World

By Ebi Kesiena The Chairman of the Australian Committee for NATO Enlargement, Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, has declared a “Red Wednesday” observance, joining a global movement to draw attention to what he describes as the growing persecution of...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue  Nigeria has raised strong objections to a U.S. decision barring its diplomats from attending an event hosted by American rapper Nicki Minaj at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The forum...

By Ebi Kesiena One of the 25 schoolgirls abducted from a government secondary school in northwestern Nigeria has escaped, offering a glimmer of hope as security forces, vigilantes and local hunters continue the search for the...

By Ebi Kesiena U.S. colleges and universities have reported a significant 17 percent drop in newly enrolled international students this fall, a trend attributed largely to tightened visa rules and broader immigration policies introduced under President...

By Emmanuel Nduka Obisue A tragic sequence of events in Borno State, Northeastern Nigeria, has raised fresh questions about command failures, communication lapses, and a possible ‘mole’ leaking out military operational information, as the death of Brigadier...

Nigeria has entered into a landmark agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to advance democratic governance and curb rising political instability across the region. The...