Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerians React as Kano Singer Sentenced to Death By Hanging Over Blasphemy

Posted by African Examiner African News, Featured, Latest News, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 By Nwa Diokpa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As media reports filtered in about the sentencing to death of a kano-based SINGER, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, for blasphemy, Nigerians have taken to their social media accounts to express their views. According to reports,… Read More
Africa 

Somalia: Draft law a ‘major setback’ for victims of sexual violence

Pramila Patten, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, wants the Somali Federal Parliament to withdraw the Sexual Intercourse Related Crimes Bill as it breaches international and regional standards relating to rape and other forms of sexual violence. “If adopted, it would not only represent a major setback for victims of sexual violence in Somalia but would also… Read More
Pacific 

Polio vaccination campaigns restart in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus

Programmes are expected to be rolled out across Pakistan and almost half of Afghanistan this month, after vaccination drives in July reached some 780,000 children and three provinces in the two countries, respectively.  Critical, to avoid fresh emergency “These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency”, said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South… Read More
Pacific 

Polio vaccination campaigns restart in Afghanistan and Pakistan after COVID-19 hiatus

Programmes are expected to be rolled out across Pakistan and almost half of Afghanistan this month, after vaccination drives in July reached some 780,000 children and three provinces in the two countries, respectively.  Critical, to avoid fresh emergency “These life-saving vaccinations are critical if children are to avoid yet another health emergency”, said Jean Gough, UNICEF Regional Director for South… Read More
Africa 

Violence in Sudan’s Western Darfur forces 2,500 into Chad: UN refugee agency

According to UNHCR, more than 80 per cent of those arriving in the Chadian border town of Adré are women, children and elderly – many of whom have witnessed extreme violence. Since the end of July 2020, at least 2,500 people have crossed the international border while ethnic-related unrest has affected an estimated 20,000 people within Western Darfur in Sudanhttps://t.co/7tnULp0NqZ —… Read More
OP-ED Opinions 

Why Nigeria Is Going Downhill? (Part 2) By Richard Odusanya

The biggest problem in Nigeria today is that of ethno-religious and tribal sentiments that has eaten deep into the hearts and minds of our compatriots across the divides. Most of our political gladiators understand this; the reason why they employ the ‘divide and rule’ system of governance, leading to despondency and trust deficits. The #REVOLUTIONNOW, protest was termed a South… Read More