International Relations

Foreign Missions: FG Budgets N53bn For Ambassadorial Residences, Office furniture, Others

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How Tinubu Will Achieve 15% Inflation Target By 2025 - Presidency

FG allocates N53bn to renovate 103 rundown foreign missions. Experts estimate $1bn needed to clear debts and fix embassies. Lawmakers criticize insufficient funding in 2025 budget proposal for diplomacy. The Federal Government has allocated N53 billion for the renovation of 103 foreign missions, addressing issues such as dilapidated chanceries, staff quarters, ambassadorial residences, office furniture, … Read more

Putin Apologises Over Azerbaijan Plane Crash

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38 killed after being hit by Russian air defence while diverting across the Caspian Sea. Apologizes to Azerbaijan but stops short of accepting Russian responsibility. Ukraine accuses Russia of disinformation as survivors recount the tragedy. Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued an apology to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev following the downing of an Azerbaijani commercial … Read more

Ukrainian Forces Capture Injured North Korean Soldier Sent To Support Russia

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Ukrainian forces capture first North Korean prisoner of war since Pyongyang sent troops to support Russia. Photo of wounded soldier circulates, confirming North Korean involvement in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Over 10,000 North Korean soldiers are believed to have been deployed to assist Russia in Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have captured an injured North Korean soldier … Read more

‘We Are Not for Sale’ – Greenland Rejects Trump’s Remarks On US Control

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FG congratulates Trump

Greenland has once again reiterated that it is not for sale, responding to US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent comments about wanting to take control of the territory. “Greenland belongs to the people of Greenland,” said Prime Minister Mute Egede on Monday, following Trump’s remarks, which he had previously made several years ago. EDITOR’S PICKS  PDP … Read more

Slovak PM, Robert Fico Meets Putin In Moscow Over Ukraine War

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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has made an unanticipated visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming only the third Western leader to meet Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Fico, a vocal critic of the European Union’s support for Ukraine during the conflict, stated that … Read more

Elon Musk Sparks Controversy With Support For Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party

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Elon Musk is extending his influence beyond American politics, publicly backing Germany’s far-right political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), following the collapse of the German government earlier this week. On Friday, Musk, a billionaire and prominent ally of Donald Trump, shared his support for the AfD in a social media post. “Only the AfD can … Read more

President Zelensky Hits Back At Putin’s Missile Threat

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded sharply to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s year-end press conference on Thursday, mocking the Kremlin leader with a crude remark in an online comment. During the conference, Putin praised the power of the Oreshnik, a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Russia recently launched at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. He also … Read more

Nine Killed In Israeli Strikes On Yemen Following Houthi Attack

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Israel’s military carried out lethal airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, following the latest assault by the Iran-backed group on Israeli territory. According to Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media office, nine people were killed and three others injured in strikes that hit a port and an oil facility near Yemen’s … Read more

Uzbek Man Detained Over Moscow Assassination Of Russian General Kirillov

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Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a 29-year-old Uzbek national in connection with the assassination of Lt Gen Igor Kirillov, a high-ranking military figure and head of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical, and Biological Protection Forces, as well as his assistant. The attack occurred early Tuesday outside Kirillov’s residential building in Moscow when a remotely detonated … Read more

New Mauritius PM Challenges UK on Chagos Deal Terms

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Mauritius, under new PM Navin Ramgoolam, has revised the Chagos Islands deal, calling the original terms inadequate. The initial agreement, announced in October, involved the UK transferring sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, while retaining a 99-year lease for Diego Garcia, which hosts a significant UK-US military airbase. EDITOR’S PICKS  PDP Declares Ethiope East … Read more

Nigeria Left Without Representation As Tinubu Delays Ambassadorial Appointments

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Tinubu Media Chat

Concerns are mounting over the prolonged absence of ambassadors in Nigeria’s 109 missions globally, as President Bola Tinubu delays the appointments following the recall of 83 career and non-career envoys in May 2023. Government sources have revealed that the nominees’ names would be transmitted to the National Assembly before the end of December. EDITOR’S PICKS  … Read more

BREAKING: Trump Named TIME’s 2024 Person Of The Year

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Trump TIME's 2024

Donald Trump, the United States President-elect, has been named TIME’s 2024 Person of the Year, underscoring his dramatic return to political prominence. The announcement was made Thursday by TIME Editor-in-Chief, Sam Jacobs, who hailed Trump’s “historic comeback” as a defining moment in American politics. EDITOR’S PICKS  PDP Declares Ethiope East Federal Seat Vacant Following Ibori-Suenu’s … Read more

UN Demands Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza, Backs UNRWA

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The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and voiced strong support for the UN agency serving Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). On Wednesday, the 193-member assembly passed a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which was adopted with 158 votes in favour, nine against, … Read more

Russia Warns Citizens Against Travel To US, Western Nations

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Russia has issued a caution to its citizens against traveling to the United States and other Western nations, alleging that they risk being “targeted” by authorities in those countries. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, delivered the warning during a press briefing on Wednesday, citing strained relations with the U.S. as … Read more

Israel Takes Control Of Golan Buffer Zone After Assad Regime Collapse

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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the temporary seizure of the demilitarized buffer zone in the Golan Heights by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), declaring that the 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria has “collapsed” following the rebel takeover of the country. Netanyahu stated that Israeli forces had moved into the buffer zone and nearby … Read more

Trump Nominates Warren Stephens As UK Ambassador

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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated businessman Warren Stephens to serve as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. EKO HOT BLOG reports that in a statement on Truth Social, Trump expressed enthusiasm, saying, “Warren has always dreamed of serving the United States full time. I am thrilled that he will now have that opportunity as … Read more

Trump Vows 100% Tariffs On BRICS Nations Over Currency Plans

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Trump Secure US Borders

President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to impose 100% tariffs on countries in the BRICS alliance—comprising China, Russia, and other emerging economies—unless they pledge not to create a new currency during his administration. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER. We … Read more

Tinubu Heads to South Africa for Key Bi-National Talks with Ramaphosa

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Nigerian President Bola Tinubu is set to visit South Africa to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. This trip follows his recent state visit to France. In a statement issued on Sunday, December 1, by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Information and … Read more

Trump Appoints Charles Kushner As Ambassador To France

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President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday his selection of Charles Kushner as ambassador to France, marking a notable appointment in his administration. Charles Kushner, a real estate developer and the father of Jared Kushner—husband of Ivanka Trump—was pardoned by Trump during his first term, clearing a federal conviction from 2020. EDITOR’S PICKS  Electricity Meter Costs … Read more

Zelensky Proposes NATO Shield For Ukraine-Controlled Territories

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed bringing the areas of Ukraine under Kyiv’s control “under the NATO umbrella” as a means of halting the ongoing “hot phase” of the war. In an extensive interview with Sky News, Zelensky was asked whether he would accept NATO membership limited to the territories currently under Ukrainian control. While he … Read more

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