October 2023 (Page 181)

UN Secretary-General António?Guterres has described late Nelson Mandela as an “extraordinary global advocate for dignity and equality” who anyone in public service should emulate. Guterres paid the tributes in a message to mark the  Nelson Mandela International Day commemorated annually on July 18. According to him, the anti-apartheid campaigner andContinue Reading

Muhammad-Bande (left) with Espinosa and other diplomats during a previous UNGA meeting.  Outgoing President of the UN General Assembly (PGA), Ms Maria Espinosa, on Wednesday  met with her successor-elect, Amb. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, to discuss issues related to transition of power. Muhammad-Bande, Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was elected presidentContinue Reading

Emmanuel Okala, former goalkeeper of Nigeria’s mationa; Team on eagles victory By Stanley Nwanosike Emmanuel Okala, a former Green Eagles goalkeeper, has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles for winning the 2019 AFCON third-place match in Egypt, saying “bronze medals were better than coming back with nothing”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

Prof. Babagana Zulum Governor of Borno state By Uche Bibilari Governor of Borno State Mr Babagana Zulum has said that addressing the root causes of insurgency will go a long way toward solving the current security problem and ensuring sustainable development in the Lake Chad region. Zulum said this atContinue Reading

Ebola in Congo The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially declared the current Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, who announced the declaration in Geneva, called on countries to “take notice and redouble ourContinue Reading