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United States Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken met today with Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Jordan on the margins of the international conference on the urgent humanitarian response to Gaza.   According the statement released by StateDepartment Spokesperson, Matthew Miller, the Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed the need to reach a ceasefire …

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation’s president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. (FILES) Saulos Klaus Chilima, Malawi’s incumbent Vice President and president for the United Transformation Movement (UTM), leaves the Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre on May 6, 2020. – A military aircraft …

GENEVA — The U.N. human rights office is citing possible war crimes by Israeli forces and Palestinian armed groups in connection with a deadly raid by Israeli forces that freed four hostages over the weekend and killed hundreds of Palestinians. Office spokesman Jeremy Laurence expressed concerns about possible violations of rules of proportionality, distinction and precaution by the Israeli forces …

The Federal High Court will on July 23, embark on its annual vacation. The court, in a statement it made available to newsmen, disclosed that only six judges would be available within the period, to entertain “matters of extreme urgency” at three of its divisions in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. The Chief Judge of the court, Justice John Tsoho …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has formally lodged a complaint with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation regarding allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar In a letter addressed to the HOCSF dated May 27, 2024, and sighted by our correspondent on …

NEW YORK — Donald Trump completed his mandatory presentencing interview Monday after less than 30 minutes of routine, uneventful questions and answers, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity. The former president was quizzed by a New York City probation officer for a report, …

Tolaram has agreed to purchase Diageo’s 58.02% stake in Guinness Nigeria Plc in a historic agreement that will significantly alter the beverage industry in Nigeria. Guinness made this known in a press release on the NGX. The announcement is the latest in a string of major multinational organizations exiting the country citing tough economic challenges. The purchase, slated to be …

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. A cross-section of members of the Nigerian Army Women Corps during the Democracy Day Parade at the Eagles Square in Abuja on June 12, 2022. Credit: Channels TV The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary …

Almost one year after they were inaugurated, no fewer than 24 of the 109 senators drawn from all parts of the country are yet to sponsor any bill in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. However, each of the other 85 senators has at least one bill to his or her name. The 10th Senate, which was inaugurated on …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has visited soldiers wounded during an attack by assailants in Okomu Community. The governor, who expressed his displeasure over the incident, vowed that the State Government will fish out individuals and groups behind the attack. The governor was represented during the visit at the Military Hospital in Benin City, by the Edo State Commissioner …