Category: International
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FIBROID SURGERY RISKS: SMART WAYS TO AVOID DEADLY COMPLICATIONS
Ever heard heartbreaking stories of women losing their lives or dreams on the operating table just fighting fibroids? Nigerian families like Samuel Eze’s—whose wife bled out post-surgery despite desperate efforts—highlight why advanced options could save lives before knives come out. Uterine fibroids hit African women hardest (17-26% prevalence in Nigeria), causing heavy bleeding, pain, infertility,…
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US VENEZUELA RAID TRASHES UN CHARTER, WARNS EXPERT
Imagine US special forces storming Caracas, snatching a president and his wife over drug charges—now a top IR expert’s blasting it as a direct gut-punch to global rules! International relations guru Femi Ojumu tore into the January 3 invasion at a Lagos NIIA roundtable, calling it a sovereignty shredder that risks world chaos. Ojumu traced…
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MOZAMBIQUE COACH CONCEDES: NIGERIA’S SUPER EAGLES WERE SIMPLY SUPERIOR IN 4-0 rout
Imagine facing Africa’s powerhouse and getting schooled from whistle to whistle—that’s Mozambique coach Chiquinho Conde’s honest take after his team’s crushing AFCON 2025 last-16 demolition by Nigeria in Fès. Conde called it one of his toughest coaching nights ever, admitting the Super Eagles’ masterclass overwhelmed them with purpose, urgency, clinical finishing, and tactical steel—propelling Nigeria…
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WEST AFRICA CINEMA BOOMS TO N15.6 BILLION IN 2025
Picture this: 2.79 million movie fans packing 122 cinemas across West Africa, pumping N15.6 billion into the box office—Nollywood and Hollywood in a nail-biting photo finish for dominance. FilmOne Entertainment crunched the numbers: 248 new releases, average ticket at N5,596, with 16 blockbusters smashing N200m and 14 Nollywood flicks topping N100m. ‘Behind The Scenes’ ruled…
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FG SHUTS DOWN RUMORS: NO NIGERIAN STUDENT STRANDED IN MOROCCO
Scared headlines claiming abandoned scholars in Morocco? Relax—Federal Government just slammed the door on fake news, assuring every legit scholarship kid’s covered. Education Minister Dr. Tunji Alausa clarified Tuesday: All Bilateral Education Scholarship (BES) students enrolled pre-2024 got 2024 entitlements despite fiscal hiccups now being ironed out with Finance Ministry. No new awards post-October 2025—those…
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MOROCCO SLAMS FREEZE ON SARDINE EXPORTS TO SHIELD LOCAL PLATES
Can’t get your favorite tinned sardines in Morocco? Starting February 1, the kingdom’s hitting pause on frozen sardine exports to tame skyrocketing prices and secure supplies for households hooked on this coastal staple. Fisheries chief Zakia Driouich announced the ban Wednesday, sparked by plunging catches—2024 landings crashed 46% to 525,000 metric tons—while pelagic fish like…
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SUDAN’S KORDOFAN KILLING FIELDS: UN SOUNDS ALARM ON CIVILIAN SLAUGHTER
Imagine drone strikes pounding hunger-ravaged North Darfur right before Sudan’s war hits its 1,000th bloody day—now the UN’s begging for a ceasefire as thousands flee escalating horrors in Kordofan. OCHA warns rival armies—Sudan’s military vs Rapid Support Forces—have partitioned the nation since April 2023, triggering over 12 million displacements, the world’s largest crisis, with fresh…
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NIGER STATE MASSACRES: UN DEMANDS SCHOOLS SAFE FROM SLAUGHTER
Heartbreaking scenes in Niger State—over 30 slaughtered at a village market, homes torched, kids snatched—now the UN’s screaming for shields around civilians and classrooms before it’s too late. UN Resident Coordinator Mohamed Fall slammed the January 3 bloodbath in Kasuwan Daji, Borgu LGA, plus fresh horrors in Agwara, Kwara, and Ondo, calling them blatant human…
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UN SLAMS US SEIZURE OF MADURO: VENEZUELA’S VOICE MUST PREVAIL
Picture the UN Human Rights Chief calling out a bold US military move on Venezuela’s president—now they’re warning it trashes global rules and leaves the world less safe. Is this justice or a sovereignty shocker? Volker Türk and spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani blasted the US seizure of Nicolás Maduro, insisting unilateral force violates international law and…
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VENEZUELA CRISIS DEEPENS: UN FLAGS 8M NEEDING AID, SLAMS US RAID LAW BREAK
8 million Venezuelans one-quarter of the pop desperate for basics, UN warns; humanitarian crunch worsens post-US strike snatching Maduro (NY court Monday on drug/gun charges with wife Cilia). Spox Stéphane Dujarric Monday: OCHA teams assess, deliver food/health/protection to vulnerable under Resident Coordinator lead. But 2025 Response Plan? Just 17% funded ($600m+ gap)—world’s worst. “Urgent cash…
