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President Bola Tinubu has established the Presidential Economic Coordination Council (PECC) and has also created the Economic Management Team Emergency Taskforce (EET) following an approval from the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday, March 27.    Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale said the PECC, …

by Thalif Deen (united nations) Tuesday, March 26, 2024 Inter Press Service UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) – The UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution for a temporary cease-fire in the ongoing conflict in Gaza— adopted by a 14-0 vote with the US abstaining –- marks a significant step forward in momentarily …

The United Nations Security Council on Monday passed a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip during the remaining weeks of Ramadan, breaking a five-month impasse during which the United States vetoed three calls for a halt to the fighting. The resolution passed with 14 votes in …

Culture Source: @GrassrootArmy X Video Video is going viral this week showing a woman who is living on a fixed budget going off on the Lakewood City Council in Colorado, taking them to task for allowing illegal immigrants to flood their city. Woman Pleads With Lakewood City Council The woman, …

The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Faruk Abubakar, has said that over 42,000 nurses left the country in the past three years.   Abubakar, disclosed this while speaking on Channels TV on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, on the controversy surrounding the new certificate verification guidelines released …

The Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN) has said that the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket it supported during the 2023 presidential election has fallen short of expectations and has not brought any positive changes to the lives of Nigerians.     The President of SCSN, Sheikh AbdurRasheed Hadiyyatullah, said this …

At least 18 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured in an attack on Belgorod, said Khaled Khiari, Assistant Secretary-General in the UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UN DPPA), briefing the Council on the latest developments. Russia had called for the emergency meeting following reported attacks on …

U.N. Security Council diplomats delayed until Friday a vote on a resolution to increase humanitarian aid into Gaza as another round of negotiations took place in Egypt to try to get warring Israel and Hamas to agree on a new truce so hostages can be released. Israel’s government under Prime …

For the second day in a row, the United Nations Security Council delayed a vote on a resolution calling for Israel and Hamas to provide greater access for more humanitarian aid, and pauses in the fighting to make that possible, as diplomats wrestled with the United States on what it …

A local politician in Western Ukraine unleashed chaos during a village council meeting on Friday morning, Dec. 15, when he detonated 2 grenades, injuring 26 people.  The incident was live-streamed on Facebook.  In the live video, the man enters the council room during a heated discussion. He stands around for …