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China’s rise to global power not accidental, says University Don
A linguistics and Asian Studies expert, Dr Adetoro Banwo, has said that China’s rise to global power was not accidental, saying that it was fueled by pragmatic policies that prioritise the well-being of its people alongside continuous reforms. Banwo, who lectures at the Department of Linguistics, African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, said Nigeria could learn a valuable lesson…
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How Iran launched a historic strike attack on Israel
By Innocent Raphael Iran has just launched the largest ever drone strike in the world, and the biggest missile attack in its history. Iran’s use of hundreds of drones and missiles to directly target Israel on Saturday night and Sunday morning set a number of major political and military precedents. It was the single largest drone attack ever carried out…
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Iran launches drone attack against Israel as Biden rushes to White House
Drones understood to be heading towards Israel as Biden returned from Delaware on Saturday to meet with national security team. Joe Biden was rushing back to the White House on Saturday afternoon from a weekend trip to Delaware as Iran fired dozens of drones against Israel. The drones were understood to be heading towards Israel, just a few hours after…
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Kristalina Georgieva to serve second term as IMF Managing Director
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing Director for a second five-year term starting on October 1, 2024. The Board’s decision was taken by consensus. In line with the selection process it had established on March 13, 2024 (See Press Release No. 24/86), the Board held several discussions,…
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Wale Adebanwi wins prestigious Guggenheim Awards
Nigerian journalist-turned scholar, Professor Wale Adebanwi of the University of Pennsylvania has emerged as one of the 188 scholars of the Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 2024 Awards. The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation offers fellowships in any subject of study and any kind of artistic expression to exceptional persons under the most liberal circumstances. The Foundation announced winners of its…
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Chibok: America did not Bring Back Our Girls, as new book claims, 10 years later
· International human rights lawyer Ogebe updates on world’s longest “Chibok” schoolgirl mass abductions that spawned the global #bbog Seven International aid workers were killed in Gaza this Easter Monday. The world acknowledged it immediately. The UN Security Council had passed a ceasefire resolution just a week before. Yet, although Boko Haram terrorists bombed the UN building in Nigeria in 2011…
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Atleast 6 aftershocks recorded following New Jersey earthquake
There have been at least six aftershocks in the hours following the New Jersey earthquake Friday morning, according to United States Geological Survey data. The initial earthquake was felt in northern New Jersey just before 10:30 a.m. ET, and the aftershocks were all recorded in the immediate area of the earthquake, USGS said. According to USGS, the largest of the…
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ECOWAS must reject divisive forces- Tinubu
By Innocent Raphael President Bola Tinubu has urged member states of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) to unite, reject divisive forces, and enhance regional solidarity. He stated this during the inauguration of the Sixth Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament on Thursday in Abuja. Speaking in his capacity as Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and…
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How my ex-wife’s false accusation landed me in UK jail – Adeyinka Grandson
Recently released President and founder of the Young Yoruba for Freedom (YYF), Adeyinka Shoyemi popularly called Adeyinka Grandson has explained the events that led to his prosecution and eventual sentencing in a United Kingdom court, saying he was wrongly convicted on trumped-up terrorism charges. Adeyinka Grandson who was sentenced to four and half years imprisonment by a United Kingdom court…
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Parliamentary Diplomacy critical to world peace, conflict resolution – Akpabio
President of the Senate and Chairman, National Assembly of Nigeria, Godswill Akpabio, has made a strong case for increased efforts in parliamentary diplomacy. Akpabio, who spoke at the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Related Meetings, held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday, maintained that parliamentary diplomacy is quite critical to achieving peace in the world and resolving conflicts. A…
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