President Muhammadu Buhari felicitated Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres on his re-appointment for a second-term in office, and extension of Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed’s tenure for another five years. The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Saturday. The Nigerian leader congratulated the Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General, who was a former Minister of Environment in Nigeria, for the global recognition and opportunity to serve humanity with their experience. He expressed the hope that their passion…
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has visited wounded troops recuperating in University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. A statement on Saturday in Maiduguri by Col. Ado Isa, the Deputy Director, Public Relations, 7 Division/Joint Task Force (Northeast), Operation Hadin Kai, said the COAS was in Maiduguri on a four-day visit to assess the operational and welfare state of troops engaged in the fight against insurgency. “During his visit to the hospital, he assured troops of adequate medicare and support in the ongoing counter-insurgency operations. “While at the hospital, the COAS took time to interact with the soldiers…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called for concerted efforts to end insecurity currently bedeviling the country. The president made the call in a message which he sent to a Thanksgiving Mass held in honour of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, in Jos to commemorate her first anniversary in office. In the message, the president said Nigeria required fervent prayers and the involvement of all to overcome the security challenges. He thanked Plateau for producing a Justice with pedigree to serve as the President of the Court of Appeal, while thanking the clergymen for their prayers…
The Ekiti Police command have arrested a 16-year-old girl alongside three accomplices for faking her own kidnap. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu, said on Saturday at Ado-Ekiti that the suspects were arrested on Thursday at their hotel hideout. Abutu said the supposed victim admitted that she conspired with those arrested to actualise her dream of becoming an actor as against studying medicine, which was her mother’s choice. He explained that the girl said she conspired with the others to raise money from her family members to enable her to relocate from Ekiti State to pursue her dream. “She said she…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has pledged to continue to sustain democracy and democratic tenets among member-countries via the conduct of free, fair and acceptable elections. The Chairman of ECOWAS and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, made the pledge at the opening of the 59th ordinary summit of the authority of Heads of State and government of the organisation, held in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday. Akufo-Addo also used the opportunity to thank all African countries for supporting the candidacy and election of Ghana into the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member. He also appreciated the support…
The Nigerian military has retired 343 non-commissioned officers (NCOs). The retirement, which was announced by the Chief of Defence General, Gen. Lucky Irabor at the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, NAFRC, at the end of six months of pre-retirement training on Saturday. The 343 retired personnel are made up of 258 from the Nigerian Army (NA); 70 from the Nigerian Navy (NN) and 15 from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Irabor, represented by the Chief of Defence, Training and Operations, Rear Admiral George Eyo, said that the pre-retirement course was designed to prepare the retired personnel for civil life. “It…
The United Nations General Assembly has reappointed Nigeria’s Ms Amina Mohammed has Deputy Secretary-general of the United Nations. Shortly after his reappointment as the UN Secretary General to serve for another five years, António Guterres on Friday, also asked Mohammed to serve as Deputy Secretary-General for a second term. Guterres, who succeeded Ban Ki-moon in January 2017 as the ninth secretary-general, will start his second term starts on January 1, 2022 for another five years. Guterres told journalists after taking the oath of office for a second term that he had asked Mohammed to continue in office. “After being elected,…
U.S. President Joe Biden, on Friday said the U.S. administered 300 million Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines in 150 days, and that COVID-19 cases and deaths had decreased by more than 90 per cent. Biden said this in a statement with the title, “300 million shots in 150 Days: The President’s COVID-19 Strategy is Delivering for Americans’’, issued to commemorate his 150 days in office. According to the statement, when Biden took office 150 days ago, more than 3,300 Americans were dying each day. It added that at the time, more than 185,000 Americans were infected with the virus on a daily…
Conservative judiciary chief, Ebrahim Raisi is clearly in the lead with most of the votes counted in Iran’s presidential election, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Saturday. Earlier his main rival, Abdolnasser Hemmati, a relatively reform-oriented candidate, made a concession statement on his Instagram account after media reports had put Raisi beyond reach in early results following Friday’s poll. Raisi, 60, is set to succeed moderate President Hassan Rowhani. It would mark a significant change in direction for the government in Iran after eight years under Rowhani. The candidates are hoping to succeed moderate President Hassan Rowhani, who cannot run…
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus says every region has countries facing a steep increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths, with cases in Africa on rapid increase. Ghebreyesus, who spoke on Friday at COVID-19 news briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva, expressed concerns that COVID-19 cases in Africa had increased by 52 per cent in just the past week. “And we expect things to only get worse; less than one per cent of Africa’s population has been vaccinated. “Vaccines donated next year will be far too late for those who are dying today, or being infected today or at…