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September 30, 2015

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, gave the reasons on Tuesday, in Onitsha, Anambra state, through MASSOB’s Deputy National Director of Information, Mazi Chris Mocha. He pleaded with the UN to allow... Read More

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September 28, 2015

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. See photos below:

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September 26, 2015

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 event. Let me express Nigeria’s sincere appreciation to UN-AIDS for the support and collaboration in organizing this event. We are on the threshold of history... Read More

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August 25, 2015

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 extremism.

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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 angry at Buhari for Snubbing Handover Programme. ThisDay Jonathan tells Nigerians to pray more for Buhari. Leadership Boko Haram in fresh attack, kills 10 in Adamawa.... Read More

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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, in New York, said he had spoken to Jonathan and Buhari on the outcome of the polls as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission... Read More

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February 12, 2015

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 limits set for elections in the country. Delegations from the three bodies who were in the country to meet with the presidential candidates of the... Read More

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November 3, 2014

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 the event: “We are excited to announce that The Future Awards Africa 2014 will be hosted in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, 7 December.” This is... Read More

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January 14, 2014

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 practical efforts towards nation building. The Telethon will be hosted on Saturday, 18 January 2013 and broadcast on Channels Television to over 10 million Nigerians... Read More

September 22, 2013

“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 with a 600-man delegation. In a statement signed by Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, the Presidency said Jonathan... Read More

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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 to enjoy immunity like other delegates. It also said al-Bashir was in the country under the auspices of the AU and the nation owes an... Read More

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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 insurgents engaged JTF troops for several hours in a tough battle in terrorist camps located in Sambisa Game Reserve, about 70 kilometres south of the... Read More

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January 3, 2013

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 enough to threaten Nigeria’s status as well as influence within the global body at a time efforts are being intensified for the country to take... Read More

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December 7, 2012

Cool factor for the United Nations: Set to launch mPowering mobile platform, Timbaland & others to perform

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, entertainment-driven program empowering youth with information and access to education, job and health resources, delivered directly through their mobile phones. The announcement was made at the... Read More

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November 3, 2012

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 girl in the universe and not say something! The former head of state and then president was found in New York at the South-South Awards... Read More

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October 26, 2012

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 a hustle. Government, politics, religion- all a hustle. And the Nigerian god helps those who help themselves. The key to survival is understanding the rules... Read More

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September 24, 2012

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 is innately an enemy of Humanity, if not indeed of itself a crime against Humanity. Certainly it cannot be denied that Religion has proved again... Read More

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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. He announced this in a press conference in Geneva where he blamed the increasing militarisation going on in Syria and the “clear lack of unity”... Read More

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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 adorned head tie. The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance has been appointed by the UN as part of a 27-member body... Read More

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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 in 2010. These statistics placed Nigeria 10th on the list of asylum seekers in the world’s richest countries. According to the report, 2,876 Nigerians claimed... Read More

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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 ceremony where they were presented with ambassador for peace certificates. Ambassadors for Peace are committed to working beyond race, religion and nationality and accept a... Read More

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February 7, 2012

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 first time, inputs gathered from young people around the world through an extensive online consultation form the core of the World Youth Report, entitled Youth... Read More

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October 26, 2011

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 system. Crowdsourcing is a technique used to rapidly engage large numbers of interested people to develop strategies, solve problems or propose relevant and fresh ideas.... Read More

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August 12, 2011

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 planet. Here are some facts about IYD! On 17, December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of... Read More

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