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Month: July 2019

Africa Ghana West Africa World 

How an app is making roads safer for users in Ghana

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Road accident is one of the leading health problems along with diseases such as Diarrhoea, Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis, especially in low- and middle-income countries, according to a 2013 report by the World Health Organization. In many African countries making the road safe has become increasingly challenging. In Ghana road safety officials have said that road traffic injuries account for… Read More
Africa 

62 bodies of dead migrants recovered off Libya

Village Reporter
At least 62 bodies of migrants that went missing after their boat sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday have been recovered. With still more migrants believed to be lost at sea, there are conflicting numbers of those that are still missing. The International Organization for Migration has given estimate of 145 migrants surviving the ordeal and 110 missing. With… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Three Nigerian authors make 2019 Booker Prize longlist, Buhari sends ministerial nominees to Senate, Air Peace aircraft crash lands at Lagos airport – Here’s everything that happened this week

Village Reporter
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari A Shiite protest that turned violent on Monday was the major issue of discussion at a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. At least 12 people, including a police officer, were reported killed and several injured… Read More
Africa 

Zimbabwe tourism minister charged with corruption worth $95 million

Village Reporter
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira was charged in court on Friday with corruption involving $95 million from the state pension fund after questioning by the newly formed Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC). Mupfumira is the first senior government official to be interrogated by the commission, which was appointed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week after he promised tough… Read More
Africa 

Four Turkish nationals rescued in central Nigeria after kidnapping -police

Village Reporter
ABUJA (Reuters) – Four Turkish nationals abducted last week in the central Nigerian state of Kwara have been rescued, the police said on Friday. The Turkish were kidnapped at gunpoint by six armed men, the police statement said, adding that no ransom was paid for their release. Kidnapping for ransom is rife in Nigeria with foreigners and high-profile Nigerians frequently… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Why Islamic Movement In Nigeria Should Not Be Proscribed By Abayomi Ogunsanya

Village Reporter
The escalating crisis between members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and the Federal Government of Nigeria appears to have come to a head following a violent clash between members of the sect and the police in Abuja, on Monday, in which live ammunition was used against the protestors and at least one journalist—a Channels TV—reporter was reportedly shot… Read More
Africa 

Boris Johnson appointed UK Premier [International Edition]

Village Reporter
Boris Johnson is Britain’s new Prime Minister. Johnson assumed control of Britain, taking over from Theresa May on Wednesday. Meanwhile, embattled Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rossello will step down next Friday after more than a week of protests calling for his resignation. Also, Spain’s acting prime minister has failed in his attempt to form a new government after the anti-austerity… Read More
Africa 

Tanzania inaugurates hydroelectric dam in UNESCO site

Village Reporter
Tanzania’s president on Friday inaugurated a huge hydroelectric dam project in the country’s largest wildlife reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site, calling it the start of “economic liberation.” Some wildlife groups have expressed dismay over the $2.9 billion Stiegler’s Gorge project in the Selous Game Reserve, which the United Nations calls one of Africa’s largest protected areas. It is relatively… Read More
Lifestyle OP-ED 

UN: Witch Hunting Requires An International Response

Leo Igwe,
Protection of citizens is one of the state’s most overarching obligations. Accordingly a modern State must fulfill or be made to fulfill this duty. This is because in our westphalian world order of nation states, the State is the central organ for social and political organization; the mechanism for the maintenance of law and order. The State is supposed to… Read More
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