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Kenyan President William Ruto has described the Dangote oil refinery as “a masterpiece of science, engineering and art”, after a tour of the Lagos facility which he said deepened his confidence in the proposed $17 billion East African oil refinery and petrochemical complex planned for Lamu, Kenya. Ruto visited the 700,000 barrel-per-day refinery after attending the United Nations General Assembly …

Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual high-level debate, Ms. Mottley said the world faces increasing barriers to peace, food, water, finance, education and opportunity, even though the world has greater knowledge and capacity to overcome them. “Therefore, failure to overcome these challenges is not solely due to knowledge or capacity,” he said. “It’s a repeated failure to turn what we …

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State and the Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical Province, Most Rev. Dr. Lucius Ugorji, called on Nigerians to embrace unity, integrity and individual responsibility if they truly love the country. The duo spoke on Sunday, September 27, 2026, during a special Eucharistic and thanksgiving service held at the Maria Assumpta Cathedral, Owerri, to commemorate the …

But Bawazir said the Houthis responded with “stubbornness”, using the humanitarian ceasefire period to strengthen their military arsenal at the expense of ordinary citizens. Speaking at a high-level general debate in the Assembly, he said that the 12-year crisis represented “the entire childhood of a Yemeni child”. “An entire generation was born amidst war, grew up amidst hunger, fear and …

Katsina United technical advisor Azeez Mohammed says rebuilding his team following the departure of several key players has been one of the main challenges facing his team this season. Mohammed was speaking after his team’s 2-1 victory over Doma United in the round six match of the Euromatch Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Sunday night at the Mohammed Dikko …

The Super Eagles have arrived in Bissau ahead of Tuesday’s 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash against Guinea-Bissau, with Nigeria looking to build on their opening day win over Madagascar. Nigeria’s delegation traveled to Bissau following a brief turnaround following Friday’s 2-1 comeback win over Madagascar at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo. The result gave Eric Chelle’s team …

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“Destroying Iran’s nuclear facilities is difficult…” Netanyahu said. “But for me, this is one of the easiest decisions I’ve ever taken as Prime Minister. Because if we don’t do it, we’re all going to die.” Many delegates left the General Assembly Hall as the Prime Minister took the podium, just hours after Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, who addressed the gathering …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 following the extension of his working holiday in Europe, with the President arriving in Lagos and attending official engagements before returning to Abuja next weekend. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the revised itinerary on Sunday evening. Onanuga said …

The following is the contents of the declaration: Science and data: Better observations, shared data, and stronger early warning systems Finance and resilience: More predictable and accessible funding, especially for small and less developed island states Livelihoods and culture: Protect the livelihoods and cultural heritage of coastal communities and involve communities in decisions that impact them International Law: A presumption …