By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 29, 2025 (NAN) United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called on world leaders to get “priorities straight” and invest in development, not destruction. Guterres made the call in a message for 2026 delivered in a statement by his spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Monday. “It’sContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Abuja, Dec. 29, 2025 (NAN) Lin Jian, Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, has reaffirmed China’s resolve to safeguard its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. Lin disclosed this on Monday during the regular virtual news briefing organised by the Ministry in Beijing, China. According to him, China’s resolve toContinue Reading
Expansion Mr Hicham Kharoufi, the Port Call Optimisation Manager of Tangier Med Port Authority, says there are plans for the expansion of the port’s passenger terminal ahead of the 2030 World Cup to take in more visitors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Morocco, Portugal and Spain wereContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh President Bola Tinubu on Sunday departed Lagos for Europe as part of his end-of-year break and ahead of his official visit to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. This is contained in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, in Lagos. The presidentContinue Reading
Russian forces launched another wave of missile strikes across Ukraine overnight, targeting several regions including Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv and Zhytomyr, the Ukrainian Air Force said on Saturday. Explosions were reported in multiple locations, including the capital Kiev, where Mayor Vitali Klitschko reported several blasts on Telegram and said air defencesContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump says he does not intend to immediately follow Israel in recognising Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent country. Trump made this known in a telephone interview the New York Post on Friday. “Everything is under study … We’ll study it. “I study a lotContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has confirmed Air Strikes on terrorist target in the Northwest of the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Spokesperson of the Ministry. The Minister explained that Nigeria is engaged in Structural SecurityContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called on all Central Africans to participate peacefully in the country’s Dec 28 polls. He also urged authorities to ensure that the elections are conducted in a peaceful, orderly, inclusive and credible manner in the elections. Guterres made the call inContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The China Mining Federation of Nigeria has rejected allegations of “Chinese infiltration” in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector, describing the claims as false and misleading. The Federation gave the clarification in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, following renewed circulation of a report alleging illegal mining,Continue Reading
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 ambassadors and other senior career diplomats to ensure embassies reflect its “America First” priorities, a move critics said would weaken U.S. credibility abroad. The State Department declined to provide a list of the diplomats being recalled. A senior department official said on MondayContinue Reading
