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Over two billion Christians worldwide will celebrate the commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ on Wednesday. From Nigeria to the rest of Africa, Europe, Asia, The Americas, Christians mark Christmas with funfair, more than two…
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The world is losing the race to meet its climate change goals, the president-designate of the upcoming COP28 summit, Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said on Tuesday. Al Jaber said this just as African leaders called for changes to what they say…
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As the world’s population hits eight billion people on Tuesday, United Nations (UN) has called for solidarity in advancing sustainable development for the benefit of all. The call is in a statement issued by the UN on Tuesday, made…
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Three Kwankwasiya scholars, Drs Aliyu Isa Aliyu, Tukur Abdulkadir Sulaiman, and Abdullahi Yusuf, have been listed among the top 2% most-cited scientists in the world. The list, published in August 2021, was compiled by a team of…
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Nigeria is now placed fourth in Africa and retains its 44th spot in the world with 1427 points as against October’s 1431 points in the FIFA/Coca Cola Rankings on released on Thursday. Tunisia that led the continent’s teams in the last…
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A United Kingdom-based digital periodical that covers business, economic and financial news on Wednesday named the richest man in Africa ,President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote as the sixth most charitable man in the world…
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The World’s tallest statue of Confucius will be inaugurated in Shandong Province, in Eastern China,  during this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival on Sept. 24. Confucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician and philosopher of…
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The longest “blood moon” eclipse this century began on Friday, coinciding with Mars’ closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle. In Abuja, the Nigerian capital, the spectacle was…
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Nigeria has overtaken India as the country with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty, a new report by the World Poverty Clock has said. According to the report, extreme poverty in Nigeria is growing by six people every…
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Paraguay has become the first malaria-free country among a list of 21 countries aiming to eliminate the disease by 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed on Monday. The Geneva-based WHO noted that over the past decades, the…
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