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Speaker 1: Justice Mohammad Gaba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting

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in Abuja on Friday apparently rejected the plans by the

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Inspector General of Police IGP car Yode egg Betoken to

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stop the upcoming Monday, October twentieth plan mass protests by

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Nigerians to demand the release of the detained Biafra Republic

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Agitation leader Marzi Nandikanu. But, according to the organizer of

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the protest, Omiele Saware, after the judge initially declined to

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grant the Nigeria Police Force an ex party motion to

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stop the planned protest in the open court, the Federal

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High Court Judge Justice Umar reportedly granted the motion in

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chambers imposing a ban on protests at Asso Rock Villa,

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National Assembly or Unity Fountain in Abuja. We await a

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certified true copy of the order which our lawyers will review.

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The protest remains unstoppable while this is ongoing. The United

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States US Embassy in Nigeria has warned America City whenever

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controversies surround Rufia Sane, the outspoken and fearless broadcaster on

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a Rise Television, one recurring argument often resurfaces in public

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discourse the claim that Rufaya Sani is not a journalist.

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Critics are quick to emphasize that he lacks a formal

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academic background in journalism, having originally trained in animal anatomy.

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But beyond the semantics of qualification, a deeper question emerges.

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What truly defines a journalist and what are the core

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functions of journalism in society. As mass communication teacher, we

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teach students from the very first class that the media

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exists to inform, educate, entertain, and preserve cultural heritage. Journalists

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also play the crucial roles of agenda setting and acting

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as watchdogs, holding public officials accountable, and amplifying the voices

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of the government. The media’s capacity to shape national conversations

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is immense by highlighting specific issues and giving them prominence.

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Journalist Nigerian Army Authority has issued a statement denying threat

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messages issued against members of the public ahead of the

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plan mass protests slated for October twentieth, twenty twenty five,

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to demand for the release and freedom of the detained

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Biafra Republic Agitation leader Marzi Namdi Kanu, just as the

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organizer and chief campaigner Omiyele Saware, the publisher of Sahara

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Reporters news Media, met to seek understanding with the former

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President of Nigeria, good Luck of Belet Jonathan, who, according

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to Saware, promised to visit President Bolah Ahmed Tanubu to

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discuss the issue with him. Nigerian Army, in a statement

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on Friday, said the attention of the Nigerian Army Ene

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has been drawn to a misleading publication by Sahara Reporters

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alleging that a Facebook page purportedly operated by military personnel

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issued veiled threats against certain individuals ahead of a planned

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October twentieth protest. The report is not only false, but

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a deliberate attempt to misinform. President Bola Ahmed Tanubu of

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Nigeria has accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation,

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Science and Technology, jeffr Uchen Naji, who had been accused

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of forging the degree certificate of the University of Nigeria

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in Succa and the certificate of Completion of service for

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the one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps ny SC

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after he allegedly failed an exit course virology repeatedly at

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the University Nigeria Presidency. In a statement made available a

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few minutes ago by the Presidential Spokesperson, byo Onnanuga, stated

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that President Bola Ahmed Talubu has accepted the resignation of

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Jeffriuchen Naji, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, following

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some allegations against him. President Tellubu appointed Naiji in August

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twenty twenty three. He resigned today in a letter thanking

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the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria. Naji said

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he has been a target of blackmail. Princess o La

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Torrera majek had On Mineru from Ogan State and a

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Commonwealth Award winner who is currently pursuing a master degree

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in law, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria

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under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tanubu, to immediately

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release the detained Biafra Republic Agitation leader Marzi Namdikanu, stating

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in a statement personally signed and made available to media

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Newsroom on Monday, that ten years of detention without conviction

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is a grave violation of the fundamental human rights of

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Marzi Namdikrnu specifically stated verbatim that the continued detention of

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mister Karnu without conviction is not merely a legal anomaly.

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It is a profound failure of justice and a grave

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violation of his fundamental human rights. His prolonged detention exposes

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the widening gap between Nigeria’s constitutional expectations and the daily

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realities of citizens. We must have a justice system that

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acts with both fairness and decisive strength, not one into

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Volodimir Zelenski, the President of Ukraine, may have given a

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clearer picture on how some companies are apparently aiding and

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making more money from the ongoing war in his country, Ukraine,

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saying since the start of the war four years ago,

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some unnamed companies in the United States, US, United Kingdom,

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uk China, Germany, Taiwan, Switzerland, Japan, Korea Republic, Netherlands are

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producing components Russia, under President Vladimir Putin is using to

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produce weapons of mass destruction to kill his people. This Zelensky,

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in his own words, said on Monday that in the

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fourth year of the full scale war, Russia continues to

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obtain components for producing weapons. During the massive combined strike

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on Ukraine on the night of October fifth, Russia used

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five hundred and forty nine weapons systems containing one hundred

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and two thousand, seven hundred and eighty five foreign made

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components from companies in the two separate courts in the

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Nigeria Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Tuesday fixed October twenty

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seventh and November twentieth, twenty twenty five for the commencement

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of the lawsuits brought before them by the founder and

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publisher of Sahara Reporters, HOMILEA. Saware in the Department of

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State Service the ssover issue of posts published on x

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and Facebook social media platforms that allegedly described President Bola

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Ahmed Tanubu as a criminal after the president allegedly said

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there is no more corruption in Nigeria while the President

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was speaking at an event in Brazil in the month

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of August twenty twenty five. According to Homilee Saware’s lawyer,

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to Temoken, today at the Federal High Court in Abuja,

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proceedings commenced in the historic cases filed by rights activist

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Omila Saware challenging the clampdown on free speech and political

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expression by the Department of State Services SSS in collusion

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with global social media giants. Meta information from the Nigerian

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presidency has indicated that there is a plan by President

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Bolla Ahmed to Nubu to begin legal action against the country.

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Former President good Luck of beallet Jonathan over sustained and

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continuous rumors in certain quarters that ex President Jonathan may

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have indicated interest to recontest as Nigeria president in twenty

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twenty seven. This the Special Advisor to President Bola are

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meed to Nubu on Information and Strategy, BeO on Anugu,

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said Jonathan is welcome to join the twenty twenty seven

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presidential electoral race, but Jonathan will have his date in

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the court of the land. Indeed, the jury will determine

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whether Jonathan, who was sworn in twice as president, satisfies

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the constitutional requirements and is eligible to contest the presidency

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and be sworn in if successful for a third term

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in office. It would be recalled that ex President Jonathan

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was one of the most criticized presidents in Nigeria, with

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politicians including President Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Natanyahu on Friday

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stated that many world leaders who do come out publicly

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to condemn the Israel war in Gaza do privately thank

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Israel for staging the war against Tamas and according to

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Benjamin Netanyahu, the world leaders tell me how much they

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value Israel’s superb intelligence services that have prevented time and

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again terrorist attacks in their capitals, time and again, saving

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countless lives. General George Keegan, former head of US Air

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Force Intelligence, once said, if the United States had to

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gather on its own the intelligence that Israel gives us,

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we would have to establish five sea hires, five sea iyres.

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This past June, when Israel struck Rand’s nuclear facilities, German

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Chancellor Mertz admitted the truth. This Benjamin Natanya, who stated

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when the speech was being broadcast live via huge loudspeakers

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that were placed on the Gaza border. While the Israel

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Prime Minister Benjamin, Justice James Omitosho of the Federal High Court,

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sitting in Abujo on Friday, rule that the detained Biafra

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agitation leader Namdi Kru has case to answer because the

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Nigeria government prosecution team have provided some evidence that requires

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explanations from the detained Biafra leader. This the coordinating lawyer

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to Namdy Kru, Barrister Alloyergi mccourse, said, the judgment of

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the court does not mean Namdi Kru has been pronounced guilty. Rather,

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the ruling indicated that he should give explanations to certain

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evidences the Federal Government of Nigeria brought before the court.

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It would be recalled that the ruling on the no

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case submission filed by Namdi Karo that was earlier slated

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to be held on October tenth, twenty twenty five, was

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abridged and rescheduled to Friday, the twenty sixth of September

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twenty twenty five. Justice James Omitosho also rejected requests by

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Carno to be transferred from custody of the Department of

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State Services DSS to the National Hospital A. President of France,

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Emmanuel Macron and its US counterpart Donald Trump, on Tuesday

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engaged in a tough talk over the recognition of Palestine

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state and the Israeli war in Gaza during the bilateral

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meeting both held on the sideline of the UN General

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Assembly in New York, where the French president insisted that

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Israel has already achieved more by killing the top militia

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leaders of Hamas, saying it doesn’t work to dismantle the Hamas.

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This is not the right way to proceed, he said,

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while President Trump had reiterated and insisted that things will

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not work the way the French president had suggested that

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the October seventh, twenty twenty three hostages still in the

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custody of Hamas cannot be honored with such suggestions. The

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meeting was held when videos of the French President Emmanuel

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Macron and Turkish President resepered Awan went on the Internet,

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where both presidents were stopped or blocked separately by New

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York police operatives. As there is no doubt that this

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week may be an interesting week in the international community,

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as world leaders gather for the twenty twenty five United

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Nations General Assembly meeting to discuss and take a standover

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decades of conflicts between Israel and the people of Palestine,

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especially some of them well known as Hamas fighters, over

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territorial integrity and sovereignty, most especially ever since the State

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of Palestine was officially declared by the Palestine Liberation Organization

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PLO on the fifteenth of November nineteen eighty eight, claiming

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sovereignty over the West Bank, which includes East Jerusalem and

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the Gaza Strip, and as at the end of nineteen

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eighty eight. Over seventy eight countries approved the declaration, including

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Nigeria that recognized Palestinian State barely three days after the

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declaration on November eighteenth, nineteen eighty eight, and the numbers

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have been increasing per particularly since the beginning of twenty

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twenty four like never before. As its September twenty first,

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twenty twenty five, as one home ready bringing, you’ve been

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in a mort regical way