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NewsNigeriaPoliticsWorld NewsPresident Tinubu’s inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly – Transcript

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 20, 2023

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Mr President, On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of this Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We commend your predecessor, His Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi for his able stewardship of the Assembly. We also...

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LifestyleNewsWorld NewsMitchel Ihezue to represent Nigeria at ‘Miss Universe’ 2023 in El Salvador

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 12, 2023

Mitchel Ihezue has been crowned the winner of the Miss Universe Nigeria, MUN, 2023 pageant, becoming Nigeria’s candidate for the upcoming 72nd Miss Universe beauty pageant in El Salvador. Ms. Ihezue faced stiff competition, triumphing over 36 other talented contestants, each representing a Nigerian state and the nation’s capital, Abuja, to secure the coveted automatic passport to El Salvador. She represented Imo State. The grand finale of the MUN event took place at the Eko...

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NewsNigeriaWorld NewsImplementing World Population Report Recommendations: FG set to work with UNFPA

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 9, 2023

To implement the recommendations of the 2023 State of the World Population Report in the country, the Federal Government has promised to work with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), National Population Commission (NPC) and other critical stakeholders The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Engr. Adebiyi Olufunso stated this on Thursday in Abuja on the occasion of the launch of the State of the World Report [SWOP], 2023 edition. Olufunso said the launch of...

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EntertainmentLifestyleNewsWorld NewsTina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll is dead

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 25, 2023

Swiss Singer, Tina Turner, widely acclaimed as the ‘Queen of Rock’n’Roll’, has died at the age of 83. Her death was announced in a statement on her official Facebook page but offered no details about the cause. The statement reads: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of...

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LifestyleNewsNigeriaWorld NewsNigerian chef, Hilda Baci ends cooking marathon after 100hrs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 16, 2023

At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, Hilda Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, completed 100 hours of marathon cooking in her quest to break the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking time by an individual. The 27-year-old started the cook-a-thon on Thursday, May 11, 2023, and by 08:32 a.m. on Monday, she had cooked for 88 hours and 32 minutes, beating the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by Lata Tondon, an Indian chef in 2019....

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AfricaNewsNigeriaWorld NewsSouth Africans sign petition for Britain to return the diamond in King Charles III’s scepter

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 4, 2023

Amid the global conversation on returning artworks and artefacts that were pillaged from Africa during the colonial era, South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star of Africa. The diamond is set in the royal sceptre that King Charles III will hold at his coronation on Saturday. Officially known as Cullinan I, the diamond in the sceptre was cut from the Cullinan diamond, a 3,100-carat stone that...

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NewsNigeriaPoliticsWorld NewsZelenskky, Ukraine president congratulates Nigeria’s president-elect, Tinubu on victory at presidential poll

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 21, 2023

…Invites Tinubu on state visit after inauguration Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine,  has congratulated Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on his victory at the presidential poll. The Ukraine leader in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, expressed gladness at the peaceful conduct of the just-concluded 2023 general elections and particularly praised the victory of Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria, stressing that his country is determined to further strengthen cooperation with Nigeria. Zelenskyy...

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FoodHealthNewsWorld NewsUNICEF says lack of exclusive breastfeeding, detrimental to child development

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 13, 2023

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that lack of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and nutritious foods within the first 1000 days of a child’s life is detrimental to its development and survival. Ada Ezeogu, UNICEF Nutrition Specialist, who gave the advice described the first 1,000 days of a child’s life, being nearly age three as a ‘golden window of opportunity,’ that must not be missed. According to Ezeogu, compliance with exclusive breast...

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LifestyleNewsWorld NewsSpain becomes the first European nation to legalise paid menstrual leave

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 6, 2023

The Spanish parliament has approved a three to five days menstrual leave for women, making Spain the first European country to do so. The Economic Times reports that the law was passed on Thursday, February 16, 2023. The bill got 154 out of 185 votes cast during the parliamentary session. Irene Montero, the nation’s equality minister, lauded the support the bill enjoyed from the parliament. She noted that the law is momentous in terms of...

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EducationNewsWorld NewsUS Professor Fired for Showing Class Paintings of Prophet Muhammad

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 11, 2023

Hamline University in Minnesota, United States has fired a professor, Erika López Prater for showing paintings of the Prophet Muhammad to students during a lecture. It was gathered that the adjunct professor displayed the images to a global art history class during an online lecture on 6 October 2022. A student, Aram Wedatalla, president of the university’s Muslim Student Association (MSA), laid a complaint with the university’s administrators, saying she felt disrespected. The complaint was...

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