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Israel Places Restrictions on Spain Following Its Recognition of Palestinian State
The international debate over the recognition of Palestine as an independent state has intensified, with some countries endorsing the proposal...
Ozigbo Criticizes Soludo’s Appointment of Caretakers as Local Government Chairpersons
An ex-governorship candidate, Valentine Ozigbo, has described the Anambra State Governor —Prof Chukwuma Soludo’s use of appointees to run the...
Women Affairs Minister Supports Mass Wedding of Orphan Girls in Niger
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, who had initially opposed the mass wedding of 100 female orphans in Niger...
NELFUND Opens Application Portal for Student Loan Scheme
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has opened the application portal for the first phase of the student loan scheme,...
Will House of Rep Intervention Avert Looming Labour Strike?
Nigeria faces the possibility of a nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on May 31st. The dispute...
Lawmakers Conduct National Choir Practice as Nation Crumbles
What are our esteemed Senators and Representatives doing these days? Apparently, they're consumed by a burning desire... to change the...
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II Reinstated as Emir of Kano
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has been reinstated as the Emir of Kano following a resolution by the Kano State House...
Israel to Reprimand Envoys from Ireland, Norway, and Spain Over Palestine Recognition Move
Israel will be castigating the ambassadors of Ireland, Norway and Spain on Thursday over their governments' plan to recognise a...
China Conducts ‘Punishment’ War Games Near Taiwan
An aggravated China lobbed "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday, in what it had said was a response to "separatist...
South Africans Don’t Vote for Their President? Yes, You Read That Right!
In South Africa, citizens don't directly vote for their president. Shocking, isn't it? Unlike the straightforward electoral systems seen in...
Vietnam’s New President, A Top Police Officer, Takes Office
Vietnam's parliament has elected police minister, To Lam, to be the country's new president on Wednesday. This appointment is coming...
Pandemonium in Cross River House Of Assembly as Speaker, Ayambem, Affirms Position
The disturbed Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, has asserted that he is still the...
Israeli Forces Kill Hezbollah Commander in Southern Lebanon
As tensions escalate in the Middle East, Israel has reported the targeted killing of Kassem Siklawi, the commander of Hezbollah’s...
Russia Temporarily Lifts Gasoline Export Ban
Russia has suspended the ban on gasoline exports that was introduced earlier this year, the government announced in a statement....
Iranians Mourn President Raisi Killed in Helicopter Crash
Many Iranians walked a somber procession through the streets on May 21, mourning Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his...
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