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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regrets over the decision of the White House to withdraw the United States from 35 international organisations and 31 UN entities. Guterres, in a statement by the UN Spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric on Thursday in New York, said the UN has a responsibility to deliver for those who depend on the organisation. President Donald Trump …

NIGERIAN cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by President Patrice Talon. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, confirmed this in a statement issued by her media aide, Dr Magnus Eze. She said Egbaji, a businessman from Cross River, was accused of an offence and detained …

THE Police Command in Benue has confirmed the death of a notorious bandit, Terkaa Samuel of Jandekyula, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba. The Command’s Spokesperson, DSP Udeme Edet stated this in a statement on Thursday in Makurdi. Edet said the bandit was shot on Wednesday around Channel Two, Zaki-Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue during exchange of gunshots. …

Sources have described an intense atmosphere at the prison facility as the secret police arrived in a convoy of approximately six Toyota Hilux vans. Former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has delayed the processing of his bail following the heavy deployment of operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the Kuje …

The Donald Trump administration has said it plans to withdraw the US from as many as 66 international organisations, including those of the United Nations, that it believes do not serve US interests. In a proclamation issued on Wednesday, the US administration said it reached this decision after conducting a review of all International organisations, conventions, and treaties that the …

–Challenges govs to take urgent action The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has lamented the upsurge in terror attacks in parts of South West and in other parts of the country. Comrade Jare Ajayi, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, listed the attacks to include killing of some Forest Guards at Old Oyo National Park in Oloka, Oriire local government …

Renee Nicole Good was an award-winning poet The woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city. She was a prize-winning poet and a hobby guitarist, who city leaders have said was there as a legal observer of Immigration and …

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, … In May of last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin played host to Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in the Grand Kremlin Palace, just ahead of major celebrations in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. It was a symbolic moment that showcased Putin’s main alliance …

The resolution now moves to the House of Representatives, where it will require approval before being sent to the president. The United States Senate has voted 52–48 to pass a War Powers resolution aimed at restricting President Donald Trump’s military action in Venezuela. The vote reflects growing concern among lawmakers over recent US actions involving Venezuela and the scope of …

Amid rising political tension in Rivers State, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) and its youth wing, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), have called on the Rivers State House of Assembly to halt ongoing impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Speaking on Thursday, INC President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, described the impeachment attempt as “not a matter of the Ijaw nation but …