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New ECOWAS President pledges cooperation with breakaway Sahel states
By Mark Longyen New ECOWAS President, Birame Diop, has pledged to deepen cooperation with Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, who recently quit ECOWAS and…
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Tinubu reports xenophobic attacks to AU
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu has formally reported recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks against Africans and other nationals in South Africa to the…
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Burkina Faso seeks partnership review with Nigeria as Endoni presents credentials
By Damilola Charles Burkina Faso has proposed a bilateral session with Nigeria to review cooperation and chart new areas of partnership to reset ties…
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Nigeria reaffirms support for Palestinian statehood
By Fortune Abang Nigeria has reaffirmed its support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and an independent,…
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‘I lost 10 ex-course mates during Liberian Civil War’ – Musa
By Mark Longyen The Minister of Defence, retired Gen. Christopher Musa, has disclosed that he lost ten of his Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) coursemates…
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Ebola kills 2,700 in DRC as UN chief seeks $1.1bn
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani No fewer than 2,700 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with about 500…
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Ethiopia: Guterres backs Obasanjo’s renewed peace initiative, warns parties against escalation
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani UN Secretary-General António Guterres has backed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo’s renewed peace initiative in Ethiopia amid rising security tensions…
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CDS pledges stronger Nigeria-Bangladesh defence ties, prioritises training
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has pledged to strengthen Nigeria-Bangladesh defence cooperation, particularly in training and capacity…
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CTBTO calls for global commitment to end nuclear-ban testing
By Fortune Abang The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has reiterated the need for stronger global commitment to sustaining efforts aimed at ending nuclear…
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China, Nigeria to strengthen cultural diplomacy via culinary exchange
Dignitaries at the Nigeria-China Food Festival in Abuja. By Sarafina Christopher China and Nigeria have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cultural diplomacy and people-to-people…