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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate end to the fighting in Ethiopia. Mr Guterres, who was visiting Colombia to mark five years since a peace deal was signed with former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas, asked the Ethiopian government to follow the example. “The peace process here in Colombia inspires me to make an urgent appeal to the protagonists of the conflict in Ethiopia for an unconditional and immediate ceasefire to save the country,” he said. Mr Guterres said a ceasefire would “allow for an inter-Ethiopian dialogue to resolve the crisis and allow Ethiopia…

Seeks intervention of Head of Service, Ministry of Education The Senate on Wednesday waded into the lingering crisis at the National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration. The decision by the chamber to intervene in the leadership feud followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions during plenary. The Committee’s report was on a petition received by the upper chamber against the Director-General of the Institute, Prof. Olivet Jagusah for abandoning his duty post and operating from Abuja. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Patrick Akinyelure, in his presentation, said one Alhaji Haruna Yahaya…

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that efforts by the Federal Government to prioritize the safety and security of private sector investments across the country would guarantee an improved economy for Nigeria. Lawan stated this on Wednesday in his remarks moments after the upper chamber considered a bill to enact the Public-Private Partnership Regulatory Commission Bill 2021. The bill which scaled second reading during plenary was sponsored by Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi Central). According to the Senate President, the provision of a safe environment which allows ease of doing business would encourage public-private partnerships needed to…

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has advocated for closer collaboration between Nigeria, Turkey and South Korea particularly in parliamentary engagements and also in the areas of economy and technology. Lawan made the call on Wednesday in separate audiences with the Ambassadors of Turkey, Hidayet Bayraktar and South Korea, Kim Young-Chae who paid him visits in his office at the National Assembly. The President of Turkey was on a visit to Nigeria last month during which some agreements were signed between the two countries. The Senate President told his first guest the Ambassador of Turkey, that the National Assembly,…

Sweden’s first ever female prime minister has resigned just hours after she was appointed. Magdalena Andersson, was announced as leader on Wednesday but resigned after her coalition partner quit the government and her budget failed to pass. Instead, parliament voted for a budget drawn-up by the opposition which includes the anti-immigrant far right. “I have told the speaker that I wish to resign,” Ms Andersson told reporters. Her coalition partner, the Greens Party said it could not accept a budget “drafted for the first time with the far-right”. Ms Andersson said that she hoped to try to become prime minister…

A North Korean man is to be executed for bringing back a copy of Netflix’s Squid Game into the country. The smuggler, a student, is said to have returned from China with a digital version of the hit South Korean series stored on a hidden USB flash drive. But after selling copies to several people including fellow students he was caught out by the country’s surveillance services. It is understood he will now be executed by firing squad – one of the grim methods by which characters in the series are also killed. It is believed that the arrests took…

Sporting Lisbon beat 10-man Borussia Dortmund to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League at the expense of the German club. Having lost the reverse fixture 1-0, Sporting needed to better that result and took control in the first half thanks to two Pedro Goncalves goals. Emre Can was then sent-off for an off-the-ball incident with Pedro Porro. Goncalves missed his hat-trick chance when his penalty was saved late on but Porro was quick to pounce and score. Ajax thrash Dortmund 4-0 Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel pushed Goncalves’ effort away only for on-loan Manchester City player Porro to head…

Manchester City came back from behind to beat Paris St-Germain (PSG) and secure qualification for the Champions League last 16 – doing so as Group A winners. City’s outstanding display reaped the reward it deserved, as they showed character as well as class after Kylian Mbappe swept PSG into a 50th-minute lead. PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino, heavily linked with Manchester United following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking, was left disappointed as City hit back in style to turn the game around. Raheem Sterling’s recent good run continued as he turned home Kyle Walker’s far post touch to equalise after 63 minutes.…

Real Madrid reached the Champions League knockout stage for the 25th successive year with a comfortable win against Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova. David Alaba opened the scoring with a free-kick that deflected beyond goalkeeper Giorgos Athanasiadis. Toni Kroos added a second before the break, firing in off the crossbar, while Karim Benzema then made it three. Real Madrid striker Benzema found guilty in sex tape trial It means Real Madrid are through with a game to spare, as are Inter Milan, who beat Shakhtar Donetsk earlier. Edin Dzeko scored twice after the break in a 2-0 win for the Italians,…

Liverpool maintained their 100% record in the Champions League this season by seeing off Porto at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s men, who had already secured top spot in Group B and a place in the knockout stages after winning their first four games, picked up another three points against the Portuguese side. The Reds were not at their best in the first half and although hardly at full tilt in the second either, they scored two lovely goals to clinch another victory. Spain midfielder Thiago drilled in a stunning, long-range finish, cutting across the ball to produce a rasping 25-yard strike…