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The election of a Pope: From white smoke to ‘Habemus Papam’0
The white smoke rising from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel is the signal that tells the faithful and the world that a new Bishop of Rome, the successor of Peter, has been elected. But what happens beneath Michelangelo’s frescoes in the lead-up to those moments? And what occurs before the name of the new
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Food crisis: UN seeks $160m for North-East Nigeria0
The UN requires roughly $160 million to avert a food crisis in conflict-battered north-east Nigeria. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the body’s humanitarian arm said the situation is at its worst in five years. The region has been plagued by a 15-year jihadist insurgency that has killed more than 40,000 people and displaced over two
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Gliffeth Wonuigwe advocates bilateral cooperation between Nigeria, Nordic countries0
In a significant diplomatic engagement, Barrister Gliffeth, met with Finnish officials and Nigeria’s Minister of State for Police Affairs to discuss strengthening ties between Nigeria and Nordic countries. The meeting, held in Helsinki, aimed to explore avenues for collaboration between major Finnish and Nigerian sectors, in production, export, shipping, and security inclusively, to create access
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Trump Links Deadly New Orleans Crowd Attack To Illegal Immigration.0
United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has attributed the deadly truck attack on a crowd of revelers in New Orleans on Wednesday to illegal immigration, the issue at the heart of his election victory. CitizenFM reports that no fewer than 10 people were killed after a vehicle drove into a large crowd in New Orleans, a city
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Tragedy in Germany/ Celebrations with fireworks cause five victims.0
Five people died across Germany and a police officer was seriously injured from accidents linked to the powerful fireworks Germans traditionally set off to celebrate the new year, police said in a preliminary count. Germans celebrate the new year with a particularly intense usage of fireworks, which spurs a recurrent debate about outlawing the most
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Tinubu to co-chair 11th session of Nigeria-South Africa bi-national commission with Ramaphosa0
President Bola Tinubu will leave France on Monday for Cape Town, South Africa, to co-chair the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission alongside President Cyril Ramaphosa. The presidential BNC, scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, will be preceded by a ministerial meeting on December 2, 2024, at the South African Parliament Building in Cape Town.
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