By Tanimu Yakubu Fifty years ago, on February 13, 1976, gunfire shattered the morning calm in Lagos. Nigeria awoke to the assassination of its head of state, Murtala Ramat Mohammed. Africa lost not just a soldier. It lost a furnace of political will — a leader whose 180 days in office reshaped Nigeria’s foreign policy […]
As the African Union (AU) convenes its 46th General Session and the 28th Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Nigeria is set to play a crucial role in shaping discussions on regional security, diplomacy, and leadership within the continent. Mr. Sunday Dare emphasized Nigeria’s influential position within the AU, noting […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, declared that a robust cooperation between Nigeria and Ethiopia would provide a strong pillar for African integration. The Nigerian leader, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, spoke at a State Dinner […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, described Nigeria-Canada relations as very cordial, expressing his desire to further strengthen bilateral ties. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said the Buhari met with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on the margins […]
Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday joined other African leaders to inaugurate the headquarters of the Committee of Intelligence and Security Services (CISSA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with a pledge to intensify security cooperation. President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea and Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed were […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, ahead of the 33rd Ordinary Session of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU). The President was welcomed by the Prime Minister of Ethiopia H.E. Abiy Ahmed Ali and Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia Amb. Bankole Adeoye President Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir […]
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike is in Ethiopia on the invitation of the management of Ethiopian Airlines to conclude talks on the operation of permanent international flights by the leading African Airlines from the Port Harcourt International Airport . At present, Ethiopian Airlines is operating temporary international flights from the Port Harcourt International Airport. […]
Journalists from Africa have engaged in a two-day dialogue on Agenda 2063 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The African Union Agenda 2063 is a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. It builds on and seeks to accelerate the implementation of […]
The Chairperson of the African Union (AU), President Alpha Conde of Guinea, has called President Muhammadu Buhari in London, to wish him good health and speedy recovery. President Conde, who said he was calling on behalf of leaders of member countries of the AU, assured the Nigerian President that all African leaders stand with him […]
Nigeria professional football league (NPFL) club, Warri Wolves, are in danger of missing their trip to ethiopia ahead of their caf confederation cup match against dedebit fc this weekend. Supersport.com has been informed that the warri club could miss the trip to addis ababa as their financier, the delta state government, is yet to […]