The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is expected to highlight the importance of South-South cooperation to build solidarity and drive progress on shared development goals. Guterres, who arrived in China on Tuesday, would take part in the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on Thursday. Guterres Spokesperson, Mr Stephane Dujarric, at a news…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has called on Nigerian editors to be catalysts for democracy, national cohesion, and electoral integrity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Delivering the keynote address at the 2025 All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) in Abuja, Uzodimma said editors wield immense power to shape public opinion and sustain the nation’s…
Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have arrested four suspected armed robbers in Jos North Local Government Area (LGA) of Plateau. Maj. Samson Zhakom, the media officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Jos. He said that the troops also recovered arms and ammunition from the suspects. “As part of…
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for a re-examination of governance systems in Africa to achieve an African Renaissance. Mr Obasanjo said this while speaking on the topic “African Renaissance in an Era of Turbulence: Are the Lions Still on the Move?” at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja on Thursday. He…
The factional National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday inaugurated Local Government Area (LGA) Caretaker Committees across all 20 council areas in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the inauguration underscores the deepening…
The Nigerian Agricultural Youths Forum has praised the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Yazid Shehu Danfulani, for his role in driving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s agricultural transformation agenda. In a statement signed by its secretary, Ugoche Audu, and released in Abuja on Friday, the forum described Danfulani as a “pivotal…
Nigeria’s film industry recorded notable growth in 2025, with the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) approving and classifying 1,185 films within the year. The figure, released in a statement by the NFVCB Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Ogbonna Onwumere, represents an increase over the 1,088 films classified in 2024, according to the News…
Annalena Baerbock, President of the UN General Assembly, has brushed aside speculation that US President Donald Trump intends to undermine the United Nations by creating a rival international body. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Baerbock said the United Nations existed to safeguard global peace and security, and that its inclusive structure was…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has rejected U.S. plans to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and instead calls on Israel to rebuild the extensively destroyed coastal area. “From our perspective, the proposals aiming to displace the Palestinians from the land they have lived on for thousands of years are not to be taken seriously.’’…
The Arewa Concerned Citizens Forum has accused Governor Dauda Lawal Dare of prioritising political battles over the worsening security crisis in Zamfara State. The group said the state was “bleeding” under the weight of kidnappings, killings and mass displacement, yet the government appeared more concerned with silencing critics and engaging in propaganda. Addressing journalists…
