Russian President Vladimir Putin promised on Tuesday that he would help to find American journalist Austin Tice who went missing in Syria a dozen years ago. Speaking at a marathon four-and-a-half hour news conference at which he fielded questions from journalists and the general public, Putin said he would bring up Tice’s fate with Syria’s former dictator Bashar al-Assad who fled to...
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More African countries ousted France’s Military, Macron Boost Economic Presence in Nigeria and South Africa.
It’s been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades.As Paris was devising a new military strategy that would sharply reduce its permanent troop presence in Africa, two of its closest allies struck a double blow.The government of...
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Democratic Republic Of Congo Narrows Mysterious Illness Down to Severe Malaria
The illness Health officials in Africa regarded as ‘Disease X’ and sometimes called mysterious due to the unexplainable deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo has been narrowed down to severe form of malaria.According to Africa CDC, the mysterious sickness, for weeks has killed at least 37 people and sickened 592, while local authorities previously told Reuters that...
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Undocumented Chinese Men Baffled By Trump’s Reported Plans to Deport Them First
Kevin Yang, a 46-year-old undocumented immigrant from China, said he once felt a sense of indebtedness toward the U.S. but now, with President-elect Donald Trump’s second term on the horizon, he feels fear. “The gratitude I once felt toward the U.S for accepting me into the country … has now shifted to anxiety and fear, Yang...
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‘The Time for Lamentation is Over The Time to ACT is NOW’— President Tinubu
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in short post on his verified X account stated that there is no cause for the citizens to lament anymore but rather to act, as the government is geared toward promoting private sector which will in turn boost the dwindling economy.Tinubu who has presented...
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Trump Opposes Funding Bill, Pushing Government Closer To a Shutdown
President-elect Donald Trump excoriated a bipartisan government funding bill Wednesday afternoon, throwing the stopgap measure into chaos just as leaders of both parties were hoping to pass it.The joint statement by Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance left Republican leaders scrambling to come up with a new plan in the House, where Trump wields significant influence. A...
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US Repatriates 3 Guantanamo Bay Detainees, Including One Held 17 Years without Charge
The U.S. has transferred two Malaysian detainees at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. military prison to their home country, after they pleaded guilty to charges related to deadly 2002 bombings in Bali and agreed to testify against the alleged ringleader of that and other attacks, the Pentagon said Wednesday.The transfers, and the repatriation Tuesday of a...
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PRESENTATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR OF THE 2025 BUDGET OF RESTORATION: SECURING PEACE, REBUILDING PROSPERITY TO A JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLYON WEDNESDAY 18TH DECEMBER, 2024
PROTOCOLS:— The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima— Senate President, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio— Right Honourable Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas— National Chairman of our great party, Excellency, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje— State Governors here present— Distinguished Leaders and Members of the National Assembly— Senior Government Officials here present— Gentlemen of the press, My Fellow Nigerians, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFRPresident,...
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