Speaking in Beijing, Mr. Guterres said that a ceasefire would “provide sufficient time and space” to realize two essential appeals which he made earlier this week: to Hamas, for the immediate and unconditional release of the hostages held in Gaza, and to Israel, to immediately allow aid to enter the …
Read More »Osimhen is not the owner of Napoli — Ex-Juventus chief says Super Eagles star must be punished
A Former Juventus executive wants Napoli to show support for Rudi Garcia by punishing Victor Osimhen. A former Serie A executive, Luciano Moggi, has asked for Osimhen to be punished by Napoli following his substitution row with manager Rudi Garcia. Moggi, who was a director general at Juventus, was discussing …
Read More »UN Chief Urged to Create Civil Society Envoy
The high-level segment of the UN General Assembly in late September 2021 was attended by more than 100 world leaders and over a thousand delegates from 193 countries —despite the UN’s pandemic lockdown. But Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) were banned from the Secretariat building. Credit: UN Photo / Mark Garten …
Read More »You?re not complete until you kill Boko Haram terrorists – Chief of Defence Staff tells troops
The Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa, has tasked the troops of the Nigerian Army to find and kill Boko Haram terrorists as no soldier is complete without killing the insurgents. The military chief said this when he spoke to troops of Operation Hadin Kai at the Maimalari cantonment, …
Read More »Insecurity not peculiar to Nigeria ? Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala, has said that insecurity is not peculiar to Nigeria. Ogala, who spoke during the graduation of participants of Naval Warfare Course 7 in Calabar on Wednesday, Oct. 4, said current insecurity around the globe was borne out of inimical actions …
Read More »Sudan army chief: ‘Revolution can be restored’
As Sudan’s deadly conflict nears six months, the country’s de facto leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has admitted the fighting could lead to a wider humanitarian disaster in the region. The war between his army and its rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out in mid-April over plans to integrate …
Read More »Falz’ sister Folakemi writes Chief coroner to conduct Mohbad’s autopsy
She alleges that the singer’s death was under mysterious circumstances. Falz’s sister Folakemi Falana has written the chief coroner of Lagos state, requesting that an urgent autopsy be carried out to …
Read More »‘We all need to step up’ to rescue the SDG’s and fight for a better future: UN chief
With world leaders set to convene next week for the annual high-level opening of the General Assembly, the UN’s Midtown East campus on the weekend was host to an energetic range of actors – from youth groups and women’s organizations, to mayors, community activists and business leaders – looking to …
Read More »UNGA78: UN chief brushes off absence of key leaders, says nations must deliver on climate and development promises
“This is not a Vanity Fair. This is a political body in which governments are represented,” he told UN News in an exclusive interview. “What matters is that [countries] are represented by someone that can [rise to] the present moment,” he said, and added: “So I’m not so worried about …
Read More »Former Spanish FA chief, Luis Rubiales is banned from going within 200 metres of Jenni Hermoso or contacting her as he makes first court appearance for ‘forcibly kissing her’
Former Spanish FA chief, Luis Rubiales has been ordered not to go within 200 metres of Jenni Hermoso or contact her after he made his first court appearance for allegedly forcibly kissing her. Judge Francisco de Jorge imposed the restraining order to prevent Rubiales, 46, from approaching Hermoso …
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