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Over 1.5 million pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia from outside the kingdom for the upcoming hajj, according to a Saudi official, exceeding the number of international visitors last year despite the war in the Middle East. The…
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The United States on Friday directed that Nigerians and other nationals applying for green cards return to their home countries to apply for the process. In a press statement, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services said that the…
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A United States federal court has sentenced a Nigerian-born former nonprofit chief executive, Dr Nkechy Ezeh, to 70 months in prison for orchestrating a $1.4 million fraud scheme involving taxpayer and donor funds meant for vulnerable…
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced €23 billion ($27 billion) of investment for Africa during a major summit on the future of the continent hosted by Kenya on Monday. France has brought together dozens of heads of state and…
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Ted Turner, the media entrepreneur who transformed global television journalism by launching the world’s first 24-hour news network, has died at the age of 87, according to a statement from Turner Enterprises on Wednesday. Turner is…
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The UN has voiced concerns over what it termed the growing attacks on journalists, warning that attacks on media workers must stop. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stated this in a message ahead of World Press Freedom…
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The United States State Department has announced plans to issue a limited-edition commemorative passport to mark America’s 250th anniversary of independence, featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait and signature as part of the special…
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The United Arab Emirates will withdraw from the OPEC and OPEC+ oil cartels to focus on “national interests”, a statement said on Tuesday, a bombshell announcement as energy prices soar over the Middle East war. The UAE, one of the…
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Ghana has ended talks for a multi-year aid deal with the United States after Washington demanded access to citizens’ personal data, a source close to the West African nation’s government has told AFP. The United States has been striking…
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The shooting suspect accused of storming the Washington media gala attended on Saturday by President Donald Trump will be arraigned in the US capital on Monday, the federal prosecutor said. The suspect — who exchanged gunfire with Secret…
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