Read more about the article UNGA81: Tinubu demands two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
VP Kashim Shettima delivering the speech at 81st session of the UNGA

UNGA81: Tinubu demands two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa

Guterres and Kenya's Ruto separately echoed the demand at UNGA the same week, adding weight to Nigeria's long-standing push for reform. Vice President Kashim Shettima has demanded a radical reform…

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Read more about the article Trump renames AI ‘super intelligence’ in UN speech, rejects global oversight
Donald Trump at UNGA

Trump renames AI ‘super intelligence’ in UN speech, rejects global oversight

The announcement followed a social media poll and came days after 20-plus European countries urged binding AI safety rules, the opposite of Trump's position. US President Donald Trump says the…

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Read more about the article Mohammed Idris: Tinubu skipping UNGA because he’s on annual leave
Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris

Mohammed Idris: Tinubu skipping UNGA because he’s on annual leave

The minister's rebuttal follows Atiku's pointed questioning of Tinubu's third straight UNGA absence, which invoked a decades-old US forfeiture case and a comparison to Venezuela's captured Maduro. Mohammed Idris, Minister…

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Read more about the article Shettima to lead Nigeria’s UNGA delegation for third straight year
VP Kashim Shettima at the 2025 UNGA

Shettima to lead Nigeria’s UNGA delegation for third straight year

Rivers Governor Fubara and Zamfara Governor Lawal join the delegation, as Tinubu skips his own third consecutive General Assembly. Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria's delegation to the 81st…

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Read more about the article Equal Earth Projection: The lonely ‘No’ vote that proved the point
Silhouette showing the comparisons of Mercator and Equal Earth Maps | Photocredit: Tobias Jung

Equal Earth Projection: The lonely ‘No’ vote that proved the point

The UN’s overwhelming vote for Equal Earth was never just about maps. America’s lone objection made that impossible to ignore. A map is supposed to tell us where things are.…

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Here’s a summary of everything/everyone that ‘collected’ from President Trump’s UNGA address yesterday

The halls of the United Nations are built for decorum and carefully weighed words. Yesterday, U.S President, Donald Trump brought a blowtorch. In a blistering address to the United Nations…

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