Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the world and Nigeria are presently at crossroads. He said this on Tuesday at the launch of the International Centre for Yoruba Arts and Culture at the University of Ibadan. Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (C) is seen during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) […]
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The UK’s advertising regulator has banned two promotions for “fan tokens” from Arsenal Football Club, saying they were misleading supporters over the risks of investing in cryptocurrencies. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: ASA/PAThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said that the north London club was “taking advantage of consumers’ inexperience or credulity, trivialising investment in crypto
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The Queen has decided to celebrate her first Christmas since the death of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor as a “precautionary” measure amid rising coronavirus cases. Rather than travel to Sandringham as usual, the Queen will remain at Windsor where she spent last Christmas with her husband Philip – who died in
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Kanye West has split from model Vinetria. The chart-topping rap star and Vinetria, 22, have called time on their relationship after a few months together. © Bang Showbiz Kanye West has split from the model Kanye, 44 – who legally changed his name to Ye earlier this year – is no longer following Vinetria on Instagram
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Oxford and AstraZeneca have taken “preliminary steps” to produce an updated version of their coronavirus vaccine to specifically target the Omicron variant, a scientist at the university has said. © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Sandy Douglas, a research group leader at Oxford, told the Financial Times that an updated vaccine could be used to
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A-health-worker-during-a-vaccination-exercise-in-kigali-dan-nsengiyumva People who catch the Omicron variant of Covid may be less likely to end up in hospital, studies have suggested, amid rising case rates and new restrictions across the UK nations. Two new studies have suggested catching Omicron is less likely to result in severe symptoms and hospital admission than earlier Covid strains
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President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya NAIROBI, 22nd December 2021 (PSCU) – President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday chaired the 18th extra-ordinary summit of the East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Summit. The virtual meeting was attended by Presidents Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (Uganda), Paul Kagame (Rwanda) and Samia Suluhu Hassan (Tanzania). Presidents Évariste Ndayishimiye of Burundi
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(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden said he’s considering lifting travel restrictions on people arriving from southern African countries where the omicron variant of coronavirus was first identified, after it became the dominant strain in the U.S. “I’m considering reversing, I’m going to talk with my team in the next couple days,” Biden told reporters at
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The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah and the President of the Senate of the DR Congo, H.E. Modeste Bahati Lukwebo have agreed to foster bilateral relations that better the lives of their people. In their meeting on Tuesday, 21 December 2021 at Parliament House, Oulanyah and Lukwebo rooted for regional federation to ease market accessibility
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Ministers David Bahati (L) and Justine Kasule Lumumba, consulting with LOP Mathias Mpuuga after Parliament received the NBFP The National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for Financial Year 2022/23 has been presented before Parliament. The NBFP presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Hon Henry Musasizi, in line with the
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