The Federal Government on Thursday insisted that it did not pay any ransom to secure the release of the Dapchi girls released last March by Boko Haram. In a statement issued in Ilorin, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed challenged anyone who has any evidence of payment to publish it. The minister […]
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced deep concern over the latest flare-up of violence around Gaza, urging all sides to “step back from the brink of another devastating conflict”. The Secretary-General said in a statement: “I am gravely concerned over the dangerous escalation of violence in Gaza and southern Israel. “I deeply regret the loss […]
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the international community to take action against the flow of illegal funds, money-laundering and tax evasion, which cost Africa 50 billion dollars every year. Guterres, who made the appeal in Addis Ababa at the Second Annual UN-African Union Conference, said African resources should remain in Africa to support […]
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The UN will on June 1, honour peacekeepers, among them three Nigerians, at the global organisation’s headquarters to mark the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. The fallen Nigerian peacekeepers to be honoured includes Lt. Col. Ali Suleiman, who served with the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Others are […]
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned that the world is “one mechanical, electronic or human error away from a catastrophe that could eradicate entire cities from the map.” Guterres made this known while announcing a bold new vision for global disarmament to help eliminate nuclear arsenals and other deadly weapons warning, the world is just […]
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Nigeria told the UN General Assembly in New York that the Boko Haram terrorists no longer held any territory in the country. Nigeria’s Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, Samson Itegboje, stated this while presenting Nigeria’s message at the ‘High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace’ at the UN […]
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The Secretary-General, of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on Thursday warned against scrapping an international deal on Iran’s nuclear programme unless there was a good alternative in place. U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to pull out of the agreement, leading to diplomatic tensions with Iran as well as with U.S. allies keen to preserve […]
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The UN said it welcomed North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un’s announcement that his country no longer needed nuclear weapons. The country resort to nuclear armament had heightened tension between the North Korea and South Korea. Kim said earlier on Saturday that after conducting a total of six nuclear tests since 2006, further missile tests as […]
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Contrary to the age-long reference to the youths as “leaders of tomorrow”, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has declared that “young people are leaders of today” The Secretary-General said at a UN forum tagged: “Investing in Youth to Counter Terrorism,” said youth globally must be empowered to combat terrorism. Speakers at the event said […]
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The UN on Tuesday accused armed groups in Libya of killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government control, where thousands of civilians are being unlawfully held. The human rights office and UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL ) said in a report that successive governments in Tripoli have allowed the armed groups […]
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