Addressing world leaders at the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, President Muhammadu Buhari says the frontiers of democracy, good governance is expanding in Africa. He urged the international community to come up with strategies and mobilise effort to stop the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS) from […]
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Following the devastating effect of category 5 Hurricane Irma, it is expected that Hurricane Maria a dangerous major hurricane as it nears the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean. The category one hurricane will rapidly strengthen over the next 48 hours and will hit the islands late on Monday, the US National Hurricane Center says. It […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said more than 500 people have so far died in cholera epidemic sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo. The world body said in a statement that outbreaks of the water-borne disease occur regularly in Congo, mainly due to poor sanitation and the lack of access to clean drinking water. […]
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The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has named Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, as a member of the International Experts Committee on Tax Matters. The committee has 25 members worldwide. Mr. Fowler’s appointment was conveyed by Bolaji Akinremi, Minister Plenipotentiary of Nigeria Permanent Mission, New York, in a mail to the […]
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An earthquake 8.1 magnitude earthquake, described by Mexico’s president Enrique Peña Nieto as the country’s strongest in a century has struck off the southern coast, killing at least 15 people. The quake, which the President said measured 8.2, struck in the Pacific, about 87km (54 miles) south-west of Pijijiapan. A tsunami warning was issued for […]
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Former minister of education, Oby Ezekwesili, Chimamanda Adichie, literary icon, have been among “the leading visionaries of our time” by the Albert Einstein Foundation. The Nigerians join 98 other notable personalities in diverse fields of human endeavour around the globe as part of the centenary celebrations marking Albert Einstein’s ‘Theory of General Relativity’. Other visionaries include […]
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A Russian warship on Tuesday fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean at the Islamic State group near the Syrian city of Deir Ezzor where regime forces are battling the jihadists. The Russian defence ministry said the strike, which was carried out by the frigate “Admiral Essen,” hit IS targets near the town of Al-Shula, which […]
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Following the order to conduct fresh elections, Kenya electoral commission has announced that a fresh presidential election will hold on October 17. Wafula Chebukati, chairman of the electoral commission, said this in a statement issued on Monday. The supreme court had nullified the result of the August 8 poll, ordering that a fresh election be […]
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Kenya’s supreme court has annulled the result of the recent presidential election, saying the election “was not conducted in accordance with the constitution”. The court ruled that a new election be conducted within the next 60 days. David Maraga, Kenya’s chief justice, read the majority opinion. But two of the six judges on the panel […]
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UK foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, on Thursday visited Nigeria. During his visit, Mr. Johnson emphasised the close friendship between the UK and Nigeria and called for an intensification of trade between Britain and Nigeria. He expressed delight that British businesses were thriving in Nigeria, saying he wants to see more Nigerian companies succeeding in his […]
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