Press Release: International Migrants Day

WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH

PRESS RELEASE

INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS DAY

DATE: 18TH DECEMBER 2016


Migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s effort to overcome adversity and to live a better life. Today, globalisation, together with advances in communications and transportation, has greatly increased the number of people who have the desire and the capacity to move to other places. This new era has created challenges and opportunities for societies throughout the world. It also has served to underscore the clear linkage between migration and development, as well as the opportunities it provides for co-development, that is, the concerted improvement of economic and social conditions at both origin and destination.

Jonathan's Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, Arrested In London, granted Bail

National Crime Agency (NAC) of the United Kingdom has confirmed the arrest of four persons, including Nigeria’s former Minister of Petroleum Resources Allison-Madueke, for international bribery and corruption.


Ex petroleum minister have been granted Bail in UK and her passport seized as she was ask to report at Charing cross police on Monday.


A statement on NCA’s website revealed that the arrests were made by its newly formed International Corruption Unit.

PHOTONEWS: President Muhammadu Buhari during 70th UN general Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari on a Bilateral meeting with H.E park geun-hye President of republic of Korea during 70th UN general Assembly

 President Muhammadu Buhari during 70th UN general Assembly

Boko Haram: World Power Are Interested In Our Downfall - President Jonathan

The Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has again re-stated his position on the increasing attacks by the Islamist Terrorist, Boko Haram, saying that that the world powers are the brain behind the dreaded group.

President Jonathan made the disclosure during the 7th presidential media chat. This is not the first time the president will be making the allegations that with the level of the Boko Harm operations and the kind of sophisticated weapons in their cares, they are getting more than domestic backing but also foreign sponsors too.

According to the president: “Were are receiving an unfair share of the global terror.”

President Jonathan said while trying to blame external [foreign] forces targeting the destruction of Africa’s largest economy [Nigeria]. He argued that because of Nigeria’s size and economy, many world forces are interested in its downfall.

Crimea War: Nigeria Backs US , EU to Condemn Russian annexation of Ukraine

The Federal Republic of Nigeria on Thursday in New York backed a UN General Assembly resolution which declared Russian annexation of Crimea illegal and affirmed Ukraine's territorial integrity.