Foreign Affairs

GHANA’S FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER, BOTCHWEY, EMERGES COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY GENERAL, TINUBU HAILS HER Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Botchwey, has emerged as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Leaders of the 56 Commonwealth nations meeting in Apia, Samoa, on Friday, elected Botchwey as the 7th Secretary-General. The 61-year-old former lawmaker, who has served as Ghana’s foreign minister for the …

As the American general elections approach on November 5, the polit­ical environment is as turbulent as ever. The race for the White House has taken on an unpredictable turn, dominat­ed by polarizing debates, media bias, and unprecedented events that are shifting public opinion in ways never seen before. One of the most striking as­pects of this election is the num­ber …

UK DEPORTS 44 NIGERIAN/GHANIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK Guardian. This deportation comes just 48 hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a controversial deal to deport migrants arriving on small boats …

HOW MANY AFRICAN COUNTRIES HAS WORLD BANK TAKEN TO PROMISED LAND’? – SHEHU SANI Social activist and former Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has knocked the World Bank and the President Bola Tinubu-led government’s economic policies despite its harsh effects on Nigerians. Sani said that the World Bank only wanted the hardship in Nigeria to extend to the next 15 …

LONGEST LIVED AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN HISTORY, JIMMY CARTER, VOTES FOR KAMALA HARRIS IN US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION The 39th president, who entered hospice care in February 2023, submitted an absentee ballot, according to a grandson. His family said he had been eager to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. The longest-lived president in American history has voted again. Jimmy Carter, who …

CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE WHO WILL SUFFER IF TRUMP WINS AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION – SHEHU SANI Ahead of the forthcoming United States presidential election, the former senator who represented the good people of Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone, Senator Shehu Sani, has listed the categories of people who will suffer if Donald Trump wins the presidential election in the United States of …

FG SUMMONS BRITISH HIGH COMMISSIONER OVER SUNDAY IGBOHO’S YORUBA NATION PETITION TO PRIME MINISTER The Federal Government has addressed concerns surrounding Sunday Igboho’s petition to the UK Prime Minister, submitted at 10 Downing Street. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it invited the British High Commissioner in Abuja to clarify the issue, according to a statement by Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, …

CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT, PAUL BIYA, RUMOURED DEAD, SUCCESSION BATTLE BEGINS CAMEROONIAN PRESIDENT, PAUL BIYA, RUMOURED DEAD, SUCCESSION BATTLE BEGINS Rumours of Cameroonian President Paul Biya’s death have ignited political speculation and controversy surrounding the country’s succession plans. Following Biya’s extended absence after the China-Africa Summit from September 4 to 6, 2024, lawyer Christian Ntimbane expressed concerns in an open letter to …

RUSSIA WARNS NIGERIA ABOUT US, UK ATTEMPTS AT INTERFERENCE The Russian government has issued a fresh warning to Nigeria, alleging that the United States and the United Kingdom are attempting to interfere in the country’s internal affairs and sabotage its bilateral relations with Russia. This is as the Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement in the October 1st …

NIGERIANS RECEIVED THE MOST US GREEN CARDS IN AFRICA IN 2023 Nigerians received the most US green cards on the African continent in 2023, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security. US immigration law defines a lawful permanent resident (LPR) or “green card” holder as a foreign national who has been granted the status of residing permanently in …