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Pope Francis seeks prayers for Northern Nigeria
Concerned about the security situation in some parts of the country, Catholic pontiff, His Holiness Pope Francis on Saturday called for prayers for northern Nigeria.
The Pope made the call in a series of tweets via his official Twitter…
COVID-19 will worsen conflict, hunger, destitution in North-East… UN
The United Nations has warned that the economic impact of the COVID -19 pandemic could worsen conflict, hunger and destitution in the North-East.
UN Resident Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr Edward Kallon, raised the alarm…
Nigeria making progress to reverse US visa restrictions says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is making progress in its efforts to ensure the reversal of the United States’ suspension of the issuance of “immigrant visas” to Nigerian passport holders.
The president also pledged…
US election: Biden, Harris launch presidential ticket in Delaware
*** insist ‘the case against Trump, Pence is open and shut’
Presumptive Democratic Presidential and Vice Presidential nominees, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on Wednesday officially launched their presidential ticket in…
Ex-US Ambassador to Nigeria, Carrington dies at 90
A former United States ambassador to Nigeria, Walter Carrington, is dead. He was aged 90.
According to her, “It is with a heavy and broken heart but with gratitude to God for his life of selfless humanity that I announce the passing of…
US sceptical of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine claim
United States on Wednesday expressed scepticism about Russia’s claim of developing the world’s first safe coronavirus vaccine, pointing to the lack of data from its initial trials.
Moscow said Tuesday its vaccine offered…
UK officially in recession, first time in 11 years
The UK economy has suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June 2020 as COVID-19 lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession.
The economy shrank 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year,…
Kamala Harris is Joe Biden’s Running mate
*** ‘This is a defining moment in America’s history’ says NAACP
The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden on Tuesday named Kamala Harris, a black US senator from California, as his choice for vice…
Trump evacuated from press briefing due to shooting outside the White House
President Donald Trump was escorted from his daily coronavirus news briefing at the White House on Monday, later saying a shooting had occurred just outside the White House.
Just as the president was delivering his opening remarks to…
Trump bans TikTok and Wechat from operating in US in 45 days
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued executive orders that would ban social media apps TikTok and WeChat from operating in the US in 45 days if they are not sold by their Chinese-owned parent companies.
The orders, which…