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143,990 NIGERIAN DOCTORS, OTHERS MOVED TO UK IN NINE MONTHS – GROUP New Conservatives group on the Tory Right in the United Kingdom has called for ministers to close temporary visa schemes for care workers as part of an effort to slash net migration before the presidential election scheduled for next year. The group, said to be backed by former …

FORMER TANZANIAN PRESIDENT, JULIUS NYERERE, ON COURSE TO CANONIZATION Process has been set in motion for the canonization of a former Tanzanian President, Nwalimu Julius Nyerere. This followed the presentation of a formal Petition for the cause, the appointment of a Postulator, and the setting up of a Tribunal to carry out inquiry on the life of Nyerere by the …

BEHOLD THE MIRACLE MAN OF LIBERIA: PRESIDENT-ELECT JOSEPH BOAKAI The saying, the patience dog eats the fattest bone, came to fruition in the life of former Liberian Vice President, Joseph Nyumah Boakai, as he coasted to presidential victory after decades of laying in the loop. It was like a dream come true, when the incumbent Liberian President, George Opong Weah, …

HOW INCUMBENT PRESIDENT, GEORGE WEAH, CONCEDED DEFEAT IN LIBERIAN ELECTION Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once volatile African nation. Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah …

MILLIONS OF UK HOUSEHOLDS UNPLUG FRIDGES OVER RISING BILLS About two million United Kingdom households have been forced to turn off their fridge or freezer to save money as they continue to struggle with what poverty campaigners called a “frightening” level of hardship. Nearly half of those households said that since May they had to disconnect their fridge or freezer …

WHY WE DEPORTED NIGERIANS – SAUDI ARABIA The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja has said Nigerian passengers deported earlier this week didn’t fulfil the entry conditions and requirements into the kingdom. The Saudi Arabian Authorities cancelled the visas of all the 264 passengers who were airlifted to Jeddah from Lagos and Kano on Sunday. “The Royal Embassy of …

Pope Francis said he will attend the United Nations COP28 Climate Change Conference. The meeting in Dubai is the first time a pope will attend the UN climate summit since they started in 1995, reported Reuters. In an interview on the RAI Italian state television network, Pope Francis said he would travel to the United Arab Emirates to attend the …

FRANCE RETURNS $150M ABACHA LOOT, TINUBU EXCITED President Bola Tinubu, on Friday in Abuja, expressed his appreciation to France for the return of $150 million stolen from Nigeria by former military Head of State, late General Sani Abacha. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday night, in addition to the recovery of another tranche of Abacha …

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN – AUGUST 09: (EDITOR NOTE: STRICTLY EDITORIAL USE ONLY – NO MERCHANDISING). Pope Francis attends his weekly General Audience at the Paul VI Hall on August 09, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Following his traditional July break, Pope Francis resumed his weekly General Audiences, and reflected on his recently-concluded Apostolic Journey to Portugal for World Youth Day …

ISRAELI GOVT PLANS TO SHUT DOWN AL JAZEERA Israel’s government has approved emergency regulations allowing it to temporarily shut down foreign news channels in exceptional cases, according to Israeli media reports on Friday. The move appears aimed at Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcaster that Israel has denounced for years for what it sees as biased coverage towards the Palestinians. Israel’s …