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When the World Health Organization's top donor the United States announced its withdrawal, one employee launched an online fundraiser to plug the gap -- and her efforts have already raised more than $100,000. Tania Cernuschi, 46, told AFP she had the brainwave just after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order announcing…
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A woman identified as Madam Stella has drowned her six-year-old daughter, Rachael, in a fit of rage. The incident occurred on Monday in the Ukubie community, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State/ The act occurred after Rachael disobeyed her mother's repeated warnings not to bathe in the river. According to eyewitnesses, the young…
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Donald Trump's stunning proposal that the United States could take control of the Gaza Strip has drawn criticism from governments around the world. But the US president's apparent plan -- announced at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu -- remains thin on details. It came in the context of mediated negotiations between…
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A 22-year-old man, Muhammed Abdulazeez, on Wednesday appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a TVS Motorcycle. The defendant is standing trial before Magistrate Mr. L.K.J Layeni, on a count charge of stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, ASP Simon Uche, told the court that the…
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Turkey prosecutors are demanding jail time in a case against Istanbul's opposition mayor, state media said on Wednesday, a move that could bar President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's main rival from contesting the next election. Ekrem Imamoglu, the country's most popular opposition leader, is facing two investigations that were opened against him earlier this year, which…
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Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to tackling climate change by advocating for the restoration of the state’s mangroves.Otu made this remark during a courtesy visit by officials of the National Council on Climate Change Secretariat, highlighting the state’s proactive stance as the first to enact a Climate Change…
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The Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (UMG) in Germany, has partnered the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) to establish a national training center for transfusion medicine at AKTH. Abdullahi Haruna, Head of Media and Publicity, NBSA, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. According to him, the partnership was part of “Towards…
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A Russian woman whose elderly parents disappeared after Kyiv launched an offensive into the Kursk region pleaded this week for an evacuation "corridor" via Ukraine, saying thousands were still trapped by the fighting. Kyiv launched the surprise cross-border assault on the Russian region almost six months ago, capturing dozens of villages and the regional…
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The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to deepen bilateral trade ties between Nigeria and Kuwait. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, made this known in Kuwait during a working visit to the country designed to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties between both countries. Tuggar, in a statement issued by Alkasim Abdulkadir,…
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Osun House of Assembly, on Monday, organized a three-day service delivery training for its staff in order to enhance the quality of legislative services to residents of the state. Hon. Adewale Egbedun, Speaker, Osun House of Assembly, declared open the three-day training themed: “Towards Ensuring Effective And Efficient Legislative Service Delivery in Osun State. Egbedun,…