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United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on countries to protect the UN Charter, urging them to “stand up for a rules-based order” – or pay the price. Mohammed made the call in a speech to the Danish Parliament on Thursday, The UN’s founding document “is our moral compass ,” she said, calling for renewed commitment to multilateralism …

No fewer than a million people in North-East Nigeria could lose emergency food and nutrition assistance unless funding could be found “within weeks”. According to the World Food Programme (WFP), Nigeria is facing one of the worst hunger crises in recent times. WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian organisation saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a …

… Says African youths must hold leaders accountable By Igbotako Nowinta, Editor-At-Large, Alltimepost.com Ogwa, Edo State, Nigeria – Africa’s crisis is not lack of resources but failure of leadership—and only a politically awakened youth can break the cycle. This was the blunt verdict of Prof. Cyrille Dalex Ngamen Kouassi, social engineer, philosopher and Director, Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, …

By Idahosa Musa Edo State Government has issued a one-week ultimatum to accredited waste managers to clear refuse from the streets of Benin and neighboring local government areas. The directive was handed down on Thursday by the Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Edo State Environmental Taskforce, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, during a stakeholders’ meeting in Benin. In a statement by …

The United States said Nigeria “must do more to protect Christians” following a mass kidnapping across several churches in Kaduna state, as a high-level security meeting kicked off in Abuja on Thursday. But in a speech, a senior State Department official leading the US delegation omitted any mention of Muslim victims of violence in Africa’s most populous country. The remarks …

“I hope that the US will reconsider its decision and rejoin WHO,” Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in Geneva.” Thursday marks one year since US President Donald Trump ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) just hours after taking office. According to an agreement between the US and the Geneva-based UN agency, the withdrawal is due to …

After President Donald Trump said suddenly Wednesday that he had secured the “framework of a future deal” on Greenland, nearly everyone involved was conspicuously tight-lipped about what it entailed. Asked to detail the terms, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte simply referred to Trump’s social media post, which included almost none. When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Trump whether it met his …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and a security expert, Ambassador Abayomi Mumuni, has cautioned party leaders against any move to replace Vice President Kashim Shettima on religious grounds ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that such a decision could undermine the ruling party’s electoral prospects. Mumuni, who served as a member of the intelligence and security …

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi, has explained why he declined to set up a seven-member panel to investigate Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Nma Odu, amid ongoing impeachment proceedings. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, Amadi cited court orders as the …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday administered the oath of office to the newly appointed Chairman and Commissioners of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) at the State House, Abuja. The new FCC Chairman, Ayo Hulayat Omidiran, was sworn in alongside 37 commissioners representing Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at about 4:48 p.m. local time. Omidiran, 59, a …