Tag: europe
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To migrants, watery graves, to humanity, a boiling world – By Owei Lakemfa
TRAGEDY. Unimaginable tragedy. What is most tragic to me is not the number of migrants including children from the underdeveloped countries that have gone down the sea to watery graves trying to reach Europe. Yes, this year alone, over 1,200 went on a final dip, never to resurface again, or if they did, only as corpses.
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Amidst bribery scandal rocking party, PDP Chairman returns to Nigeria
National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, on Friday returned to the country after a two-week trip to Europe.
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EU to replace gas from Russia with Nigeria
The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS said on Friday that, it would replace the gas from Russia with Nigeria Gas due to the invasion in Ukraine. The Deputy Director-General Department for (Energy), European Commission in Brussels, Mr Matthew Baldwin, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Baldwin will be…
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Europe under historic hot spell as heat torches many parts kills hundreds
Heat waves engulfing western and southern Europe show no sign of abating. Temperature records are expected to renew in some countries and the scorching sun has claimed hundreds of lives and fueled ferocious wildfires. Britain’s national weather service (Met Office) has warned that the country may brace for its hottest
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Russia-Ukraine war: Nigeria set to supply gas to Europe
With the ongoing war between two European countries, Russia and Ukraine, the president of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that his nation is set to fill the natural gas gaps in Europe. The President made the announcement on Thursday in Lisbon, Portugal, where he is on a State Visit. Buhari said with over 200 million…
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Biden announces expansion of U.S. military presence in Europe
The U.S. military presence in Europe is set for a long-term expansion, U.S. President Joe Biden says. “We’re going to make up sure that NATO is ready to meet threats from all directions across every domain, land, air, and the sea,’’ Biden said. He spoke alongside alliance NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at a summit of…
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United Nations’ Guterres: Chief servant of many masters – By Owei Lakemfa
The tours through Europe and Africa from April 26, 2022, by Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, raised once again the powers, importance and relevance of the world body.
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Prove you are with us, Ukraine president urges European Union
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged the European Union on Tuesday to prove that it sided with Ukraine in its war with Russia a day after signing an official request to join the bloc. Zelenskiy told the European Parliament by video link that “Ukraine is going to be much stronger with European Union with us, that’s…
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‘Without us, Europe will never be safe’ – Ukrainian Defence Minister
Ukraine’s government is framing the country’s resistance toward Russia as a fight to secure the future of Europe. In a lengthy post on Facebook, Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov lauded soldiers, police, medical staff, and also civilians who have taken up arms. “Take a look around. Many have finally conquered fear and dared to challenge the…
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Russians, not Ukrainians should brace up for attack – By Owei Lakemfa
The United States, US, and its European allies have, for months now, saturated the world and choked the media on a poorly dramatised soap opera about Russia on the verge of ‘invading’ Ukraine.