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‘I don’t know even who is dead or who is alive’ – WHO boss Tedros Ghebreyesus says he can’t send money to his starving family due to Ethiopia’s Tigray war

'I don't know even who is dead or who is alive' - WHO boss Tedros Ghebreyesus says he can't send money to his starving family due to Ethiopia's Tigray war

The World Health Organization (WHO) boss, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, has revealed he is unable to send money to his “starving” relatives in Tigray, the war torn region of Ethiopia.   Since the war began in 2020 between the Tigray region forces and Ethiopian government forces, the region has been cut …

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Due to his Formula One commitments, Lewis Hamilton had to decline the part of Top Gun: Maverick

Due to his Formula One commitments, Lewis Hamilton had to decline the part of Top Gun: Maverick

Seven-time world Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton almost swapped driving for flying for a role in hit blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. However, the Mercedes driver, who is a friend of the film’s leading man Tom Cruise, had to turn down an appearance in the film due to Formula One commitments. Speaking to Vanity Fair, he said he …

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GOP Election Night Watch Party In Michigan Canceled Due To Alleged Threat Of Violence

GOP Election Night Watch Party In Michigan Canceled Due To Alleged Threat Of Violence

The 2022 midterm elections have Democrats very nervous, even with the primary elections. On Tuesday night, the Michigan Republican party was forced to cancel an election night watch party after a staffer reported being allegedly threatened outside the main office in Lansing. Police responded to the call on Tuesday morning, …

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Gunmen abduct final year LAUTECH student working at hotel due to ASUU strike

Gunmen abduct final year LAUTECH student working at hotel due to ASUU strike

Gunmen have abducted a final year student of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomosho (LAUTECH) Opadele Racheal Abiola.    LIB had reported that two persons, a hotelier and his worker, were abducted after gunmen suspected to be kidnappers invaded Abaa, a community close close to LAUTECH, in the early hours of Friday, July …

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UPTH debunks claim of 14 babies dying due to power outage

UPTH debunks claim of 14 babies dying due to power outage

The management of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has debunked viral claim of 14 babies dying in its special care baby unit due to a power outage.   Lucky Onotai, professor and chairman of the medical advisory committee at UPTH dismissed the claim, adding that “nothing like that happened”.   He, however, confirmed …

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