Nigeria will renew its campaign for permanent representation on the UN Security Council as Vice-President Kashim Shettima leads the country’s engagements at UNGA81. The country will also push for wider UN reforms, stronger development outcomes for developing countries and increased international investment in Nigeria. Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the…
President Bola Tinubu has extended his working vacation by a few days and will return to Nigeria at the weekend, the Presidency has announced. This is contained in a statement by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Monday in Abuja. Tinubu departed Nigeria on Aug. 30 for London to begin a three-week working vacation before…
ENUGU — Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has approved the appointment of 101 persons as Special Advisers (SPAs), Senior Special Assistants (SSAs) and Special Assistants (SAs) to the state government. The appointments are contained in a statement issued by the Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, on Monday. The statement listed…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the release of the international passport of former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, to enable him travel abroad for medical treatment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order on Monday after an application filed by Nnaji’s counsel, Chief Ogwu Onoja, SAN, was moved before the…
Seven political parties have signed a Peace Accord Agreement for the forthcoming Enugu State Local Government Council Polls scheduled for Sept. 26, 2026. The political parties that signed the peace accord agreement included: Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Because Of Our Tomorrow (BOOT) and National Rescue Movement (NRM). Others are: Action Democratic Party (ADP), Action Peoples…
The China Civil Engineering Construction Company, CCEC, has assured that the ongoing rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium in Enugu will be completed ahead of the 2026 National Sports Festival, tagged Coal City Games. The CCEC Site Engineer, Engr. Wale Ebenezer, gave the assurance while speaking on the progress of work at the stadium in…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, has called for stronger collaboration between the legal profession and law-enforcement agencies to promote the rule of law and strengthen the administration of justice. Badejo-Okusanya made the call in Abuja when she led a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association on a courtesy…
The Catholic Bishop of Aba Diocese, Most Rev. Augustine Ndubueze Echema, has described Abia State Governor, Dr Alex C. Otti, as a leader with integrity, saying his achievements will speak for him as he seeks re-election in 2027. Bishop Echema made the remarks on Sunday at Christ the King Cathedral, Asa Road, Aba, Abia State,…
Eighteen suspects linked to the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse have been transferred from Haiti to the United States to face federal proceedings in Florida. The suspects were flown from Port-au-Prince aboard a U.S. military aircraft. They include 17 Colombian nationals and Joseph Felix Badio, a former Haitian Ministry of Justice official regarded…
Japan is on high alert as powerful Typhoon Dujuan approaches the country’s eastern Pacific coast, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning of torrential rain, violent winds, flooding and landslides around Tokyo and the wider Kanto region. The storm, the 25th typhoon of the year, is expected to pass near the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture,…
