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Trump accuses Iran of violating truce, warns of heavier bombing

Trump accuses Iran of violating truce, warns of heavier bombing

U.S. President Donald Trump, following a fresh escalation in the Iran conflict, accused Tehran’s leadership of repeatedly violating the April ceasefire, describing it as “the most violated ceasefire in the history of the world.” Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst late on Wednesday quoted Trump as saying the United States could soon halt its bombing campaign, ...

World Cup: UN rights chief urges rethink of U.S. immigration policies

Trump issues warning to Iran over slow pace of negotiations

Iran strikes US military installations in Jordan, Bahrain

Trump becomes major talking point in Brazil’s presidential election

Canadian envoy tasks journalists on ethical reporting for child protection

Israel commits to deepening economic cooperation with Nigeria through innovation

Israel commits to deepening economic cooperation with Nigeria through innovation

Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, says the country is ready to deepen cooperation with Nigeria in innovation, agriculture, healthcare, security, education and skills development sector. Freeman disclosed this on Monday night in Abuja, during the 78th Anniversary ceremony of the Independence of the State of Israel organised by the Israeli Embassy in Nigeria. According ...

FG decries attacks on Nigerians in S/ Africa, weighs response

FG decries attacks on Nigerians in S/ Africa, weighs response

The Federal Government has again strongly condemned the attacks, harassment and forced displacement of Nigerians in South Africa, saying it is considering appropriate measures in response. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, stated this while speaking with State House Correspondents on Monday in Abuja. According to the minister, many Nigerians are unhappy with ...

German researchers warn of ‘disintegrating’ situation of world rules

German researchers warn of ‘disintegrating’ situation of world rules

Four German Peace Research Institutes on Monday warned of the ‘disintegrating’ situation of the rules-based world order. Conflict researcher Conrad Schetter at the presentation of the Annual Peace Report said “democracies are under pressure worldwide. “Both their number and their quality are declining globally, and at the same time, the rules-based order is disintegrating.” The ...

Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria reschedules airlifting of citizens willing to leave S/Africa

Xenophobic attacks: Nigeria reschedules airlifting of citizens willing to leave S/Africa

The Federal Government, has rescheduled the airlifting of the first batch of Nigerian citizens wanting to leave South Africa following the recent wave of xenophobic attacks against Blacks in the country. Kimiebi Ebienfa, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to Ebienfa, the proposed airlifting of the ...

Data on health burden of unsafe foods, foundation for evidence-based policies – UN

Data on health burden of unsafe foods, foundation for evidence-based policies – UN

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said that reliable data on the health burden of unsafe food is the foundation for evidence-based policies, coordinated multisectoral action, and informed consumer choices. FAO Director-General, Dr QU Dongyu, said this in his message to mark the 2026 World Food Safety Day (WFSD), celebrated on June 7 ...

FG to repatriate more than 1,000 Nigerians from S/Africa – NiDCOM

FG to repatriate more than 1,000 Nigerians from S/Africa – NiDCOM

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says more than 1,000 Nigerians in South Africa have undergone screening for voluntary repatriation being facilitated by the Federal Government. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NiDCOM, disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on Saturday. Dabiri-Erewa said the screening was being conducted jointly by the Nigerian High ...

Nigerians will not pay for repatriation from S/Africa – Official

Nigerians will not pay for repatriation from S/Africa – Official

Nigerians to be evacuated from South Africa will not bear the cost of their repatriation, Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has said. Ebienfa said this in a telephone interview on Saturday. He said the ministry would deploy aircraft to bring them home. According to him, the screening of Nigerians in ...

US Senate approves $70bn funding for Trump’s immigration enforcement plan

US Senate approves $70bn funding for Trump’s immigration enforcement plan

By Taiwo Scholarstica The United States Senate on Friday approved a $70 billion funding package to support President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda, marking a major legislative victory for the administration. The bill provides funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol through the remainder of Trump’s term. It now moves to ...

UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa

UN scales up Ebola response, refugees ‘exiled’ in Africa

The UN and its partners are sustaining efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in both the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, while warning that insecurity and misinformation remain major obstacles to the response. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric gave the update at a news briefing in New York on Thursday. Dujarric said UN agencies ...

UN urges restraint as political tensions escalate in Somalia

UN urges restraint as political tensions escalate in Somalia

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over renewed violence in Somalia after heavy gunfire erupted in central Mogadishu. Guterres said this in a note to correspondents delivered by Stéphane Dujarric, his spokesman, on Thursday in New York. News reports indicate that former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire accused Government forces of attacking him ahead ...

Liberian envoy presents letter of credence to ECOWAS President

Liberian envoy presents letter of credence to ECOWAS President

Amb. John Ballout, Liberian Ambassador to Nigeria and Permanent Representative to ECOWAS, on Wednesday formally presented his letter of credence to the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray. Ballout, who also has concurrent accreditation to Benin and Equatorial Guinea, while presenting the letter in Abuja, pledged Liberia’s full support to ECOWAS and reaffirmed ...

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

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

The United States has reaffirmed its counterterrorism partnership with Nigeria, citing recent joint operations that dealt a major blow to the Islamic State terrorist network. The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made the disclosure while speaking on U.S. foreign policy and international security cooperation. Rubio disclosed that American and Nigerian security agencies recently collaborated ...

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

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

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has signed a decree authorizing the sale of French energy giant TotalEnergies’ 10% stake in the heavily sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project. The move marks another step in the restructuring of Russia's strategic energy assets as Western corporations continue their exit from the country following geopolitical fractures. The Arctic LNG 2 ...

Presidential election: Colombian president rejects foreign interference

Presidential election: Colombian president rejects foreign interference

Colombian President Gustavo Petro, has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s public endorsement of a far-right candidate in Colombia’s presidential election. Petro urged Colombians not to become “slaves or a colony” of anyone. He said on X that when one country interfered in the decisions of another, freedom ceased to exist. He therefore called on all ...

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

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

The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Amb. Jimoh Ibrahim, has assured ECOWAS countries that Nigeria will overcome its insurgency challenges. Jimoh gave the assurance while hosting Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of ECOWAS member states to the United Nations at Nigeria House, New York. “Nigeria will surmount insurgency. We survived a Civil War from ...

Guterres congratulates UN General Assembly President-elect, Rahman

Guterres congratulates UN General Assembly President-elect, Rahman

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has congratulated Bangladeshi Foreign Minister, Dr Khalilur Rahman on his election as President of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Rahman, secured the highest votes, in an election, which was conducted at the UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The results were announced following the ...

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 ...

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