December 2023
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“I hope to wake up from such a nightmare,” by these words, the fiftieth Palestinian Abo Ibrahim started his talk with Anadolu reporter, as he currently lives in a rickety tent in Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Abo Ibrahim moved several times during the past 80 days of the Israeli deadly onslaught against…
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The Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Murtfwang, has declared that the killings in the state must be brought to an end. The governor said he has already cried out to President Bola Tinubu to fish out the killers and also put a permanent end to the attacks in the state. Murtfwang, in a statement he…
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A few personalities and events shaped the political landscape in Anambra in the outgoing year, 2023. Some of these events and personalities included the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, the governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo and many other political actors. Even as the year draws…
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Good morning from MEZIESBLOG! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Invaders have threatened fresh attacks on a community in Plateau State on Friday (today), barely four days after they killed 195 persons in 17 communities across the state. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Stanley Kavwam, in an interview on…
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Gunmen last night attacked a convoy suspected to belong to self-styled godfather of Anambra politics, Chief Chris Uba. Media reports confirm that vehicles in the convoy were riddled with bullets, just as two police operatives attached to the politician were killed. It was also gathered that another politician and a chieftain of Labour Party, Mr…
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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has shared his thoughts about the Saudi Pro League, which has stolen the show in the last few months by signing some top players from Europe. Guardiola was speaking after his former player Riyad Mahrez completed a move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli for £30m. Guardiola said Al-Nassr striker…
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“Since Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at the club, all the players have trained more intensively and followed a stricter diet, in fact, I have never seen a club like this, players improve their body composition by almost 90 percent, the Al Nassr players now have less fat and more muscles.” “Cristiano follows the Mediterranean diet, Ronaldo’s…
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A released hostage has outlined her experience as she and three of her children spent 51 days in the hands of the Hamas gunmen who abducted them. Chen Almog-Goldstein told the Reuters news agency she had to quickly stifle tears after watching her husband and her eldest daughter be shot and killed during the 7…
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Ronaldinho Gaúcho – a football wizard Ronaldinho Gaúcho has a legitimate claim to being one of the greatest footballers of all time, and easily one of the most skillful players to ever grace the pitch. While effortless on the field, his career wasn’t exactly always smooth sailing. Let’s look at how Ronaldinho’s career unfolded. Ronaldo…
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Syrian media is reporting that explosions heard near the capital of Damascus are the result of “Israeli aggression”. Explosions were heard in the vicinity of Damascus, and investigations were ongoing to verify their nature, the country’s state news agency reported earlier. This is the most recent in a series of reported Israeli strikes in Syria. …
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The Christmas Eve attack on the Mughazi refugee camp in central Gaza has been one the deadliest in the war. The UN reported that 86 people were killed in the carnage. Footage taken by a Sky News team of the aftermath showed massive destruction, bodies dragged from beneath the rubble and the shrapnel scarred…
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To fulfill the aims of the Strategic Plan with the multi-dimensionality and complexity that the 2030 Agenda demands, UNDP is implementing six cross-cutting approaches to development, known as Signature Solutions. A robust, integrated way to put our best work – or ‘signature’ skillset – into achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. UNDP’s Signature Solutions are cross-cutting approaches to development—…
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UNDP’s work, adapted to a range of country contexts, is framed through three broad development settings. These three development challenges often coexist within the same country, requiring tailored solutions that can adequately address specific deficits and barriers. Underpinning all three development challenges is a set of core development needs, including the need to strengthen gender…
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The 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) has the objective of securing renewed political commitment to sustainable development, assess the progress and implementation gaps in meeting already agreed commitments, and address new and emerging challenges. With these goals in mind, Rio+20 provides an opportunity for Africa to evaluate progress, and identify what has…
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President Xi Jinping vowed on Tuesday to resolutely prevent anyone from “splitting Taiwan from China in any way”, the official Xinhua news agency reported, a little more than two weeks before Taiwan elects a new leader. China views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, and has ramped up…
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A 14-year-old boy allegedly fatally shot his older sister in Florida after a family argument over Christmas presents, officials said Tuesday. The teen had been out shopping on Christmas Eve with Abrielle Baldwin, his 23-year-old sister, as well as his mother, 15-year-old brother and sister’s children, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri The teenage brothers got into…
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