UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday firmly rejected any attempts to displace Palestinians from their land during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The Emirates News Agency (WAM) said the UAE leader linked Gaza’s reconstruction to a broader push for a “comprehensive and lasting peace,” reiterating the UAE’s…
Germany’s political elite is set to bid farewell to former president Horst Köhler with a funeral service and state ceremony at Berlin Cathedral on Tuesday. Köhler passed away in early February at the age of 81. Köhler was elected as Germany’s ninth president in 2004, succeeding Johannes Rau, and was re-elected for a second term…
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has expressed shock at the passing of its former President, Dr Kanayo Nwanze. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, IFAD described Nwanze as a visionary leader and a passionate advocate for rural communities. It stated that the former IFAD president dedicated his life to eradicating poverty and…
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has sacked two vice presidents, James Wani Igga and Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, in the latest reshuffle in the unity government. Kiir, in a presidential decree broadcast by the South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation, also dismissed the head of the Internal Security Bureau of the National Security Service, Akech Tong Aleu. No…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte will face trial in the Senate after she was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. House Secretary-General Reginald Velasco was ordered to transmit the impeachment complaint to the Senate after the House secured 215 signatures. This is more than the required one-third of the House membership to impeach…
Sen George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, have been scheduled to attend the investiture of the 25th president of the Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM). This is contained in a statement signed by Mrs Taiwo Olusesi, Registrar, NIM, on Monday in Lagos….
The Federal Government, on Sunday, commiserated with the government and people of Germany over the passing of former President Horst Köhler. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Köhler, who passed away on Feb. 1 at the age of 81, served as German president from 2004 to 2010. NAN also reports that the late…
Mexican President pledges to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty amid U.S. President ‘s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. “For us, it is still the Gulf of Mexico, as it is for the rest of the world,” Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at a regular press conference on Wednesday….
South Korea on Wednesday, stationed police officers at courts, including the Constitutional Court, on a 24-hour basis to ensure security amid heightened tensions following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol. The announcement came after supporters of the impeached president stormed the Seoul Western District Court on Sunday, smashing windows and entering the premises in…
Donald Trump has been sworn in as U.S. president after taking the oath of office in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington. Trump swore the oath in a grand ceremony attended by his family, former U.S. presidents and dignitaries from the United States and abroad. “The Golden Age of America begins right…
