FOLLOWING active participation in the 2025 ECOSOC Youth Forum at United Nations Headquarters, the Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org) is issuing a call for a more youth-centred and action-oriented global communiqué. This call urges the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and all…
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, rejoices with Christians across the country on the occasion of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and charges them to use the lessons of…
A 77-year-old Nigerian Uber driver was fatally shot in an ambush while attempting to pick up a passenger outside a hookah lounge in Philadelphia. The incident occurred shortly before 2 a.m. on Wednesday, April 15. According to CBS News, the…
Pope Francis has appeared at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Square to wish “Happy Easter” to thousands of worshippers. The Pope, 88, came out in a wheelchair and waved from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica to cheering crowds below, saying:…
PRESIDENT of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Mazi Afam Osigwe (SAN) on Sunday, called on legal practitioners to remain focused in their commitment to preserving the rule of law and justice Osigwe made the call in an Easter message…
North Korea on Sunday denounced U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent easing of domestic weapons export regulations, calling it a move aimed to expand wars. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) issued the criticism, citing Trump’s April 9 executive order…
CHAIRMAN of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, has conveyed his heartfelt Easter greetings to Christians within Lagos East Senatorial District and throughout the nation. In his Easter message, Senator Abiru stressed…
PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced a unilateral Easter ceasefire in Ukraine, ordering Russian forces to halt hostilities from 8:30 pm IST on Saturday until the end of Sunday. The Russian president framed the move as a humanitarian gesture…
IN a remarkable achievement, the US’s oldest serving astronaut, Dr. Michael Pettit, has returned to Earth on his 70th birthday after completing a 220-day mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Pettit, alongside his Russian crewmates, Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan…
INDIA and the United States are poised to initiate formal negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement (BTA) from April 23, with discussions spanning 19 key chapters, including goods, services, and customs facilitation, official sources confirmed on Friday. The high-level talks…
