Venezuela’s Oil Minister and President of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA, Pedro Rafael Tellechea, listens during a press conference at Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on May 3, 2023. – The Venezuelan government rejected on May 3, 2023, the judicial decision in the United States that allows the “auction” of Citgo, a US affiliate […]
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Pope Francis urged more help for victims of clerical abuse in developing countries Friday as he welcomed new members of his commission to protect children, which has been beset by problems. The 86-year-old pontiff set up the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors in 2014 in response to the scandal of paedophile priests discrediting […]
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People gather at a shelter in a sports center after fleeing from their village affected by Fuego volcano in Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla south of Guatemala City, on May 4, 2023. – Guatemalan authorities evacuated more than 1,000 people and closed a road as Central America’s most active volcano erupted May 4, 2023, spewing thick clouds […]
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Thirty-one petitions have been filed before the Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal which began sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital on Thursday. The tribunal’s chairman, Justice O. M. Fagbemi, warned litigants and counsels to avoid seeking unnecessary adjournments through frivolous applications and preliminary objections that could waste the court’s time. According to him, such tendencies usually […]
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Osita Iheme( second from right) was unveiled as TAJBank brand ambassador. Photo: Tribune TAJBank Limited, a Nigerian non-interest bank, has announced Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) and Saratu Daso as brand ambassadors in furtherance of its marketing strategies to popularise its techno-powered innovative products and services in the grassroots and deepen financial inclusion. Speaking during the occasion […]
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A man wearing a sweater with the representation of a gun on it, stands in front of an undertaker shop in the village of Dubona near the town of Mladenovac, about 60 kilometres (37 miles) south of Serbia’s capital Belgrade, on May 5, 2023, in the aftermath of a drive-by shooting. – Police arrested a […]
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• 1,621,853 candidates to sit for examination The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has accused private schools of non-adherence to registration deadline, thus, delaying commencement of the test. Head of National Office, Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination press briefing in Lagos, also announced that 2023 school-based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) would hold […]
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As part of efforts to celebrate World Asthma Day (WAD), May 2, 2023, and reduce the burden of asthma in Nigeria, the Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) has advocated education of asthma patients and carers as an integral part of asthma care to achieve optimal control of symptoms and exacerbation. According to NTS, asthma is a […]
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He died a much-loved and incorruptible Nigerian. He was distinguished for his unwavering commitment to justice, fairness, and the rule of law, which earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and peers. Throughout his illustrious private legal career, His Excellency, Judge Bola Abdul Jabbar Ajibola, SAN, who passed away on April 8, 2023, […]
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Nigeria’s former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu faces up to life in jail in Britain today when he is sentenced for plotting to harvest a man’s kidney for his sick daughter. In the first UK case of its kind, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was found guilty in March at London’s Old Bailey criminal court of conspiring […]
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