Peace

The sun is rising, lighting up the trees, swamps, and massive plants of the Yucatán Peninsula. It’s 66 million years before today — the last days of the Mesozoic era. This peaceful world doesn’t know yet that a rock the size of a mountain is nearing Earth at a speed of more than 40,000 mph . It looks like a fireball that’s growing larger and…

World’s youngest Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Pakistani female education activist, Malala Yousafzai, on Wednesday visited the Vice President Kashim Shettima, urging the federal government and Nigerian politicians to accord full commitment to girl-child education and funding. Accompanied by the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (UNDSG), Amina Mohammed,…

The World Peace Organisation and  Diplomatic Mission Peace and Prosperity in Nigeria have pledged to release their ambassadors to work as Special Advisers and Special Assistants to President Bola Tinubu on peace and conflict matters. The Special Advisers and Assistants to be presented to the President is chaired by the…

President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday in Guinea-Bissau, said Nigeria is committed to preserving peace and upholding democratic stability in West Africa. “I am here to show solidarity with you. I want to assure you we are committed to supporting peace and democracy not only in West Africa but around the…

Megan Rapinoe has announced that she will retire at the end of the 2023 football season and that the upcoming Women's World Cup will be her last. 'It's with a really deep sense of peace, gratitude and excitement that I want to share with you that this is going to…

By Oke Odunmorayo 05 July 2023   |   9:20 pm Popular Nollywood actor Felix Omokhodion has announced the death of his wife, Peace Omokhodion. The actor took to his Instagram page on Tuesday, July 5, 2023, to share the sad news with his fans and followers. In a heartfelt…

Food, fertiliser and fuel are among the reasons Africa needs the Russia-Ukraine war to end quickly. With Africa becoming an arena for geopolitical competition, the June mission of seven African countries to Ukraine and Russia was important, and represented a sea-change in continental diplomacy on non-African security crises. The African…

Malaysians are celebrating Hari Raya Aidiladha with relatives and friends this week. Crowds are seen in shopping malls and on busy streets. However, in other parts of the world, regional security hotspots keep flaring up. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

China is willing to explore coopera­tion with Ghana to jointly address security challenges in the sub-region in line with its efforts to promote global peace, the Chinese Ambas­sador to Ghana, Lu Kun, has said. Describing the two countries as “advocates and defenders of world peace,” he said, enhancing mutual exchanges…

Pope Francis’ peace envoy to Ukraine will visit Moscow on Wednesday and Thursday, just weeks after visiting Kyiv, the Vatican said. It will be the first visit to Moscow by a senior Vatican official since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. “On June 28 and 29, 2023, Cardinal Matteo Maria…