Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be heading to Ghana today to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande in a statement said…
The Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Wilfred Machage, is dead. The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the death of the diplomat in a statement, saying that Machage collapsed in his Abuja residence was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Kenya’s Principal Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Macharia Kamau, said…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised not to worsen the crisis over Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron made the announcement after a meeting with President Putin. Russia moved more than one hundred thousand troops to the Ukraine border, which sparked fears of an invasion. It accused the Ukrainian government of failing to implement an agreement to restore…
President Muhammadu Buhari has received briefing on the coup attempt to remove President Umaru Sissoco Embalo of Guinea-Bissau. President Buhari received the briefing on the sidelines of the ongoing African Union Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement said…
President Muhammadu Buhari says African growth and development will require strong and visionary leadership that provides for the needs of the people. The President made the remark during a meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed at the African Union Headquarters. President Buhari urged the Ethiopian leader to stay focused on keeping the country together, promising that…
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the Thirty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit. President Buhari was received by the Ethiopian Minister of Education, Professor Berhanu Nega. President Buhari is expected to join other African leaders in finding solutions to political, economic and social challenges facing the continent. President Buhari will also…