Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

General Assembly Of The Synod Of Bishops - Vatican

Synod bishops attend the XVI general assembly of the synod of bishops,at The Vatican, opened by Pope Francis on Oct. 4 at The Vatican. Francis called a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives are warning could split the church. The meeting won't make any binding decisions and is only the first session of a two-year process. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

General Assembly Of The Synod Of Bishops - Vatican

Synod bishops attend the XVI general assembly of the synod of bishops,at The Vatican, opened by Pope Francis on Oct. 4 at The Vatican. Francis called a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives are warning could split the church. The meeting won't make any binding decisions and is only the first session of a two-year process. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

General Assembly Of The Synod Of Bishops - Vatican

Synod bishops attend the XVI general assembly of the synod of bishops,at The Vatican, opened by Pope Francis on Oct. 4 at The Vatican. Francis called a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives are warning could split the church. The meeting won't make any binding decisions and is only the first session of a two-year process. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

General Assembly Of The Synod Of Bishops - Vatican

Synod bishops attend the XVI general assembly of the synod of bishops,at The Vatican, opened by Pope Francis on Oct. 4 at The Vatican. Francis called a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives are warning could split the church. The meeting won't make any binding decisions and is only the first session of a two-year process. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

General Assembly Of The Synod Of Bishops - Vatican

Synod bishops attend the XVI general assembly of the synod of bishops,at The Vatican, opened by Pope Francis on Oct. 4 at The Vatican. Francis called a big meeting on the future of the Catholic Church. Progressives are hoping it will lead to more women in leadership roles and conservatives are warning could split the church. The meeting won't make any binding decisions and is only the first session of a two-year process. Photo by Vatican Media/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

LATVIA-RIGA-NEW GOVERNMENT

(230915) -- RIGA, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Latvian new Prime Minister Evika Silina (C) and her cabinet members pose for a group photo in Riga, Latvia, on Sept. 15, 2023. Latvian lawmakers on Friday approved the country's new government formed by three coalition partners - the New Unity party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, and the Progressives. (Photo by Janis/Xinhua)

E

LATVIA-RIGA-NEW GOVERNMENT

(230915) -- RIGA, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Latvian new Prime Minister Evika Silina attends the first government meeting in Riga, Latvia, on Sept. 15, 2023. Latvian lawmakers on Friday approved the country's new government formed by three coalition partners - the New Unity party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, and the Progressives. (Photo by Janis/Xinhua)

E

LATVIA-RIGA-NEW GOVERNMENT

(230915) -- RIGA, Sept. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Latvian new Prime Minister Evika Silina (3rd R, Front) and her cabinet members pose for a group photo in Riga, Latvia, on Sept. 15, 2023. Latvian lawmakers on Friday approved the country's new government formed by three coalition partners - the New Unity party, the Union of Greens and Farmers, and the Progressives. (Photo by Janis/Xinhua)

E

New leaders elected for Nigerian parliament

STORY: New leaders elected for Nigerian parliament DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of members of Nigeria's legislature 2. various of Godswill Akpabio 3. various of senate members on the parliament floor STORYLINE: Godswill Akpabio and Tajudeen Abbas, both from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) party, on Tuesday, emerged as president of the Nigerian Senate and speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, in separate elections for key positions for the parliament in Africa's most populous country. Akpabio, a former minority leader of the Senate, polled 63 votes to beat his rival and party man Abdulaziz Yari, who scored 46 votes in the election for the 109-member Senate leadership. Jibrin Barau, a senator representing the northern state of Kano, was elected unopposed as the deputy Senate president. Abbas, representing the northwestern state of Kaduna, emerged as the leader of the 360-member House of Representatives, the low

E

Nigerian president pledges to raise minimum wage

STORY: Nigerian president pledges to raise minimum wage DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2. various of state governors 3. SOUNDBITE (English): BOLA TINUBU, Nigerian President STORYLINE: Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Friday pledged to improve the livelihood of Nigerians with more people-focused economic policies. Speaking at a meeting with governors from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, Tinubu also assured an upward review of the national minimum wage. The president said the national and sub-national governments will work together on the issue. SOUNDBITE (English): BOLA TINUBU, Nigerian President "We need to do some arithmetic and soul-searching on the minimum wage. We will have to look at that. We are digging deep into the revenue of the federal. We must strengthen the source and application of this source." When we have to look at that, we are diggin

E

Ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election in Nigeria: electoral chief

STORY: Ruling party candidate Tinubu wins presidential election in Nigeria: electoral chief DATELINE: March 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters on election day 2. various of campaign of ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu 3. various of vote collation 4. SOUNDBITE (English): MAHMOOD YAKUBU, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission STORYLINE: Bola Tinubu from Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress party has won Nigeria's presidential election with over 8.79 million ballots, the country's electoral body said Wednesday. The 70-year-old president-elect defeated his closest rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, said Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Abubakar got over 6.98 million votes and was closely trailed by Peter Obi, candidate of the Labor Party, who secured about 6.1 million votes. SOUNDBITE (English): MAHMOOD YAK

E

NIGERIA-NEW PRESIDENT-BOLA TINUBU

(230301) -- ABUJA, March 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President-elect Bola Tinubu (C, Front) celebrates with his supporters after his victory in Nigeria's presidential election in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, March 1, 2023. Bola Tinubu from Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress party has won Nigeria's presidential election with over 8.79 million ballots, the country's electoral body said Wednesday. (Photo by Emma Osodi/Xinhua)

E

NIGERIA-PRESIDENTIAL & PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS-START

(230225) -- ABUJA, Feb. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bola Tinubu (2nd L, front), presidential candidate of the governing All Progressives Congress, casts his vote at a polling station in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria, on Feb. 25, 2023. Nigeria's presidential and parliamentary elections kicked off Saturday as voters went to the polls nationwide to elect a new president and members of the national assembly. (Photo by Emma Osodi/Xinhua)

E

Nigeria's ex-leader Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president

STORY: Nigeria's ex-leader Jonathan rejects nomination to contest for president DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathancampaign poster of political parties in Nigeriavarious of supporters of Goodluck Jonathan purchasing the nomination forms for the ex-president STORYLINE: Former Nigerian leader Goodluck Jonathan has rejected a nomination to contest for president in 2023, according to his media office. The presidential nomination and expression of interest forms were purchased Monday on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) party which defeated him in the presidential election of 2015 after five years in office. The form was purchased and donated to Jonathan by a supporters' group in the country, creating a puzzle about when and how the former Nigerian leader jumped ship from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling APC. His media office said in a statem

E

Nigeria's vice president aspires to join 2023 presidential race

STORY: Nigeria's vice president aspires to join 2023 presidential race DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:17 LOCATION: Abuja CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice President 2 SOUNDBITE 2 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's vice President 3 various of supporters of Yemi Osinbajo 4 various of Yemi Osinbajo at different events STORYLINE: Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday formally declared his aspiration to run for president in next year's general election in the most populous African country. In a video posted on his official Twitter handle, Osinbajo said he hopes to achieve the aim on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Osinbajo said he is aiming to ride on the opportunity of serving the country for seven years "as vice president under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YEMI OSINBAJO, Nigeria's Vice President