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Month: April 2020

Development Health Advice 

UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kit, amid severe global shortages

Global Author
The COVID-19 taskforce initiative follows a direct request to WHO from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to coordinate the Organization’s response to the new coronavirus. Demand 200 times greater than normal It comes amid unprecedented global shortages of critical supplies, skyrocketing prices and export bans, said Paul Molinaro, Chief, Operations Support and Logistics, WHO Health Emergencies Programme. “The demand has obviously… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Sudan: Coronavirus could be tipping point for ‘untold suffering’, Bachelet urges sanctions relief

Global Author
One year after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was removed from power, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the promise of development, democracy, justice and peace, is now being threatened by acute resource constraints.  Moreover, the already-grim picture is further exacerbated by a combination of ongoing unilateral sanctions, international institutions’ failure to provide debt-relief and a deficit… Read More
Africa 

As pandemic encroaches on Abyei, tensions rise over disputed territory straddling Sudan, South Sudan

Village Reporter
Jean-Pierre Lacroix, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, updating the Council on the work of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), said at the local level, the security situation remains volatile. The mission is mandated to protect civilians and humanitarians operating in the area. He pointed to rising tensions between the pastoral Ngok Dinka and nomadic Misseriya communities, as well… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Kyari/Kamerhe: Tale Of Two Chiefs-Of-Staff By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
Kamerhe is the Chief-of-Staff to President Felix  Tshisekedi of Congo-Kinshasa. Few weeks ago CoS Kamerhe was arrested and interrogated over mounting allegation of misappropriation of funds during the hundred days presidential intervention developmental programme. Millions of Dollars was said to have been looted from the funds meant to improve the critical infrastructures in the country. He is currently detained awaiting… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Kyari/Kamerhe: Tale Of Two Chiefs-Of-Staff By Ozodinukwe Okenwa

Elwin Mandowa,
Kamerhe is the Chief-of-Staff to President Felix  Tshisekedi of Congo-Kinshasa. Few weeks ago CoS Kamerhe was arrested and interrogated over mounting allegation of misappropriation of funds during the hundred days presidential intervention developmental programme. Millions of Dollars was said to have been looted from the funds meant to improve the critical infrastructures in the country. He is currently detained awaiting… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

When Will Ishaq Akintola, Muslim Rights Concern Director, Be Arrested For Always Spreading Poison? By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
Hate speech and fake news appear to be the exclusive preserve of religious and political leaders. This class can spread poison in statements, commentaries and homilies without any check. They can stoke religious animosity and drive the wedge of hate deeper without being held accountable for their actions. Alas! When Nigerians enduring government’s malfeasance tweet or post their frustrations in… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

When Will Ishaq Akintola, Muslim Rights Concern Director, Be Arrested For Always Spreading Poison? By Fredrick Nwabufo

Elwin Mandowa,
Hate speech and fake news appear to be the exclusive preserve of religious and political leaders. This class can spread poison in statements, commentaries and homilies without any check. They can stoke religious animosity and drive the wedge of hate deeper without being held accountable for their actions. Alas! When Nigerians enduring government’s malfeasance tweet or post their frustrations in… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

COVID-19: Break cycle of misinformation, UN Agency tells Nigerians

Village Reporter,
The UN Information Centre (UNIC) has called for more efforts from all Nigerians toward ending the menace of misinformation in the country. The UNIC National Information Officer, Dr Oluseyi Soremekun, who said this at a Webinar on “Overriding Influence of misinformation’’ on the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, described misinformation as a common enemy. He noted that the world should not continue to… Read More