Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Makes History As First Female, First African DG Of WTO
Former Nigerian Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has finally been chosen as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ms Okonjo-Iweala will assume office on 1 March 2021 and will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, renewable, will expire on 31 August 2025. “This is […]
Nigeria: Buhari Congratulates Okonjo-Iweala On Appointment As WTO DG
The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated a one time Minister of Finance and Economy Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her election as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation. Ms Okonjo-Iweala will assume office on March 1, 2021 and will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. Her term, […]
Criminal Herders Are Being Tried And Convicted Across Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency on Monday said “thousands of” herdsmen are being tried and convicted across the country for illegal activities. President Muhammadu Buhari has faced criticism for taking a soft approach to the herdsmen crisis based on ethnic affiliations. Most herdsmen are Fulani, the same ethnicity as the President. But speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily […]
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Expecting Second Child
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle are expecting their second child, the couple revealed in a Valentine’s Day announcement, the first senior royal due to be born outside Britain in 100 years. The couple released a black and white image of themselves under a tree, all smiles, with Markle holding her baby bump. “We can […]
President Erdogan Accuses US Of Supporting Terrorists In Iraq
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday accused the United States of siding with “terrorists” after blaming outlawed Kurdish militants of executing 13 Turks in northern Iraq. Erdogan’s comments came a day after Ankara said Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels had killed 13 captives — most of them Turkish soldiers and police officers — they had […]
15 Sailors Kidnapped off Nigerian Waters Return To Turkey
Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnapped by pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea arrived back in Turkey on Sunday, with the ship’s captain describing how they faced death threats and were held in a forest during their three-week ordeal. Reuters reported that the sailors hugged relatives as they arrived before dawn at Istanbul Airport, where […]
Bill Gates Says Solving Covid Easy Compared With Climate
Fifty-one billion and zero – the two numbers Bill Gates says you need to know about climate. Solving climate change would be “the most amazing thing humanity has ever done”, says the billionaire founder of Microsoft. By comparison, ending the pandemic is “very, very easy”, he claims. Gates’s new book, How to Avoid a Climate […]
UAE Extends Ban On Flights From Nigeria
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended suspension of flights from Nigeria earlier slated for February 28 to March 10, 2020. The UAE aviation authorities made this known in the updated travel protocol posted on the website of the Emirates Airline, the flag carrier of the UAE, on Sunday afternoon. “In line with government directives, […]
White House Press Aide Quits Over Threatening Remarks To Journalist
A White House press aide who repeatedly threatened a reporter working on a story about his romantic life resigned on Saturday. Vanity Fair reported Friday that the aide, TJ Ducklo, told a reporter for Politico “I will destroy you” and made other crude remarks when asked to comment on a report that he was dating […]
Egypt Unearths ‘World’s Oldest’ Mass-production Brewery
A high-production brewery believed to be more than 5,000 years old has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists at a funerary site in southern Egypt, the tourism ministry said on Saturday. The site containing several “units” consisting of about 40 earthenware pots arranged in two rows was uncovered at North Abydos, Sohag, by a […]
