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Trump’s envoys recall: US Ambassador Mills ends tour of duty

United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills, has ended his tour of duty in the country following President Donald Trump’s recall of about 30 U.S. envoys from countries globally. Ambassador.…

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WEF: UN agencies warn against rising hunger, displacement

United Nations agencies have warned that rising hunger and displacement are not only humanitarian emergencies but growing threats to global economic stability. The agencies gave the warning amid the World…

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UN joins Nigeria to mark Armed Forces Remembrance Day in New York 

The United Nations and members of the diplomatic corps on Thursday joined Nigeria to pay tribute to fallen heroes at the Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The UN Deputy Secretary-General,…

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Abductions, sexual violence in South Sudan worry UN

The United Nations Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan, (UNMISS), has decried the rising abductions and sexual violence in South Sudan describing the situation as “unacceptable”. This is in spite of…

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Benin Rep releases Nigerian cleric after presidential pardon

Nigerian cleric, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji, incarcerated in Benin Republic, was on Thursday released following a presidential pardon granted by President Patrice Talon. Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador…

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UN regrets US withdrawal from international organisations 

United Nations N Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed regrets over the decision of the White House to withdraw the United States from 35 international organisations and 31 UN entities. Guterres,…

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Venezuela hunts collaborators after Maduro arrest by US forces

Venezuelan police have launched a search for collaborators following the arrest of authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro by the United States special forces, according to a decree declaring a state of…

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Venezuelan Military demands release of Maduro, denounces his abduction

Venezuela’s Armed Forces have condemned what they described as the “abduction” of President Nicolás Maduro by the United States, demanding his immediate release and urging the international community to defend…

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US captures Venezuelan President Maduro after airstrikes

The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped…

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UN: Cervical cancer is preventable, curable

The United Nations says cervical cancer is both preventable and curable with proper access to screening, vaccination and treatment. UN,  in a statement on Friday, stated  that cervical cancer, was…

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