The Gates Foundation said the president of its Africa and India offices would speak instead.

The National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has assured party members and stakeholders of a hitch-free, peaceful and credible conduct of its forthcoming ward, local government and state congresses in Benue State.

The US is also building up its military capabilities near Iran, where officials have vowed to respond to any attack by laying siege to American military outposts in the region.

As Christians and Muslims in Nigeria and across the world mark the beginning of Lent and Ramadan, Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Governor Peter Mbah, has enjoined Nigerians of both faiths to see the unique convergence as a divine call to embrace values that promote unity, love, service and peaceful co-existence.

Igbo women, under the umbrella of the Igbo Women Assembly (IWA), have raised the alarm over the declining use of the Igbo language among younger generations, warning that the language risks extinction if urgent action is not taken.