The US is prepared to start vaccinating children aged five to 11 against Covid-19 starting next month, a move that will make 28 million more Americans eligible for shots, the White House said President Joe Biden’s administration said it had already set aside enough supply and partnered with 25,000 sites […]
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Tributes poured in for former Republican Secretary of State, Colin Powell, after the announcement of his death on Monday morning at the age of 84. Leading praise from the US and around the world, President Joe Biden hailed “a dear friend and patriot of unmatched honour and dignity” on behalf […]
British MP David Amess was on Friday stabbed “multiple times” during an event in his local constituency in southeast England, Sky News and the BBC reported. Local police did not name Amess but confirmed that officers “were called to reports of a stabbing” shortly after 12:05 pm. “A man was […]
Former President Bill Clinton has been hospitalised with a non-Covid-related infection, a spokesman said Thursday evening. Subsidies not the right tool to deal with high energy prices: IMF Ugandan teachers turn coffin-makers after schools shut over Covid-19 Clinton’s doctors said it was a blood infection. Clinton, 75, was admitted to […]
Zambian High Commissioner in Nigeria, Dr. Solomon Samuel has expressed concern over the security situation in Nigeria. The ambassador, who spoke ahead of the International Peace Concert billed for Saturday in Abuja, disclosed the readiness of his home country to assist Nigeria in tackling terrorism and banditry. Samuel recalling the […]
…..requesting American govt to investigate Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide crimes in Nigeria. Nigerians in Diaspora who are living in the United States as their country of residence have called on the Government of President Joe Biden to intervene in the present insecurity challenges bedeviling the country that is resulting […]
A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 55 people in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country in August. Scores of more victims from the minority community were wounded in Friday’s blast, which was claimed […]
Two journalists – Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia – have won the 2021 Nobel Prize for their fight for freedom of expression. The winners were announced Friday by Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Last year’s prize went to the World Food Program, […]
Nigerian Military delegation visited Czech Republic for the international Defence and Security Technologies Fair, which took place at Brno to enhance cooperation in the area of security technology of the two countries. Nigerian Czech Republic Ambassador, His Excellency, Mr Kevin Peter who welcomed the delegation told our correspondent that the […]
U.S. President Joe Biden has mourned the about 700,000 Americans who lost their lives to COVID-19. Biden, in his twitter handle on Saturday night, said: “Today, we mark another grim and heartbreaking milestone in this pandemic: over 700,000 Americans lost. “As we acknowledge the tragic scale of this death toll, […]
By Our Reporter On the 1st October, the Embassy of Nigeria has organized a reception to celebrate the National Day of the country. The venue has been in the nice premises of the Hotel Pyramida This event falls exactly on the 1st October and celebrates the independence of Nigeria from […]
Nigeria independence was marked in grand style by the Czech Republic President, Milos Zeman The Nigerian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, His Excellency Kevin Peter told our correspondent that the 1st October was well celebrated by many in his country home of stay. He said the occasion was honored to […]
Taliban Govt bans shaving of beard, playing of music in Afghanistan Barbers in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province are now prohibited from shaving men’s beards and playing music in their shops. In a statement on Sunday, the Taliban-led Department of Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice in the province ordered barbers to comply […]
R. Kelly was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing women, boys and girls for decades — capping the ’90s R&B superstar’s stunning fall from grace. The “I Believe I Can Fly” crooner, 54, was convicted on all nine counts against him, including racketeering and violations of the Mann Act, which […]
No fewer than 11 Nigerians are cooling their heels under the detention of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the United States, over their involvement in romance scams. They have all been indicted by a US federal grand jury for charges of fraud conspiracy, money laundering, mail and wire […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a loaded weeklong engagements at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America. The Nigerian leader came back with a special request from the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to help in restoring […]
Catholic Church apologises to Canada indigenous peoples for school abuses The Catholic Church apologized “unequivocally” on Friday to Canada’s indigenous peoples for a century of abuses at church-run residential schools set up by the government to assimilate children into the mainstream. But indigenous leaders are still awaiting a mea culpa […]
Iraqi Kurdistan conference pushes Baghdad-Israel normalisation More than 300 Iraqis, including tribal leaders, attended a conference in autonomous Kurdistan organised by a US think-tank demanding a normalisation of relations between Baghdad and Israel, organisers said Saturday. The first initiative of its kind in Iraq, where Israel’s sworn enemy Iran has […]
Address By His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, President Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria At The General Debate Of The 76th Session Of United Nations General Assembly In New York, USA Friday 24th September, 2021 Protocols: Mr. President, Let me, on behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, congratulate you […]
Mr Kevin Peter, Ambassador to Nigeria in Czech Republic met Dr Rudolf Jinderek, Head of Foreign Department, Office of the President of the Czech Republic, in his office at the Prague Castle, ( The Presidency). Peter revealed Dr Rudolf is a close Aide of the Czech Republic President whose responsibilities […]
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) under the leadership of its Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has been appealed to urgently rescue a Nigerian family based in the United Kingdom and facilitate their safe return to the country. Our correspondent gathered on Thursday that Dr Muinat Jaji is a Nigerian-UK based […]
Nigerian Ambassador to Czech Republic, Mr Kevin Peter met country’s of stay Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon Yakub Kulhanek, in his office and discussed Matters of great importance to the duo countries benefits. Statement signed by Peter and made available to our correspondent said their meeting extensively discussed Diplomatic issues […]
Nineteen civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were burned and hacked to death on Friday by Ugandan Islamist rebels, a local official said on Saturday. Fourteen bodies were found on Saturday, Kakule Kalunga told AFP. A local chief said they were discovered by Red Cross workers who went […]
I COVID-19: Japan stops use of 1.63m Moderna doses over contamination Japan will halt the use of 1.63 million doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine after reports of contamination in several vials, drugmaker Takeda and the health ministry said Thursday. Takeda, which is in charge of sales and distribution of the […]
A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 13 people including children, a Taliban official said, after the United States and allies urged Afghans to leave the area because of a threat by Islamic State. The official said many Taliban guards were wounded. A U.S. […]
…..duo discuss bilateral relationship on security Nigerian Ambassador to Portugal, His Excellency Alex E. Kefas meets with the Portuguese Minister of Defence, His Excellency Joao Gomez Cravinho, and reviewed the existing bilateral Defence cooperation between Nigeria and Portugal. The career-serving diplomat told this medium that his visit is essential to […]
Officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued on Thursday night, 65 civilians and 58 jihadists are known to have been killed in the […]
The United States Government has spent over $2trillion to prosecute the war in Afghanistan in the past 20 years sin
Pope Francis said getting the coronavirus vaccine was “an act of love” Wednesday, as the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics joined a campaign to boost confidence in Covid-19 jabs. “Thanks to God and to the work of many, we now have vaccines to protect us from COVID-19,” Francis […]
Armed men killed 37 civilians in a flashpoint region of western Niger where hundreds have died in jihadist attacks this year, local sources said Tuesday. The assailants “arrived on motorbikes” in the village of Darey-Daye in the Tillaberi region on Monday afternoon as people were working in the fields, a […]
Over 300 dead as earthquake rocks Haiti A powerful earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti, killing at least 304 people and injuring more than 1,800. The 7.2-magnitude quake hit the west of the country on Saturday morning, toppling and damaging buildings including churches and hotels. The prime minister […]
The Taliban have moved closer to retaking full control of Afghanistan, with the capital Kabul now the only major city left in government hands. On Sunday, the militants took control of Jalalabad, a key eastern city, without a fight. It followed the seizure of the government’s northern bastion of Mazar-i-Sharif […]
Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok’s central shopping district Sunday, one of several mobile rallies across Thailand demanding Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha resign over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom is grappling with its worst outbreak so far, registering record numbers of daily infections […]
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported “scientific” over “political” efforts to find out how the virus started. Pressure is once more mounting on Beijing to consider a fresh probe into the origins of a pandemic […]
The judge named earlier this week to lead the judicial investigation into the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise said Friday he would not take on the case. “We are removing ourselves from the said case for personal reasons and ordering its return to the dean of this court,” judge […]
The US State Department on Friday added five alleged senior members of jihadist groups in Africa to its terror blacklist, blocking access to any property or interests they may have in the United States. Heading the additions was Bonomade Machude Omar, the senior commander of ISIS-Mozambique, who led the deadly […]
Iran’s hardline incoming president Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday he would take steps to lift “tyrannical” sanctions imposed by the United States, after winning the formal endorsement of the country’s supreme leader to take office later this week. Raisi, who is under personal U.S. sanctions over allegations of human rights […]
The death toll from floods in central China last month is at least 302 with dozens of people still missing, officials said Monday, after record downpours dumped a year’s worth of rain on a city in just three days. Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province and the epicentre of the […]
A civilian and a soldier were killed by a notorious armed Islamist group on Friday in the latest bloody fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s conflict-plagued east, a military source said. The vast central African country’s government has placed the North Kivu and Ituri provinces under a state of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is preparing to leave the country for a medical check-up in London, the United Kingdom. He is also expected to take part in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025. This was disclosed in a statement by the president’s media adviser, Femi Adesina, […]
