Tag: Embassy
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TNG Special: Obio/Akpor embassy in Abuja where constituents ‘smoke garri” on arrival from Rivers
By Emma Ovuakporie …only Ikwerre music is played …established 5years ago by Rep Kingsley Chinda for his constituents …guests also enjoy free transport Obio/Akpor Embassy is located in the heart of Suncity Estate in Abuja, the Federal Capital city, arguably one of the biggest estates in Africa. One of the amazing features of the embassy…
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Chinese VP pay tribute to Mugabe at Zimbabwean embassy
Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan visited the Zimbabwean embassy in Beijing on Thursday to mourn the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. Wang stood in silent tribute in front of Mugabe’s portrait and signed the condolence book. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Wang expressed deep sadness over the former leader’s death and conveyed…
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Brazil follows U.S. lead, to move its embassy to Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Brazil’s President-elect Jair Bolsonaro told him that it was a matter of “when, not if” he moves his country’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv. The far-right Bolsonaro, who takes office on Tuesday and is hosting Netanyahu and the leaders of other countries for…
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U.S. Embassy explains temporary suspension of consular services in Abuja
The U.S. Embassy Nigeria, says it has temporarily suspended its consular services in Abuja due to reasons beyond its control. The embassy in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja maintained that its Consulate Office in Lagos was not affected by the development. While expressing regret on the inconvenience the development might have caused to applicants,…
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Pence says U.S. embassy move ‘tangible’ sign of Washington’s commitment to Israel
Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said that the controversial decision to move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem is a “tangible” sign of Washington’s commitment to Israel. Pence on the second and final day of his visit to Israel, made this known at a meeting with President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem. He…
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Trump cancels UK visit, says will not unveil new U.S. embassy
U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a visit to London scheduled for early this year, saying he was disappointed with the “Obama administration having sold” the U.S. embassy in the British capital. “(The) reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the…
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U.S. embassy unlikely to move to Jerusalem before 2020 – Tillerson
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. embassy in Israel was unlikely to be moved to Jerusalem before 2020, national media outlets reported. “It’s not going to be anything that happens right away,” U.S. news daily the New York Times quoted Tillerson’s speech at the State Department. “Probably no earlier than three years…
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BIAFRA: US Embassy, spokesman sued over comments on IPOB
The Embassy of the United States of America (USA) in Nigeria and its Spokesman, Mr. Russel Brooks, have been dragged before a federal high court sitting in Abuja over the comments and the stand of the US government on the Indigenous People of Biafra,when it was proscribed by the Nigerian government last month. The federal…
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Aisha Buhari refutes claims of VIP treatment from Embassy in UK, dares accusers to show proof
Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has refuted claims that she receives special treatment from Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom, UK anytime she visits the country with her entourage. Recall that an online news medium (not TheNewsGuru.com) had reported on Thursday that the High Commission spends a minimum of £7,000 for hospitality…