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Year: 2019

Entertainment Lifestyle 

How Jaafar’s Social Media Campaign Turns Old Hausa Music Artiste to Millionaire in One Week

Village Reporter
In just one week, a social Media Influencer and investigative journalist, Jaafar Jaafar has raised more than five Million Naira to a renowned old Hausa music artiste, Magajiya Dambatta. Jaafar, who is the publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Daily Nigerian newspaper used his Facebook account to raise awareness on the plight of the 82-year old unsung heroine, who is now blind… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Sub-Saharan Africa faces grave hunger challenges in 2020: UN food relief agency

Global Author
According to the WFP 2020 Global Hotspots Report, millions of people in Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region will require life-saving food assistance in the coming months – the sheer scale and complexity of which will stretch the UN food relief agency’s capacity to the limit and require generous donor support for a ramped-up… Read More
Human Rights 

Israel/Palestine war crimes probe ‘momentous step forward’, says UN rights expert

Village Reporter
“Accountability has, until now, been largely missing in action throughout the 52-year-old occupation,” said Michael Lynk, the Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967. On 20 December, ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced that she was “satisfied that there is a reasonable basis to proceed with an investigation into the situation in Palestine”.… Read More
Africa 

Update: S.Africa’s Yvonne Chaka Chaka denies being deported from Uganda

Village Reporter,
Chaka Chaka denies deportation Celebrated South African musician and global children’s ambassador Yvonne Chaka Chaka tpok to social media to set the record straight on her reported deportation. Chaka Chaka issues reassurances about her wellbeing, and explained why she would not be performing at the Kampala concert. ‘‘I took a decision not to appear this evening at Enkuka, because there… Read More
Investments Southern Africa 

Angola: Assets of ex-president’s daughter frozen over graft

Village Reporter, ,
Assets of the daughter of former Angolan President, Eduardo dos Santos have been frozen by an Angolan court. The court ordered the freezing of assets held by dos Santos’ daughter Isabel over corruption allegations. State news agency Angop reported of the court decision on Tuesday. This is the latest high-profile case in the government’s anti-corruption drive. The Angolan government filed… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

OAU Evictions: The Unlimited Deceit Unravel By Gbenga Oloniniran-Von

Village Reporter
In 2018, during our struggle against evictions of this manner, the popular and hypocritical propaganda of the university was that we were against renovation exercise to be carried out by them as we chose to remain in the hostels. Renovations could be done systematically with students’ understanding, only when there is a cordial discussion with them. That would never happen… Read More