United Nations (UN) on Thursday commemorated the 24th anniversary of the devastating 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, reflecting on the tragedy that struck its host city, New York. The UN, headquartered in New York for nearly eight decades, expressed unwavering support for the city’s residents. “For nearly...
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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina Mohammed, has paid tribute to Nigeria’s late former President Muhammadu Buhari, describing him as a man of unwavering discipline, deep conviction, and steadfast patriotism. Mohammed visited the Nigeria House in New York to sign the condolence register and pray for the peaceful repose...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Sunday returned to Abuja after successfully representing President Bola Tinubu at the just concluded 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), held in New York. The spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, who made this known in a statement, said Shettima during...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has been honoured with Forbes Magazine Best of Africa Leadership Excellence Award 2024. Forbes is a global media company focused on business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership, and lifestyle. Forbes Magazine’s “Best of Africa Leadership Excellence Award” is awarded...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has arrived in New York to represent Nigeria at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of The Vice President), Mr Stanley Nkwocha, made this known in a statement on Monday. According to Nkwocha, Shettima...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, who was in New York on Thursday, visited the UN Deputy Secretary-General (DSG), Amina J. Mohammed. During the visit, Zulum held a closed-door meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General and a few officials. Governor Zulum was at the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu is currently participating in the 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Governor, ably represented by his deputy, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey is...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum is among the dignitaries to speak at the 2024 Edition of the Africa Dialogue Series (ADS 2024), holding at the United Nations headquarters in New York, from May 6th to 24th, 2024. According to a publication by the...
A court in New York has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, saying the film mogul did not receive a fair trial. In a 4 -3 decision on Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals upheld the 72-year-old’s appeal, concluding that the trial “erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged,...
Donald Trump would become the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial on criminal charges when jury selection begins on Monday in New York. The trial of the case that stemmed from payments made to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election. Trump, who...
Nigerians in New York have again appealed to the Federal Government to provide passport production printers to the Nigeria Consulate to enhance smooth passport services in the U.S. The concerned Nigerians made the call at a virtual 12th Town Hall Meeting hosted by the Consulate for the Nigerian...
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday has departed New York after attending the 78th session high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Tinubu, while in New York, participated in some of the high-level events, including a...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says “humanity has opened the gates to hell’’ with extreme weather having horrendous effects on the global population. Guterres said this on Wednesday as a broad global coalition of “movers and doers” politicians, business and civil society gathered in New York for the...
President Bola Tinubu has encouraged Nigerians in the U.S. to rise above failure by having a change of mind set for success in all their endeavors in life. Tinubu gave the advice at the Presidential Townhall Meeting with Nigerians in the diaspora on Wednesday in New York. The News...
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called on world leaders to affirm democratic governance as the best guarantor of the sovereign will and well-being of the people, saying military coups are wrong. Tinubu said this in his inaugural statement to the 78th session of the General Assembly at...
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu arrived at the JF Kennedy International Airport in New York...
President Bola Tinubu will, on Monday, join world leaders to participate in the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (UN 2023 Summit on SDGs) as UN marks the halftime of the SDGs. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader will arrive...
UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed has encouraged all delegates of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to stay optimistic and work together to get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) back on track. Mohammed made the call at the opening of 78th session of UNGA on...
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has said that poverty, inequality and exclusion are fueling terrorism, which is posing complex and constant threat to peace and security.anto Guterres said this at the opening of the UN Third Counter-Terrorism week on Monday in New York. Addressing the delegates “at the forefront...
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has urged countries to phase out coal and other fossil fuels to avert climate ‘catastrophe’. Guterres gave the warning on Thursday in New York while briefing UN correspondents on his meeting with civil society climate leaders from across the world. “We are hurtling towards disaster,...