ECOWAS Bank disbursed $2.5bn for 300 projects since inception —President
The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has disbursed more than 2.5 billion dollars supporting about 300 projects across the ECOWAS subregion since its inception in 1999. EBID President,…
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Bomb hits school bus, killing 5, many injured
……..in south-western Pakistan A bomb struck a bus carrying children to an army-run school in south-western Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people, including three children, and injuring dozens more, officials…
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Biden responds to goodwill after diagnosis, says ‘Cancer touches us all’
Former United States president Joe Biden has expressed his gratitude for the goodwill he has received following the announcement of his cancer diagnosis. “Cancer touches us all,” the 82-year-old wrote…
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King Charles to host French president Macron on state visit
British King Charles is to host French President Emmanuel Macron on a state visit to the United Kingdom from July 8-10, Buckingham Palace has announced. The French leader and his…
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WHO warns of mass nurse emigration from Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised an alarm as 42 per cent of nurses in Africa reported intentions to emigrate, posing a significant threat to the region’s already strained…
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Israeli drone attack eliminates Hamas commander Ahmad in southern Lebanon
The Israeli military said it had killed a Hamas commander in southern Lebanon in a drone attack on Wednesday. “The IDF struck an area in Sidon and eliminated the terrorist…
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Conclave set to elect successor of Pope Francis
Shaped by centuries-old rituals, the conclave to choose a successor to the late Pope Francis is set to begin on Wednesday. A ringing of bells will accompany puffs of white…
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ECOWAS Parliament Speaker, others decry W/Africa’s high airfares
Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima and other stakeholders have decried the high fares of traveling by air within West Africa, saying such was inimical to sub regional economic…
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Court rejects Trump’s bid to revoke migrants’ status
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by United States President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of…
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Killer of Nigerian nursing student Odunsi in US arrested
…….charged in fatal stabbing Charges have been filed against a suspect arrested in the fatal stabbing of a woman found at 6510 Goforth Street about 3:50 p.m. on April 26.…
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