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Pope Offers To Help Nigeria Tackle Insecurity

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Pope Offers To Help Nigeria Tackle Insecuriy

Nigeria’s insecurity took the attention of the Head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis on Monday as he offered to help Nigeria in combating the current insecurity in the country.

He also expressed the readiness of the Vatican to collaborate with Sub-Saharan Africa in ending terrorism in the country.
Pope Francis gave the assurance when Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Vatican City (Holy See), Ambassador Adikwu, submitted his letter of credence.

Describing the spate of insecurity in the West African sub-region as “not just a Nigerian problem but global one,” the Holy Father called for prayers to enable to Nigeria overcome the situation.

He disclosed that he “will personally be involved in praying for Nigeria to overcome the situation.”

In his remarks, Ambassador Adikwu commended the leadership role provided by the Pope to the world.

He assured the Holy Father of his readiness to hit the ground running, as he intended to start prayer sessions with major religious organization both in Nigeria and the Vatican City for Nigeria.

He further promised to ensure that Nigeria-Holy See Relations were taken to the next level, even as he called on Nigerians to continue to be law-abiding and to represent the country’s image in the Vatican and Italy at large.

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“As Nigerians in Italy, they should put the interest of Nigeria as a country in their business in whatever they do,” he stressed.

Responding to the concerns of poor relations between Nigerians in the Vatican City and officials of the Nigerian Embassy, Patrick Imologhome, Head of Chancery, Nigeria Embassy, Holy See, said the Nigerian community would see an improved engagement.

Nigeria and Holy See opened a new diplomatic vista on Monday 21st June 2021 to promote bilateral relations between both parties.

 

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Bill Gates Recounts Worst Mistake

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Bill Gates Drops On Billionaire Ranking After Stock Transfer To Ex-wife

By John Michael

Erstwhile word’s richest person and founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has revealed that his divorce of his wife, Melinda, remains his most regrettable action.

Gates who revealed this in a recent interview with The Times published on Saturday, added that the separation left him and Melinda miserable.

While answering questions bordering on his marriage, the 69-year-old entrepreneur said: “I’m more cheerful now, the mistake I most regret.”

“There are others, but none that matter.

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“The divorce thing was miserable for me and Melinda for at least two years.

“Melinda and I still spend time together as a family. We have three children and two grandchildren, so there are always family events.

“The kids are doing well and have strong values.”

The former couple, who share Jennifer (28), Rory (25), and Phoebe (22), in a joint statement in 2021, announced an end to their 27 years marriage as a result of irreconcilable differences.

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The duo has also moved on with Gates now dating Paula Hurd, the widow of former Oracle CEO Mark Hurd.

 

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BREAKING: Former US President, Jimmy Carter Is Dead

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By John Michael Ojo

The longest-lived president in United States of America, Jimmy Carter, is dead.
This was made known in a statement by the Carter Center and signed by his son Chip Carter on Sunday.

It reads, “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human rights, and unselfish love,” said Chip Carter, the former president’s son.

“My brothers, sister, and I shared him with the rest of the world through these common beliefs. The world is our family because of the way he brought people together, and we thank you for honoring his memory by continuing to live these shared beliefs.”

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President Carter is survived by his children — Jack, Chip, Jeff, and Amy; 11 grandchildren; and 14 grea-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rosalynn, and one grandchild.

Jimmy Carter who was the 39th president of the United States and a recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully at his home in Plains, Georgia, in the company of his family. He was 100,

 

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How I Escaped Israel’s Air Strikes – WHO DG

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The Director General of the World Health Organization, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has revealed how he escaped death by a whisker on Thursday from a deadly Israeli air strikes on an airport in Yemen’s Huthi rebel-held capital.

The Ethiopian-born public health expert who said his ears were still ringing from the effect of the bang, stated this during an interview on BBC radio on Saturday.

Tedros, 59, disclosed that the first missile struck the departure lounge of the airport next to where him and his colleague were seated before another brought down the control tower.

Narrating his near death experience, he said, “We heard a heavy explosion nearby, and then I think repeated. The sound was so, so loud… So deafening, actually. Still my ear rings. It’s already more than 24 hours now. I don’t know if it affected my ear. The explosion was so heavy.

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“It was the departure lounge next to us that was hit, and later on the control tower.

“It was very chaotic. People were in disarray and running everywhere and no shelter: we were completely exposed.

“It’s a matter of luck. Otherwise, if the missile deviated just slightly, it could have been on our heads… my colleague actually said after all that, we escaped death narrowly.”

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