Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has emphasised that effective governance is determined not by the perfection of a nation’s constitution but by the integrity of those who implement it. At the opening of a three-day National Summit on Nigeria’s constitutional future, organised by The Patriots in partnership with the Nigeria Political Summit Group in Abuja,…
African institutions have joined Nigeria in mourning the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on Sunday at the age of 82. In a statement released on behalf of the African Union Commission and the wider AU community, Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf paid tribute to Buhari as “a principled and resolute leader who…
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared it remains confident and unthreatened, even as high-profile opposition figures unite in a fresh bid to unseat President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming 2027 elections. Acting APC national chairman, Ali Bukar Dalori, downplayed the significance of an emerging opposition coalition, which includes senior members of the country’s main…
Following a spate of deadly violence in Benue State that has reportedly claimed over 200 lives, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Federal Government to take immediate action, including deploying more security personnel and declaring a state of emergency in severely impacted areas. The association’s president, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, issued the…
King Charles III has joined world and religious leaders in congratulating the new Pope Leo XIV on the pontiff’s first full day as leader of the Catholic Church. The first ever American pope’s election has drawn good wishes from U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. The 267th pope’s first public appearance…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is sad that the rank of the nation’s patriotic leadership is fast depleting by the loss of its dedicated and resourceful patriots. Obasanjo expressed his concern while responding to Edwin Clark’s death in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, in Abeokuta on Tuesday….
The high-level diplomatic push for climate action shifted southward on Tuesday as G20 leaders meeting in Rio, backing scaling up climate finance. The leaders sent a clear signal to negotiating teams at stalled UN climate talks in Baku on the need to rapidly and substantially ‘scale up climate finance from billions to trillions from all…
G20 leaders, on Monday, inaugurated a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, during the opening session of the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The alliance signed by all member countries empowers a Task Force to implement practical activities between 2025 and 2030…
Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has appealed to Nigerian leaders to put citizens first, saying this will enable leaders build a better future for all. Gates said this during a meeting with members of the National Economic Council (NEC), on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was…
Vietnam’s top legislature approved the appointment of three deputy prime ministers, two ministers, chief justice of the Supreme People’s Court and prosecutor general of the Supreme People’s Procuracy. Vietnam News Agency reported this on Monday. The three new deputy prime ministers are Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh, Minister of Finance…
