The United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres has announced 20 million dollars for humanitarian support in Ukraine, saying protecting civilians must be ‘Priority Number One’ in supporting the people. Guterres also urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to return his troops back to his country, adding that he should not begin what may be the most […]
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The African Union, AU on Thursday condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and called for an “immediate ceasefire”, saying the situation risked escalating into “a planetary conflict”. The bloc’s current chair, Senegalese President Macky Sall, and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chair of the African Union Commission, said in a joint statement they were “extremely concerned” by the invasion. They called on Russia to “respect international […]
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Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced on Sunday. The Palace had confirmed that Queen Elizabeth is experiencing “mild cold-like symptoms.” The monarch is, however, expected to continue “light duties” at Windsor Castle over the week. “She will continue to receive medical attention and will follow all the appropriate guidelines,” the […]
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The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele had on Friday released fresh prophecies for some African countries, including Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan. This was contained in a press statement signed by the prophet’s media aide, Osho Oluwatosin. Primate Ayodele warned that there will be a crisis in Somalia as a result […]
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The University of Oxford in England, has inducted its first-ever Igbo language lecturer in the person of Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha. This comes as the university that was established in 1096 is set to commence the study of the Igbo language for the first time on February 24, 2022. Umeonyirioha revealed this in a post he […]
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The African Union (AU), has suspended Burkina Faso, following the military coup that ousted President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, on 24th January. The AU’s Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department announced on Twitter on Monday that it had voted “to suspend the participation of #BurkinaFaso in all AU activities, until the effective restoration of constitutional […]
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Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church, Winners Chapel, has recounted why some Nigerians once called him a devil and wished him dead. Oyedepo made it known he was called a devil for preaching prosperity. He disclosed this while preaching to his members at the church’s headquarters in Ota, Ogun State on the theme “Blood […]
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The Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS on Friday suspended Burkina Faso following a military coup, but will not impose other sanctions for the time being, a participant at a virtual summit said. ECOWAS is also calling for the new junta to release ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kabore and other officials detained during […]
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the lifting of the suspension of Twitter operations. This was announced by Kashifu Inuwa, Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), in a statement on Wednesday. According to Inuwa, the suspension was lifted from 12am, 13th January 2022. Kokomansion recalls that the Federal Government […]
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Nigerian Citizens Association South Africa (NICASA) has condemned the alleged killing of a Nigerian man, Kingsley Ezeh, by South African Police. Ezeh, who hails from Oduma, Aninri Local Government of Enugu, is survived by his wife and children. The latest incident followed the similar death of another Nigerian, Stanley Igwe, in June 2021.Igwe, from Amandugba […]
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