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Diplomats hail football as tool for strengthening international relations

Diplomats hail football as tool for strengthening international relations

Diplomats and stakeholders have highlighted the role of football in promoting unity, cultural exchange and stronger bilateral relations among nations. They spoke during a football viewing party organised by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development in collaboration with the Polish Embassy in Nigeria at the Moshood Abiola ...

U.S. hails Nigeria counterterrorism efforts, confirms joint operation against ISIS leader

Putin approves sale of TotalEnergies’ stake in sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project

Presidential election: Colombian president rejects foreign interference

Nigeria survived civil war, will defeat insurgency, Jimoh Ibrahim tells ECOWAS envoys

Guterres congratulates UN General Assembly President-elect, Rahman

University of Ghana advances public health, environmental policy in Africa

University of Ghana advances public health, environmental policy in Africa

The University of Ghana says it is advancing public health and environmental policymaking across Africa through its Air Sensor Evaluation and Training (Afri-SET Project). Dr Allison Hughes, Afri-SET Project Facility Manager at the University, disclosed this when a team of Climate Beyond Borders Caravan (CBBC), an initiative of People Planet and Peace Foundatio, paid a ...

UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president

UN General Assembly elects Bangladesh’s Rahman as next president

Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for the 81st session after defeating Andreas Kakouris of Cyprus in a closely contested vote. Rahman, secured the highest votes, in an election, which took place at the UN headquarters on Tuesday in New York. In a secret-ballot election, Rahman ...

Poland moves to ban smartphones in primary schools

Poland moves to ban smartphones in primary schools

Poland plans to ban mobile phones in all primary schools from next academic year under draft legislation approved by the government on Tuesday. The proposal, which will now be submitted to parliament, would take effect on September 1, 2026. In Poland, primary school education runs through the eighth grade. The planned law would prohibit the ...

Senegal nominates Diop as candidate for President, ECOWAS Commission

Senegal nominates Diop as candidate for President, ECOWAS Commission

The Senegalese government has nominated Birame Diop, a retired air force general and the country’s current Minister of the Armed Forces as its candidate for the position of ECOWAS President. Diop’s nomination is contained in a statement issued by Senegal’s Ministry of African Integration, Foreign Affairs and Senegalese Abroad, made available to newsmen on Monday. ...

Nigeria fencers face tough test in Abidjan

Nigeria fencers face tough test in Abidjan

Nigeria’s fencers are set for a major test at the 2026 African Senior Fencing Championships in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from Sunday to Thursday. The International Fencing Federation-sanctioned event will feature Africa’s leading fencers competing in individual and team contests in epee, sabre and foil. National coach, Ibrahim Alogba, said on Sunday that Nigeria would be ...

Iran deal must meet U.S. conditions — White House

Iran deal must meet U.S. conditions — White House

By Taiwo Scholastica President Donald Trump has insisted that any peace agreement with Iran must fully align with U.S. interests and meet his administration’s key conditions. A White House official disclosed this following a high-level meeting in the Situation Room, where Trump met with top aides to discuss the prospects of a potential deal with ...

Middle East Crisis: IEA, IMF, World Bank, reiterate support to affected countries

Middle East Crisis: IEA, IMF, World Bank, reiterate support to affected countries

By Okeoghene Akubuike The Heads of the International Energy Agency, International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and World Trade Organisation have reiterated their support to countries most affected by the Middle East crisis. The institutions made this known in a Joint statement issued on Friday and made available to the Newsmen. The statement said the ...

What Trump’s China visit means for Africa, Global South

What Trump’s China visit means for Africa, Global South

The recent state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to China has drawn global attention not only because of the strategic importance of relations between the world’s two largest economies, but also because of what the renewed engagement could mean for Africa and the evolving global order. The three-day visit, the first by a U.S. ...

U.S., Iran trade attacks near Strait of Hormuz amid ceasefire

U.S., Iran trade attacks near Strait of Hormuz amid ceasefire

The United States and Iran again exchanged attacks near the Strait of Hormuz early on Thursday amid a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations on ending the war. The U.S. military attacked an Iranian position from which drones were being controlled, a U.S. official said. U.S. forces also shot down four drones that posed a threat to ...

Landslide at Angola illegal gold mine kills 28

Landslide at Angola illegal gold mine kills 28

Local authorities on Monday announced that 28 people were killed when a landslide struck an illegal gold mining ‌site in Angola. According to the authorities this was the deadliest illegal mining accident in Angola, northwestern Bengo province. The province’s civil protection and fire service said four people were rescued from ⁠the site adding that search ...

Uganda confirms 2 more Ebola cases, taking total to 7

Uganda confirms 2 more Ebola cases, taking total to 7

Ugandan health ministry on Monday announced two more confirmed cases of Ebola, bringing the total number of cases reported in the country to seven. The two new cases are health workers in a ⁠private health facility in the capital Kampala and both are Ugandans, the ministry said in a statement. “Both patients have been admitted ...

UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

UN agencies step up Ebola response in eastern DR Congo

United Nations agencies have moved swiftly to contain the latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), delivering emergency medical supplies, protective equipment and logistics support. UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric gave the update on Thursday in New York while briefing journalists on the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda. “Our humanitarian and ...

Amid deepening bilateral ties, NCSP reaffirms Nigeria’s support for One-China Principle

Amid deepening bilateral ties, NCSP reaffirms Nigeria’s support for One-China Principle

The Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral collaboration with China to deliver measurable and tangible value to Nigeria’s economy. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, the Director-General of NCSP, Mr Joseph Tegbe, identified the priority areas to include: trade, investment, technology transfer, infrastructure and capacity building. “NCSP remains committed ...

UN Security Council reform ‘absolutely essential’, says Guterres

UN Security Council reform ‘absolutely essential’, says Guterres

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has underscored the need to expand UN Security Council membership to curb the impunity of veto-wielding “superpowers”. Guterres stated this while addressing the press on the final day of his official visit to Japan, which is marking 70 years of cooperation with the UN. He reiterated his long-standing call to ...

National interest will guide Nigeria’s relations with China – Dambazau

National interest will guide Nigeria’s relations with China – Dambazau

Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to China, Amb. Abdulrahman Dambazau says Nigeria’s relationship with China and other global powers will continue to be guided by national interest and strategic cooperation. He said the increasing interest of major global powers such as China, the U.S., Russia, and the United Kingdom in Nigeria reflects the country’s growing strategic importance in ...

UN concerned about terrorists attacks on schools in Nigeria, pledges support

UN concerned about terrorists attacks on schools in Nigeria, pledges support

The United Nations says it is concerned about recurring terrorists attacks on schools in Nigeria. UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric stated this on the recent coordinated attacks on multiple schools in the country. The report states that armed groups attacked schools in Oyo State over the weekend during which dozens of schoolchildren and their teachers were ...

U.S. funds establishment of 50 Ebola response clinics in DRC, Uganda

U.S. funds establishment of 50 Ebola response clinics in DRC, Uganda

The U.S. says it is “rapidly supporting” the Ebola outbreak response by funding up to 50 treatment clinics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. The U.S. Department of State said it is actively responding to the Ebola outbreak in the affected regions of DRC and Uganda. The department said the U.S. was ...

American tested positive for Ebola in DRC transferred to Germany – WHO

American tested positive for Ebola in DRC transferred to Germany – WHO

The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says an American national confirmed tested positive for Ebola in DRC has been transferred to Germany for treatment. The American doctor was in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) working with a medical missionary group and has tested positive, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. WHO Director-General ...

Ebola outbreak: WHO records 500 suspected cases, 130 deaths in DRC

Ebola outbreak: WHO records 500 suspected cases, 130 deaths in DRC

UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has recorded more than 500 suspected cases, including 130 suspected deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Ebola outbreak so far. WHO’s representative in DRC, Dr Anne Ancia, told reporters in Geneva on Tuesday that only 30 cases had been confirmed in the country so far from ...

WHO honours 4 global health pioneers at Global Health Leaders Awards

WHO honours 4 global health pioneers at Global Health Leaders Awards

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has presented the Global Health Leaders Awards to four individuals who had made outstanding lifetime contributions to global health. Ghebreyesus, represented by Chef de Cabinet Dr Razia Pendse, presented the awards on Monday at the Global Health Leaders Awards during the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly in ...

S/Africa urges closer cross-border cooperation to contain Ebola

S/Africa urges closer cross-border cooperation to contain Ebola

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for stronger cross-border cooperation to prevent the further spread of Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. In a statement the Presidency, Ramaphosa commended the governments of the DRC and Uganda for their leadership and transparency in declaring the outbreaks. According to him, ...

U.S. seeks indictment of Cuba’s former leader Raúl Castro – Report

U.S. seeks indictment of Cuba’s former leader Raúl Castro – Report

The United States is taking steps towards indicting 94-year-old former Cuban president Raúl Castro, according to media reports. The potential indictment would focus on Cuba’s deadly 1996 downing of planes belonging to a Cuban exile group, CBS News reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials. USA Today also linked a possible indictment to the nearly 30-year-old ...

China renews call for lasting ceasefire in Iran conflict

China renews call for lasting ceasefire in Iran conflict

China renewed its call for a lasting ceasefire in the Iran war after U.S. President Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had offered to help find a way to resolve the conflict. China’s Foreign Ministry said concerning the Strait of Hormuz, that shipping routes should be reopened as soon as possible. A comprehensive and ...

Formula One revenues surge, as Liberty Media credits digital expansion and global fan growth

Formula One revenues surge, as Liberty Media credits digital expansion and global fan growth

Liberty Media has reported a major financial leap for Formula One, revealing that the World Championship generated more than $711 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2026, representing a 53 per cent increase despite the season featuring two fewer races. The commercial rights holder said the growth reflects expanding global viewership, stronger fan ...

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