The US government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised. This follows US President Donald Trump’s January 20, 2025, decision to suspend all foreign aid for 90 days, citing concerns about global destabilization and misalignment with American interests. The move responds to growing calls for a…
The United States authorities have flagged 201 Nigerians for deportation as part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration. Among those set for deportation are convicted prisoners and individuals who have committed various offenses. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, revealed this during a meeting with US Ambassador to Nigeria,…
UNFPA, UNICEF and WHO have reaffirmed their commitment to work together with countries and communities to end Female Genital Mutilation. In a joint statement by the UNFPA Executive Director Dr Natalia Kanem, UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell, and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, this is in response to this year’s theme “Stepping up the…
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from several United Nations bodies, including the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and initiate a broader review of U.S. funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order announced the U.S. exit from the UNHRC and the UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA),…
The World Health Organisation has revealed that 40 people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every minute. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, disclosed this in a post on his X handle on Tuesday to mark World Cancer Day. “Every minute, 40 people are diagnosed with #cancer globally and embark on a journey to overcome it. On…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian music sensation Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, on winning the Best African Music Performance award at the 67th annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles on Sunday night. A statement issued on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), stated that on behalf…
President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected Monday assertions by Donald Trump that South Africa was “confiscating” land and said he was ready to explain his government’s land reform policy to his US counterpart. Trump’s comments appeared to be referring to a land expropriation act signed by Ramaphosa last month which stipulates the government may, in certain circumstances,…
Mohamed Salah’s controversial penalty put Liverpool on course for a 2-0 win at Bournemouth as the Premier League leaders moved nine points clear on Saturday. Arne Slot’s side took the lead in the first half when Salah netted with a penalty awarded after Cody Gakpo appeared to trip over his own feet rather than go…
At least 700 people have been killed since Sunday in intense fighting in Goma, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, a UN spokesman said Friday. Rwandan-backed armed group M23 has seized Goma, the biggest city in the country’s east, and is advancing south as volunteers and the struggling Congolese army…
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists. Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a battle for power since April 2023 that has intensified this month with the army fighting to take…
