June 2023
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United Nations on Friday called for the removal of all obstacles to guarantee the uninterrupted continuation of the Black Sea grain deal. Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, recalled the Black Sea Initiative has enabled the safe transportation of over 32 million metric tons…
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Junior doctors across England will walk out for five days from July 13, in what is said to be the longest single period of industrial action in the history of the National Health Service (NHS). Last week, more than 47,000 junior doctors, all members of the British Medical Association (BMA), staged a 72-hour strike from…
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A 78-year-old community leader, Ojo Komolafe, has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ondo state High Court, for killing a School Proprietor, Taofik Babalola. Komolafe, who pleaded not guilty, reportedly killed his victim with a gun in the year 2021. He was said to have committed the offence on August 7, 2021, at…
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The Presidential Election Petitions Court, PEC, sitting in Abuja, on Friday, admitted in evidence, certified copies of academic qualifications of President Bola Tinubu. Equally admitted in evidence and marked as an exhibit by the Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel, was Tinubu’s certificate of service from Mobile Oil Nigeria Plc, which formed part of his work…
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Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has advised Anambra indigenes resident in Lagos to return home and invest in their own interest, saying that the state is ready for business. Addressing them during a town hall meeting in Lagos, the governor reminded them that God did not make a mistake by making them Anambra people.…
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Unconsciousness is the state in which a person is unable to respond to stimuli and appears to be asleep. They may be unconscious for a few seconds — as in fainting — or for longer periods of time. People who become unconscious don’t respond to loud sounds or shaking. They may even stop breathing or their pulse may become faint.…
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Chelsea have announced the long-awaited signing of Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig. The Blues first reached an agreement for the France international shortly after the closure of the summer 2022 transfer window, MEZIESBLOG learnt. Nkunku finished the 2022/23 season at Leipzig, helping them to a top-four finish and glory in the DFB-Pokal, and he has now completed…
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The Hammers rejected Arsenal’s opening bid worth £80m last week; Rice has two years remaining on his West Ham contract and won the Europa Conference League last season; Chelsea and Manchester City are both interested in Rice. West Ham United will reject Arsenal’s second offer worth £90m for captain Declan Rice and are far from…
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Editor’s note: In observance of World Refugee Day, MEZIESBLOG present a three-part news story series that sheds light on the experiences and challenges faced by refugees around the globe. Each installment focuses on a distinct region grappling with its own unique refugee crisis. This part of the series examines the protracted conflict between Ukraine and Russia,…
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Editor’s note: In observance of World Refugee Day, MEZIESBLOG present a three-part news story series that sheds light on the experiences and challenges faced by refugees around the globe. Each installment focuses on a distinct region grappling with its own unique refugee crisis. This part of the series centers on the ongoing war in Sudan,…
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Yemen’s national airline Yemenia Airways restarted direct flights from Houthi-held Sanaa to Saudi Arabia after a suspension that lasted seven years. The first two commercial flights took off from Sanaa’s international airport on June 17 and 19, and one more has been scheduled for June 21. According to the Yemeni airport, these flights are among the five that…
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U.S. and Canadian ships and planes searched on Monday for a submarine that went missing more than a day earlier off the coast of southeastern Canada while taking tourists to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, officials said. The U.S. Coast Guard said there was one pilot and four passengers on board and that the…
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Police raided the headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics on Tuesday, just over a year out from the opening ceremony of the quadrennial sporting showpiece. Raids were carried out at the headquarters of the committee, which is known as Cojo, and at the offices of Solideo, the body in charge of the Olympic construction sites,…
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The UN has adopted the world’s first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday. The adoption followed an agreement reached in March by more than 100 countries on the text of the High Seas…
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China supports all efforts that are conducive to the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine crisis and appreciates the active role South Africa and other African countries have played in this regard, Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, said on Tuesday. Mao made the remarks at a daily press briefing when asked how China…
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South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop in the Ukraine conflict. The African delegation put forward a set of principles that the Kremlin deemed “very difficult to implement,” a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ruled out talks with Moscow. The delegation, made…
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