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*US VP Harris commends Osinbajo’s leadership *Osinbajo hails US Inflation Reduction Act, says both countries can work together on climate change global challenges A renewed commitment by both Nigeria and the United States to work together on many global issues, especially on Climate Change and the global energy transition towards net-zero emissions emerged yesterday at the White House after a …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Harps on Sustainable Peace, Development Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, has joined his counterparts across the globe at the 3rd United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UNCOPS) in the United States of America. The event, which is the third of its kind, is a global platform that brings together Heads of Police Organizations …

*VP says debt for climate swap deal is a win-win for both creditor/developed nations & Africa Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is proposing a Debt-For-Climate (DFC) Swap deal, in a call he believes can at once significantly advance the course of global net-zero emissions targets, facilitate energy access and the development of African countries. Explaining the DFC concept yesterday …

Ramon Abbass, popularly known as Hushpuppi will be sentenced on September 21, 2022, according to the The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles. Internet fraudster, Ramon Abbass, popularly known as Hushpuppi will be sentenced on September 21, 2022, according to the The United States Attorney’s Office for Central District of California, Los Angeles. This was …

Nigerian businesswoman and musician residing in the United Kingdom, Yetti Tabai has revealed that she was once a homeless foreigner before making headway as an owner of two restaurants in Greater Manchester. Tabai left Nigeria to further her education in the UK but met with challenges that paused her academic dreams, when she was told that she was not old …

The widely criticized police officer in charge of the response to the Uvalde, Texas school shooting that saw 19 children and two teachers killed was fired Wednesday, US media reported. The Uvalde school board voted unanimously to terminate the contract of district police chief Pete Arredondo, the Texas Tribune reported. The state’s public safety chief previously said Arredondo had placed …

The body of Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain last month, was to arrive in Luanda on Saturday, according to a government statement. A lawyer for dos Santos’s widow confirmed the remains, which have been at the centre of a family dispute, have left Barcelona and were on their way to the Angolan capital. “On …

Chinese troops will travel to Russia to take part in joint military drills, Beijing’s defence ministry said. Beijing and Moscow have close defence links and China has said it wants to push bilateral relations “to a higher level,” even as Moscow faces international sanctions and widespread condemnation over its war in Ukraine. China’s defence ministry said Wednesday its participation in …

A United Kingdom High Court has ordered the closure of Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited, a church led by Nigeria-born Tobi Adegboyega, over alleged financial mismanagement and lack of transparency in its operations. In a statement published to the UK government website on Friday, the church, popularly known as SPAC Nation, was said to have been closed “in the public interest.” …

Limburg, Germany – The rector of a German Catholic seminary was found dead last week in an apparent suicide. Father Christof May had been removed the day before from all his offices by Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg. Bätzing, the current chairman of the German bishops’ conference, reportedly took the step due to allegations of abusive behavior, according to the …