeply concerned by reports and videos showing migrants allegedly being harassed, assaulted and threatened by groups of South Africans. According…
A Nigerian man, Samuel Ugberaese, has been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to an alleged international cyber romance fraud operation, according to the U.S. Embassy in Abuja. In a statement released on Wednesday and citing the U.S. Department of Justice, the embassy said the extradition followed investigations led by the Federal…
U.S. President, Donald Trump, on Wednesday said Washington does not expect to need Beijing’s help to end the war with Iran and ease Tehran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz. Trump is in China for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping. Speaking before departing from Washington, Trump played down the role China could have…
U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday evening for a state visit to China. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump is visiting China from May 13 to 15. This is the first U.S. presidential visit to China in almost nine years and Trump’s second since November 2017. The two leaders…
New estimates from the World Health Organisation (WHO) indicate that 43,000 people in the Gaza Strip have suffered life-altering, severe injuries as a result of Israeli attacks since October 2023. Reinhilde van de Weerdt, the WHO representative for the occupied Palestinian territories on Tuesday said the supplies needed to help them have been stuck at…
