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MASSOB leader begs UN to allow Biafra secede from Nigeria
Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, (MASSOB) has given 'genuine reasons' why the United Nations should allow Biafra secede from Nigeria. Uwazuruike,…
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President Buhari meets with President of Korea (PHOTOS)
President Muhammadu Buhari had a meeting with Korea's president, Park Geun-hye, on Sunday. The meeting, which also had in attendance Sokoto governor, Aminu Tambuwal- was held at the UN House.…
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Read full text of President Buhari’s address to the UN General Assembly
Below is the full text of President Muhammadu Buhari's address to the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, September 25. Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you to this important…
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Osinbajo meets Ban Ki Moon in Abuja (PHOTOS)
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and some religious leaders had a special session with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on Monday. They talked about democracy, development, climate change and countering violent…
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THE 2015 TRACKLIST: Buhari needs prayers, Obasanjo is pessimestic, PDP is angry, more stories
Kashamu was known as ‘God’ during drug trafficking days. YNaija Obasanjo thinks Buhari can't transform Nigeria in 8 years. Vanguard Amaechi took a swipe at Patience Jonathan yesterday. YNaija PDP…
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Ban Ki-Moon congratulates Buhari on election victory
by Ranti Joseph UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has congratulated President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 general elections. Ban in a statement issued on Tuesday, March 31,…
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UN, EU, others tell FG to respect the Constitution
by Ranti Joseph The United Nations, the European Union and the African Union, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders in the electoral process to respect the constitutional…
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Hello, Lagos! The Future Awards Africa holds on 7 December, launches campaign for 1million young Africans to fight Ebola
by Isi Esene The Central Working Committee (CWC) of Africa’s biggest youth event, The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) has announced the date and host state for the 2014 edition of…
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United Nations endorses GenVoices: This “has a possibility to have a positive and defining impact on the rest of Africa”
by Oge Okonkwo Ahead of its historic Telethon, The United Nations has endorsed Generational Voices (GenVoices), the project-driven platform to harness the offline and online energy of young Nigerians for…
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“SaharaReporters must have been counting tourists”: Presidency denies reports that Jonathan travelled with 600-man delegation
by Isi Esene The Presidency has denied reports that the President Goodluck Jonathan, who is in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly is in the United States…
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Why the Sudanese President wasn’t arrested in Nigeria – FG
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday explained why Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was not arrested in Nigeria. It said by the statute of the African Union (AU), he was supposed…
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Boko Haram militants may be tried for war crimes – UN
No fewer than 50 Boko Haram militants and three soldiers died in separate battles between the insurgents and security agents between Thursday night and Friday. Saturday PUNCH learnt that the…
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Nigeria’s N600 million debt at the UN ‘threatens’ our status and influence with the global body
Nigeria is owing the United Nations (UN) a grand total assessed contribution of $3,847,723 (about N600 billion). Seen as debts by the UN system accounting apparatus, mere irregularity of payments are…
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Cool factor for the United Nations: Set to launch mPowering mobile platform, Timbaland & others to perform
Timbaland by Isi Esene Two thousand young people representing over 126 nations join forces with global artists, non-profits, corporate and government leaders, to debut the mPowering Mobile Platform, a first-ever,…
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SNAPSHOT: Say hello to Beauty and the B… aba Iyabo
by Hauwa Gambo It's impossible for us to have seen President Olusegun Obasanjo - the same one who is butt of jokes about his looks - with the most beautiful…
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Elnathan John: How to run a Nigerian NGO
by Elnathan John Do one of two things: One, give your NGO a broad name that can cover two or more areas. The more the merrier. Everything in Nigeria is…
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Religion against humanity by Wole Soyinka
To such a degree has Religion fueled conflict, complicated politics, retarded social development and impaired human relations across the world, that one is often tempted to propose that Religion…
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Syria Crisis: Kofi Annan resigns as international mediator
by Adeniyi Abdul Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan has decided to step down as the U.N.-Arab League mediator in the 17-month-old Syria conflict at the end of the month.…
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She’s unstoppable: Okonjo-Iweala gets UN appointment
by Lekan Olanrewaju She may not have the World Bank top job yet, but Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has no reason to fret, as she's just added another yard to her already well…
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UN Report: 10,500 Nigerians sought asylum in 2011
by Lekan Olanrewaju According to a new report released by the UN refugee agency, about 10,500 Nigerians last year sought asylum in developed countries. This is an increase from the 9,500…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt: Goldie, Sound Sultan and Weird MC appointed UN Peace Ambassadors
by Lekan Olanrewaju Nigerian Musicians Sound Sultan, Goldie and Weird MC have been endorsed by the United Nations as Peace Ambassadors. Their appointments were announced on March 23, 2012 during a…
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A peep into the UN Youth Employment Report: Youth perspectives on the pursuit of decent work in changing times
By Rachel Ogbu Summary of the news from UN World Youth Report The report reveals that young people are worried about the quality and relevance of their education. For the…
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All hands on deck! Organisation seeks collective effort on combating HIV
Wilfred Okiche The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is launching CrowdOutAIDS.org, an online collaborative project to crowdsource its new strategy on youth and HIV—a first in the UN…
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One Youth, One Voice – Celebrate the 11th annual International Youth Day!
by Wilfred Okiche Today is the International Youth Day, a day mapped out by the international community to celebrate the youth of the world, the hope and future of our…
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