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King Charles : Navigating cancer takes hope, says Biden
US President Joe Biden says he is concerned about King Charles’s cancer diagnosis and hopes to speak to him soon. He told reporters in Las Vegas on Monday that he had “just heard his diagnosis”. “I’m concerned about him,” he said at a union event. “But I’ll be talking to him God willing.” Buckingham Palace earlier announced that the King…
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Shadow Business Secretary tackles suspended British-Nigerian Minister for equating holocaust to Gaza situation
The Shadow business secretary, Jonathan Reynolds has said it was not acceptable to equate the Holocaust to the situation in Gaza. Reynolds said this while reacting to the comment made by the suspended British-Nigerian Minister, MP Kate Osamar on the ongoing war between Isreal and Gaza. It would be recalled that Osamar was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party pending…
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Labour Party suspends Nigerian-born MP in UK over Israel comments
The Labour MP Kate Osamor has had the whip suspended while she is investigated for saying Gaza should be remembered as a genocide on Holocaust Memorial Day. The Nigerian-born MP for Edmonton in north London is due to meet party whips on Monday after issuing an apology over the message she sent on the eve of the day marking the murder of…
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South Africa: ANC suspends ex-President Jacob Zuma after rival party launch
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been suspended from the party he once led, after refusing to vote for it and launching a rival organisation. The governing African National Congress (ANC) announced its decision on Monday. “Zuma and others whose conduct is in conflict with our values and principles, will find themselves outside the African National Congress,” said Secretary-General…
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‘We stand with ECOWAS,’ FG reacts to Mail, Burkina Faso, Niger exit from regional bloc
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed sadness over the military authority in the Republic of Niger’s announcement that the Republics of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have withdrawn from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Francisca K. Omayuli, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated in a statement on Monday that ECOWAS has been advancing…
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Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso’s exit from ECOWAS concerning – Atiku
Former Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has described the exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States as a serious concern. Atiku also urged the Federal Government to be steadfast in the nation’s national security interest in a post published on his X account on Sunday, emphasising the fight against terrorism,…
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We’re yet to receive any formal notification from Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso on exit, says ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is yet to receive any formal notification from Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso regarding their exit from the West African bloc. In a statement on Sunday, ECOWAS stated that the Commission has been working assiduously with the three African countries and has remained committed to finding a negotiated solution to…
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Burkina Faso thanks Russia for ‘priceless gift’ of wheat
Burkina Faso says it has received 25,000 tonnes of free wheat from Russia. Confirming the news on Friday, one minister called the delivery a “priceless gift”. Ties between Moscow and Ouagadougou have been strengthening since the military took power in two successive coups in 2022. Last month Russia re-opened its embassy in Burkina Faso, which been closed since the collapse…
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Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa’s regional bloc as tensions deepen
Three West African nations of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday, accusing the bloc of “inhumane” sanctions to reverse the coups in their nations. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television that they have “decided in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal…
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Trump cruises in New Hampshire primary election, Haley vows to fight on
Donald Trump cruised to victory in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential contest on Tuesday, marching closer to a November rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden even as his only remaining rival, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, vowed to soldier on. “This race is far from over,” she told supporters at a post-election party in Concord, challenging Trump to debate her. “I’m…
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