KABOOM!!! North Korea's foreign minister says Trump is 'mentally deranged

North Korea's foreign minister assailed US President Donald Trump at the United Nations on Saturday, deriding him as a "mentally deranged" leader whose threats had increased the chances of military confrontation.

Ri Yong-ho told the General Assembly that Trump's vow to "totally destroy" his country if necessary had made "our rockets' visit to the entire US mainland all the more inevitable."

Robert Mugabe 93, stands up to Donald Trump at UNGA with criticism

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe did not mince words at the United Nations Thursday about Donald Trump, mocking the US president as the “Giant Gold Goliath.”

Addressing the UN General Assembly, where reproaches of other leaders are generally less personal in tone, the 93-year-old veteran leader took Trump to task both on policy and appearance.

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Nigeria signs Nuclear Weapons prohibition treaty in #UNGA2017

Nigeria has signed the Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty, joining dozens of other countries that signed the treaty to ban nuclear weapons amid tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, signed the treaty on behalf of Nigeria on Wednesday at the UN headquarters on the sidelines of the High-level UN General Assembly.

Iran translator mocked for soft-balling Trump speech

An Iranian television translator defended himself Wednesday after being widely criticised for soft-balling US President Donald Trump’s attacks on Iran in his maiden speech to the UN General Assembly.

Nima Chitsaz, a translator for state broadcaster IRIB, said he had decided in the heat of the moment to spare his Persian-speaking viewers from the verbal attacks by the US president.

REVEALED!!! Here is when President Buhari will return from US and London trip

Nigeria - Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said that his principal will return to the country by early next week.

Buhari is currently at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, where he delivered his address on Tuesday.

KABOOM!!! Hehehe... Lolz... How President Trump vowed to totally destroy North Korea over nuclear stance

President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States is ready to "totally destroy" North Korea and vowed to confront Iran's "murderous regime" over its weapons program.

In his first address to leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump warned North Korea not to pursue its nuclear missile program in his starkest language yet, deriding its young leader Kim Jong-Un with the nickname "Rocket Man" and threatening to end his country.

VIDEO: READ what President Buhari actually told world leaders at the UN General Assembly

Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday addressed world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA.

Buhari, in his address harped on the need to fight corruption both locally and internationally.

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Breaking! Presidency disowns FULL TEXT of President Buhari's purported UNGA speech circulating the internet (SEE TWEET)

Nigeria - As President Buhari prepares to deliver Nigeria’s Statement at the General Debate of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Presidency has warned the public to beware of a fake speech which the President is purportedly scheduled to deliver at the august gathering.

The warning is contained in a tweet on the verified Twitter handle of the Presidency Nigeria.

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Read disowned FULL TEXT of President Buhari's address at the 72nd UN General Assembly

Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday ​called for restructuring of the United Nations.

In his speech to the UN Assembly, Buhari said how to restructure the world body should be priority number one.

Nigerian lawyer who brokered the Chibok girls’ release wins top UN award

A Nigerian lawyer, Zannah Mustapha who helped the government secure the release of dozens of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014 was on Monday announced the winner of a United Nations prize, for his efforts in providing education to children affected by violence in northeast Nigeria.

The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) gave Mustapha the Nansen Refugee Award.

President Buhari to address UN General Assembly today

Nigeria - President Muhammadu Buhari will today deliver Nigeria’s National Statement on the first day of the general debate of the one-week 72nd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly (UNGA) high-level events.

He has been listed as the eighth speaker of the 193 Head of States expected to address the General Debate of the General Assembly.

#UNGA2017: 'Mismanagement' keeps UN from reaching full potential, Trump says in debut speech

US President Donald Trump made his debut speech at the United Nations on Monday when he addressed a US-sponsored event on reforming the 193-member organisation, which he sharply criticised while on the campaign trail.

Trump said he was confident that working together on reform would make the UN a stronger and more effective force for peace. He said the world body should not feel beholden to methods of the past that are no longer working.