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Resist the pressure of legalising lesbianism and bi-sexualism – Scripture Union urges FG and lawmakers

Resist the pressure of legalising lesbianism and bi-sexualism - Scripture Union urges FG and lawmakers

The Scripture Union Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government and lawmakers to resist the pressure of legalising lesbianism and bi-sexualism The union’s National Chairman, Wilfred Onu, made this call at a press conference, held at the headquarters of the union at Samonda in Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, …

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Bartel urges Dogs to embrace ‘overblown’ review

Bartel urges Dogs to embrace 'overblown' review

Geelong champion Jimmy Bartel has declared the Western Bulldogs off-season review has been “overblown”, urging the club to embrace the uncomfortable findings. In November, the Bulldogs undertook an external review into their football department after finishing ninth in 2023. Former Essendon and Melbourne chief executive officer Peter Jackson assisted in …

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UN chief urges ‘genuine, credible’ political solution in Syria, as conflict approaches thirteenth anniversary

March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians. According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people, equivalent to 70 per cent of the total population, will require humanitarian assistance in 2024. Roughly half the pre-war population remains displaced inside or outside …

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US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’

US denies pressuring Haiti PM Henry to resign, urges political ‘transition’

The United States says it is not pressuring Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to step down amid a fresh wave of violence and soaring instability in the Caribbean nation, where powerful gang leaders are demanding Henry’s resignation. During a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller …

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