Tag: Ambassador
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JUST IN: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Nigeria is dead
The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Nigeria, Mr Adnan Bostaji is dead. According to reports, the late Saudi Arabia Ambassador died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday. The late Bostji was said to have returned from the Kingdom to Nigeria on Sunday evening and was planning to come to office on Tuesday…
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446 Nigerians languishing in UAE prisons – Ambassador
Mohammed Rimi, Nigerian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, says 446 Nigerians are currently serving different terms in the UAE prisons. Rimi broke the news during President Muhammadu Buhari’s town-hall meeting with Nigerians in the Emirates on Tuesday. The ambassador said the 446 Nigerians are serving different jail terms for crimes ranging from possession of…
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Nigeria’s ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ibrahim Isah slumps, dies
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Ibrahim Isah, has died, Foreign Affairs Ministry officials, have confirmed. Sources from the Nigerian Embassy at Deux Plateau, Abidjan, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Mr Isah, aged 60, died at 7p.m. on Tuesday. The sources said he slumped and died at the Polyclinique Internationale Sainte Anne-Marie (PISAM) where…
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Rwandan Ambassador’s Son Wins Nature Photography Contest at AUN
A final-year student of Communications and Multimedia Design (CMD) at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Mr. Yvan Kamanzi, has emerged as the winner of the just-concluded Birds of AUN competition. Yvan is the son of the Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, H.E. Mr. Satnislas Kamanzi. Software Engineering major, Chukwuma Stephen emerged second-place winner while…
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Breaking: U.S. Ambassador to UN resigns
The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Ms Nikki Haley, has resigned her appointment. Haley made the announcement at the Oval Office in the presence of President Donald Trump, who said the envoy had “done a fantastic job”. The ambassador would, however, remain on the job till the end of the year, Trump announced.…
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2019: Nigeria’s ambassador to South Africa resigns, defects from APC to PDP
Nigeria’s ambassador to South Africa, Amb. Ahmed Ibeto has tendered his resignation letter. He also renounced his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and crossed over to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ibeto was reported to have arrived Nigeria from Pretoria on Sunday and on Monday morning, he handed over his letter…
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After 20 years of border war, Ethiopia appoints ambassador to Eritrea
Ethiopia has appointed its first ambassador to Eritrea in 20 years in the latest sign of rapprochement after a border war, the state-affiliated Fana news agency said on Thursday. An online report from Fana said Redwan Hussien, formerly Ethiopian ambassador to Ireland, had become Addis Ababa’s representative in Asmara. Since signing an agreement in Asmara…
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Nigerian ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe is dead
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the death of Nigerian ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, Queen Imaria Worlu, as unfortunate. The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Olukunle Bamgbose, stated this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Wednesday, saying that the ministry received the sad news of…
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UN chief mourns Malawian Ambassador
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday paid tribute to the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Malawi to the UN, Necton Mhura. Guterres said he learned with sadness of the passing of the Malawian envoy. Deputy Ambassador at the Permanent Mission of Malawi to the UN, Mr Loti Dzonzi, said Mhura was admitted to a New…