#ENDSARS panel report: Hold accountable anyone responsible for human rights abuses – Blinken tells FG
Nov 19, 2021 U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has urged the Federal Government, depending on the conclusions of the #ENDSARS report to “hold accountable any of those responsible for…
U.S signs $2.17bn development assistance program with Nigeria
Nov 19. 2021 …Wants ‘race to the top’ on Africa infrastructure amid China competition U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday signed a $2.17 billion development assistance program with…
Taliban celebrate ‘complete independence’ as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
Aug 31, 2021 Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20…
U.S. suspends diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, moves mission to Qatar
Aug 31, 2021 The United States has suspended its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will conduct its operations out of Qatar, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday,…
Blast outside Kabul airport kills at least 13, including children – Taliban official
Aug. 26, 2021 A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 13 people including children, a Taliban official said, after the United States and allies urged…
Over 60 countries say Afghans, others who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to do so
Aug 16, 2021 More than 60 countries issued a joint statement saying Afghans and international citizens who want to leave Afghanistan must be allowed to depart and added that airports…
Your article on Nigeria unfair, facts bent to support distorted opinions – Presidency tells Foreign Affairs Magazine
June 3, 2021 The Presidency has described as unfair and distorted opinion the latest article on Nigeria published by the Foreign Affairs (Magazine) titled, ‘The Giant of Africa is Failing’….
US knocks Buhari govt. over blasphemy convictions, demands inquest on Shiites’ massacre
The United States is not happy with President Muhammadu Buhari government over cases of sentencing of citizens for alleged blasphemy and sentencing to long-term imprisonment and even death. US Secretary…
Covax seeks additional $2b donations to reserve COVID-19 vaccines
April 16, 2021 The Covax scheme launched a push for an extra $2 billion in donations on Thursday, saying it needed the money in advance to reserve Covid-19 vaccine doses….
Biden administration calls China sanctions on Trump officials ‘unproductive, cynical’
China’s move to sanction former Trump administration officials was “unproductive and cynical”, a spokeswoman for President Joe Biden’s National Security Council said on Wednesday, urging Americans from both parties to…