Month: April 2022

Russia-Ukraine war: UN chief to meet Putin, hold peace talk

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By Mandy Park The United Nations, UN, Secretary-General, António Guterres will meet with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Tuesday. Guterres’ meeting aims to appeal for peace and urge Russia to end the war against Ukraine. The move was disclosed by Guterres Associate Spokesperson, Ms Eri Kaneko, at a news conference on Friday in New York. “The Secretary-General will visit Moscow on April 26th. He will have a working meeting and lunch with Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. “The Secretary-General will be received by President Vladimir Putin,” she said. The UN…

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Alaafin Of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Dies At 83

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By Mandy Park Respected, First Class Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, has died at the age of 83. Newsmark gathered that Oba Adeyemi, the third from the Alowodu Ruling House of Oyo Kingdom, died on Friday at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, in Ekiti State after a short illne Palace sources said the remains of the deceased monarch have been moved to Oyo where his burial rites are underway. Oba Adeyemi was born on October 15, 1938 in Oyo town; he was…

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Now that the Tobacco Control Fund has been Operationalized

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Philip Jakpor Sustainable funding is crucial to winning the tobacco control war and no one understands this better than the tobacco industry. Realizing that low- and middle-income countries like Nigeria devote meagre or zero allocation to implementing tobacco control policies, the tobacco industry has cleverly etched its footprint in sectors where government agencies are financially crippled.The industry is particularly active in the agricultural sector and so-called youth empowerment and skills acquisition trainings that are well choreographed to garner endorsements from public officials who see them as openings for partnerships with…

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Family of Airforce pilot who died in crash breaks silence

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By Mandy Park Family members of Flt-Lt. Abubakar Alkali, one of the Air Force Pilots who died in a plane crash in Kaduna on Tuesday, said the incident has left them devastated. Two pilots reportedly lost their lives after a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plane crashed.Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Wednesday, however, said in spite of losing a great son, they had taken relief in the fact that ‘God giveth and God taketh’. Alhaji Sulaiman Dauda, an uncle to the…

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EPL: Ronaldo returns to training after son’s death ahead of Arsenal vs Manchester United

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By Mandy Park Manchester United superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to training following the death of his baby son. Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, announced on Monday that one of their twin babies passed away during childbirth. For this reason, the club’s hierarchy granted the Portugal international compassionate leave, keeping him out of United’s 4-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield on Tuesday evening. But the 37-year-old is now back at United’s training ground on Wednesday afternoon ahead of their Premier League game against Arsenal on Saturday. Ronaldo was honored…

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