Chief Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu GCFR, born on March 29, 1952, is a prominent Nigerian politician who currently holds the position of the 16th President of Nigeria. Prior to assuming the presidency, he served as the Governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007 and as a senator representing Lagos West during the Third Republic.
During the first gubernatorial election in Lagos State following the transition to democracy, Tinubu secured a resounding victory as a member of the Alliance for Democracy. He successfully secured re-election for a second term four years later. Following his tenure as governor, he played a pivotal role in the establishment of the All Progressives Congress in 2013. In the 2023 presidential election, he emerged victorious and assumed the presidency of Nigeria.
In a decisive response to a wave of mass abductions, Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu has declared a 'national emergency'. Addressing the crisis where 'hundreds of people abducted in the span of a week', Tinubu ordered the immediate redeployment of police VIP bodyguards to security-challenged areas. The President also approved the recruitment of 50,000 new officers to bolster the force. The report details the harrowing situation, including the abduction of 300 students and the fact that '265 children and teachers taken from a Catholic boarding school in Niger's state are still missing'. This move comes as authorities struggle to contain armed groups who have targeted schools, worshippers, and women across the country.
PM Modi's first visit to Nigeria in 17 years as part of a tour of Brazil and Guyana, welcomed by President Tinubu.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached Nigeria on Sunday to begin his three-nation tour, thanked the African country's government and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for a warm welcome to the Indian leader and his delegation there.
President of Asian Development Bank Masatsugu Asakawa, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of IMF and other leaders and delegates reached Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath. The leaders are in Delhi to attend G20 summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak were seen strolling at Delhi's Rajghat after paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on Sunday. G20 leaders paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. Leaders are in Delhi to attend G20 Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other Heads of state and government and Heads of international organizations paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi and laid a wreath at Delhi's Rajghat. The leaders are in Delhi to attend the two-day G20 Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led G20 leaders to Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Rajghat in Delhi on Sunday. World leaders have gathered in Delhi to attend two-day G20 Summit. PM Narendra Modi welcomed the leaders at Rajghat with a gift of Khaadi and explained about Sabarmati Ashram as they posed for a picture with the Ashram picture behind them.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a virtual session of the G20 Summit in November and two-and-a-half months are left with India for the G20 presidency to be over. “I declare the end of G20 summit. Hoping the roadmap of One Earth, One Family and One Future be joyful. Thank you,” PM Modi said.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded the G20 Summit in New Delhi by symbolically passing the presidency's gavel to Brazil. During the closing ceremony, he congratulated Brazil's President Lula da Silva and officially transferred the leadership of the bloc.
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a record climate aid commitment as the G20 Summit in India nears its commencement, said the British High Commission in India on Sunday. The UK will provide USD 2 billion to the Green Climate Fund (GCF) which is the biggest single funding commitment the UK has made to help the world tackle climate change, which was established by 194 countries following the Copenhagen Accord at COP15.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday gave a glimpse of "productive discussions at G20 Summit".
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, representing the G20 presidencies of last year and the next year, handed over a sapling each to current chair Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday. The symbolic ceremony took place at the start of the third session, 'One Future', of the G20 Summit. First Widodo handed over the sapling to Modi and then Lula da Silva presented the sapling to the prime minister, amidst applause from other leaders. The G20 leaders summit will draw to a close this afternoon with India handing over the G20 presidency to Brazil.
United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, who is in India along with his wife Akshata Murthy to attend the two-day G20 Summit, visited the Akshardham temple on Sunday morning. Police officials said security has been tightened in and around the temple.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his G20 inaugural address by paying tribute to victims of the Morocco earthquake. A powerful earthquake struck Morocco's High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes. He further said, “If we can defeat Covid, we can also triumph over the trust deficit caused by the war”.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the G20 Leaders' Summit, on Saturday morning. He will receive heads of state and government organisations, who are scheduled to begin arriving from 9:20 AM. Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval were also present at Bharat Mandapam.
