By Mark Longyen Dr Cyriaque Agnekethom, Director, ECOWAS Peacekeeping and Regional Security (DPKRS), says the African Union’s (AU) African Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) initiative has been crucial to ECOWAS Peace Support Operations. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Tiamiyu Prudence Arobani UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly terrorist attack in Kwara, North-central Nigeria, where more than 100 people were reportedly killed. Guterres, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, stressed the importance of swiftly bringing the perpetrators of the dastardly attack to justice. TerroristsContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has welcomed legislative approval from the United States for a $6 billion spending package to help tackle the disease, following nearly a year of sharp aid cuts. UNAIDS, the UN agency leading the global effort to end HIV/AIDS worldwide,Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala Ms Yan Yuqing, the Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos, on Thursday, expressed optimism that China-Nigeria relations would overcome challenges and develop with unstoppable momentum in 2026. This is contained in a statement by Yan, who added that the new year would usher inContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Turkish government on Thursday pledged to support Nigeria in its fight against terrorism. Türkiye’s pledge is contained in a statement posted by the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on its official X handle, following Tuesday’s terrorist attacks on Kwara’s Worro and Nuku communities. The News AgencyContinue Reading
The United States and Russia have agreed to re-establish high-level military contacts for the first time since 2021, the US European Command said on Thursday. The agreement came on the sidelines of trilateral peace talks in Abu Dhabi, aiming to settle the war in Ukraine, where the command’s General AlexusContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Nigeria and China on Wednesday in Abuja reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral relations between them. Mr Kimiebi Ebienfa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesman, said this in a statement following a courtesy visit to his office on Wednesday in Abuja by the Chinese Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, MrContinue Reading
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei “should be very worried” as negotiations planned for this week grow increasingly uncertain. “He should be very worried. Yeah, he should be. As you know, they’re negotiating with us,” Trump said in excerpts from an interview withContinue Reading
Rwanda has made significant progress toward eliminating cervical cancer by 2027, official data released on Tuesday showed. Data from the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), presented at a national cancer symposium in the capital Kigali, indicated that human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage among girls by age 15 has reached 90 perContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. government says it has deepened its military partnership with Nigeria by deploying a special force team in the country to flush out terrorists. Gen. Dagvin Anderson, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) disclosed this during a digital news conference on Tuesday. He saidContinue Reading
