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WHO to suspend switch 2-dose cholera vaccine

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The WHO said it would replace it with a single dose due to vaccine shortages and rising outbreaks worldwide
Chinese Yuan and US Dollars

Chinese Yuan weakens against dollar

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the Yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two percent from the central…
Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin declares martial law in 4 annexed regions of Ukraine

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

The moves, nearly eight months into the war, marked the latest escalation by Putin to counter a series of major…

Schools in Uganda, Chile among ‘world’s best’ in new prize

Isa Isawade

3 years ago

Schools in Uganda, Chile, Scotland, the Philippines and the U.S. triumphed at the inaugural “World’s Best School Prizes” for feats…
Shehan Karunatilaka

What made Sri Lankan writer win this year’s Booker Prize

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The judges, who were unanimous in their decision, praised the “ambition of its scope, and the hilarious audacity of its…
Islamic State (IS)

5 IS militants killed in Afghanistan

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

A day earlier on Monday, the security forces, according to local media reports, captured an operative of IS outfit in…

WHO appoints black family as Cancer Goodwill Ambassadors

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

He said that the appointment was in a recognition of their efforts to champion cervical cancer prevention and to preserve…
Russian drone attack destroys Odesa region in Ukraine

Eight killed as Ukraine comes under Russian heavy drone, missile strikes

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The city came under intense attack from Russia at night which entered into the morning, as residential buildings were targeted…
The jet crashes into building

Russian fighter-bomber jet crashes into residential building

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

 According to the Defense Ministry, 0n October 17, 2022, while climbing to perform a training flight from the military airfield…
U.S. billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates ready to meet with the Taliban if it would help eradicate poliomyelitis in Afghanistan.

Bill Gates ready to meet with Taliban to help Afghanistan eradicate polio

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Poliomyelitis is endemic in some parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan, according to the World Health Organization.
Edo High Court remands 38-year-old Pastor, Simeon Okehielem, for allegedly raping and impregnating a house wife, Mrs Isoken Vivian Aigbedo.

2 brothers plead guilty to killing journalist

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The brothers had unsuccessfully tried to negotiate a pardon in exchange for naming bigger alleged conspirators, including a former minister…
Robbie Contrane

Harry Potter’s star Robbie Contrane is dead

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

He was a Scottish actor, comedian and writer. He gained worldwide recognition as Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011), and as Valentin…
Trump

Insurrection: Trump in trouble as Jan. 6 Panel subpoenas him

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The committee had unveiled startling new video from close aides describing his multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss…
Pfizer and BioNTech covid-19 vaccine

Pfizer, BioNTech announce positive results for new booster

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

According to a statement issued on Thursday, they had positive early data from the phase 2/3 study of their Omicron…
French President Emmanuel Macron urges Russian President Putin to stop the war against Ukraine and respect its territorial integrity.

‘We do not want a world war,’ Macron tells Putin

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Macron pledged France would “continue to support the Ukrainian resistance and boost our military assistance.

Erdogan seeks end to ‘bloodshed’ in Ukraine

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Since Moscow invaded its neighbour in February, NATO member Turkey has positioned itself as a broker between Ukraine and Russia.
U.S. issues 300 new sanctions against Russia, allies

You cannot erase sovereign state from map: Biden knocks Putin

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

U.S. President said the UN resolution against Russia’s annexations in Ukraine, passed with a historic majority, was a message to…
Russia is bracing itself for a longer war against Ukraine because of planned U.S. arms deliveries to the country, says the Kremlin.

Russia expects longer war because of U.S. arms deliveries to Ukraine

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

Russia sees the U.S. in particular as a warring party in Ukraine because the country not only provides weapons, but…
Chadian Prime Minister Pahimi Padacké Albert: ministers appointed

Chad Prime Minister Albert Padacke resigns

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Deby was sworn in on Monday as president for the new transition phase and was expected to appoint a new…
Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Russia vows to respond to greater Western involvement in Ukraine

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Russia will respond to the West's growing involvement in the Ukraine conflict although direct conflict with NATO is not in…
Billionaire investor Yuri Milner relinquishes Russian citizenship

Billionaire investor Yuri Milner relinquishes Russian citizenship

Michael Adesina

3 years ago

Israeli-Russian billionaire Yuri Milner said on Monday he has renounced his Russian citizenship after leaving the country in 2014.

Over 200 al-Shabab militants perish in Somalia

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

The Somali forces, backed by pro-government militia, have liberated more than 40 villages and killed more than 500 al-Shabab militants…
Former US Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S Bernanke Douglas W. Diamond and Philip H. Dybvig get 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

Ex-Fed chief Bernanke, 2 other US economists win Nobel Prize

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The committee said that the three laureates have significantly improved our understanding of the role of banks in the economy,…
Leona, one of the victims of the blast. Photo: Facebook

Two teenagers, child, 7 others confirmed dead in Ireland’s petrol station explosion

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

The victims were four men, three women, a teenage boy, a teenage girl and a girl of primary school age.
Obi with students and lecturers at University of Oxford

What Peter Obi said at University of Oxford (Full text)

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Nigeria is poised to lead African countries as we leverage more private funds to meet our continent’s infrastructure financing needs.…
South Africa's Zuma appears at prison, released under remission process

Ex-president Jacob Zuma released from prison

Nimot Sulaimon

3 years ago

Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021. But in December, the high court set aside the parole decision…
Annie Ernaux

French writer, Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

According to the Nobel Committee, Ernaux, who has written over 20 books, mostly autobiographies and memoirs got the award “for…
Mass shooting in Thailand

Mass shooting in Thailand as ex-cop kills 22 children, 12 others 

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 years ago

Police identified the attacker as a former member of the force who was dismissed from his post last year over…
The family kidnapped in Merced County, in the U.S. state of California: 8-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her parents, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur and 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, and her 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh.

4 kidnapped family members found dead in California, U.S

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

They were taken against their will on Monday from a business on South Highway 59, according to the sheriff’s office.
A gunman identified as a former police officer kills 35 people in an attack that began at childcare center in town of Nongbua Lamphu, Thailand

Ex-cop kills 24 children, 11 others at Thailand nursery

Ayorinde Oluokun

3 years ago

The gunman fled the childcare centre, shooting from his car as he drove home, where he killed his wife and…
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