Kukah accused European and American politicians and diplomats of publicly “pandering” to Islam at the expense of Christianity
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Oduwole is a 15-year-old Girl Education Advocate and World’s Youngest Film Maker who has met several world leaders and was described as the world’s most powerful girl by former United States Secretary of State, John Kerry.
Kerry’s trip, which is his fourth to Vietnam in his current role as the top US diplomat, included a talk with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc after his arrival late on Thursday
Amid one of the US’ sharpest confrontations with Israel since the 1956 Suez crisis, Kerry said in a speech that Israel jeopardised hopes of peace in the Middle East by building settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem
The Jewish Home Party Leader criticised the speech by the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, as “totally out of touch with reality”
Kerry’s statement read: “On behalf of President Obama and the American people, I congratulate the citizens of Nigeria as you celebrate your Independence Day on October 1
The explosion occurred on Saturday at about 8:30pm, which is about 2:30am in Nigeria, in the Chelsea neighbourhood of Manhattan, which houses the United Nations Headquarters, where world leaders are to gather from Monday for the 71st UN General Assembly
From the schedule of his tour and statements made, any reasonable person could see clearly that the purpose of the trip was focused primarily on terrorism and corruption and that Mr. Kerry came purposely on a familiarization visit and to have a one to one interaction with traditional and political leadership of the areas ravaged by terrorist activities
The organisation therefore warned Kerry to stop interfering in the internal affairs of the country
Yet one thing remains clear: the Christians of Nigeria are not like their counterparts that once constituted a majority in Turkey and Egypt. They are much more resilient and they are much stronger. They are also much more capable of defending themselves when pushed to the wall
Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said in a statement that Buhari made the pledge when he received US Secretary of State, John Kerry, at the State House, Abuja
Buhari said this on Tuesday when he received the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, at an audience in the State House, Abuja
‘The Americans don’t consider a visit such as this the circus that we think it is. And that is why the Foreign Affairs Ministry must put up its thinking caps in preparing the briefing notes for President Buhari’
“Kerry will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss counter terrorism efforts, the Nigerian economy, the fight against corruption and human rights issues. “In Sokoto, he will deliver a speech on the importance of resilient communities and religious tolerance in countering violent extremism
He said: “The US is very encouraged by President Buhari’s commitment to diversify the Nigerian economy in order to make it less dependent on a single commodity for export earnings, and that means we need to develop sustainability
The meetings on Wednesday were launched by Kerry and Nigerian Foreign Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, who both acknowledged security challenges posed by Boko Haram militants in the North East and neighbouring countries, as well as tough economic times caused by a drop in oil prices
He said: “We know, for example, that in August 2014, Daesh killed hundreds of Yazidi men and older women, trapped tens of thousands on Mount Sinjar
The President, who arrived the Joint Based Andrews Airport Washington, was received by the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and James Entwistle, the US Ambassador to Nigeria
Kerry had conducted talks on Saturday in Geneva with Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, as part of ongoing efforts to forge a comprehensive agreement about Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme ahead of a June 30 deadline
The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, said protecting Nigerians against terrorism might be the biggest challenge for the Buhari government