Amb. Rita Chika Ezenwa (Queen Nerita); Miss Face of Humanity Nigeria and one of Africa’s most influential beauty queens has stimulated the youths to brace up and never forget that they are the future of any nation and so should continue to be a source of support to humanity. Speaking […]
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After Boris Johnson dropped out of the Tory leadership race, leaving Rishi Sunak as the favorite to become prime minister, the pound has reportedly gained on the dollar. On Monday morning, sterling stood around 0.4% higher at $1.135. Last week, it fell as low as $1.11 amid continued political uncertainty […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has slammed a visa ban on Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai. The ban was conveyed in a notice issued to the country’s trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agents. Dejectedly, no reason was given for the decision, however, it was gathered that the visa rejections […]
With just 45 days in office, Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving prime minister. The second shortest-serving PM was George Canning who served for 119 days before he died in office in 1827. Liz Truss, during a press briefing outside Downing Street today announced she is resigning from her post after […]
After the sudden resignation of her home secretary; Suella Braverman and angry scenes during a fracking vote in the Commons, a chaotic day in Parliament has left Liz Truss’s survival even more uncertain. While opposition MPs alleged some Tories were bullied and manhandled into voting with the government on fracking, […]
Deputy British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, says King Charles will strengthen the relationship between the United Kingdom and Nigeria. Llewellyn-Jones made this known recently during a news conference following the death of Queen Elizabeth II who passed on September 8, and the ascension of the new King, Charles III. […]
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the State of Qatar; His Excellency, Yakubu Abdullahi Ahmed has called for a Partnership with Katara in Promoting Nigerian Culture in Qatar. Ambassador Yakubu Ahmed made the call when he paid a courtesy visit to the office of […]
By Kennedy Eberechi. The traditional friendship and relations of good cooperation between China and African countries have stood the test of time and gone through the trial of international turbulent events. This relationship, being a good example to the developing countries, has been further consolidated and developed under the […]
Recently, African migrants in Guangzhou, China allegedly faced a rising tide of discrimination as a result of coronavirus fueled xenophobia. HENRY TYOHEMBA writes on the array of threats confronting China-Africa relationship. Having reportedly contained coronavirus within China, concerns have grown in the past weeks over the so called second wave […]
By Zhong Sheng. At this critical moment when the international community needs unity and cooperation the most to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some Western politicians still don’t seem able to quit politicizing the pandemic. Recently, certain U.S. politicians, in total disregard of facts, have attempted to blame […]