Dr. Doyin Hamidat Abiola, the wife to the lte MKO Abiola and first female editor of National Concord has reportedly passed on, on Wednesday morning at 82. Dr. Abiola, was a journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. In 1980, she...
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Doyin Abiola, Wife Of MKO Abiola And The First Female Editor-In-Chief Of A Nigerian Daily (National Concord) Passes On At 82
Dr. Doyin Hamidat Abiola, the wife to the lte MKO Abiola and first female editor of National Concord has reportedly passed on, on Wednesday morning at 82. Dr. Abiola, was a journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. In 1980, she...
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US Demands $15,000 Deposit For Visa Applicants From Two African Countries
The US will require citizens from Malawi and Zambia to pay a $15,000 (£11,300) deposit for a tourist or business visa, according to the US state department. The 12-month pilot programme aims to curb visa overstays “or where screening and vetting information is considered deficient“, according to a notice published by the state department. Officials say...
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China Reports 7,000 Cases Of Chikungunya Virus
More than 7,000 cases of a mosquito-borne virus have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July, prompting measures similar to those taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Foshan city, which has been hit the hardest, chikungunya patients must stay in hospital, where their beds will protected with mosquito nets. They can only be discharged...
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Trump’s Envoy Meets Putin Ahead Of Russia-Ukraine Peace Deadline, The Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Wednesday, the Kremlin said, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or potentially face severe economic penalties that could also hit countries buying its oil.The Kremlin did not immediately...
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NATO To Coordinate Regular And Large-Scale Arms Deliveries To Ukraine. Most Will Be Bought In The U.S.
NATO has started coordinating regular deliveries of large weapons packages to Ukraine after the Netherlands said it would provide air defense equipment, ammunition and other military aid worth 500 million euros ($578 million). Sweden also announced Tuesday it would contribute $275 million to a joint effort along with its Nordic neighbors Denmark and Norway to provide $500 million...
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New Zealand Evacuates Three From U.S. Antarctic Base In High Risk Winter Rescue
New Zealand’s air force said on Wednesday it had evacuated three people from a United States research base in Antarctica, in what it said was a high-risk operation in freezing temperatures and perpetual darkness. One person requiring urgent medical care and two others needing medical attention were taken on the rescue flight from the McMurdo...