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Malnutrition deaths mark ‘latest in the war on children’ in Gaza: UNRWA chief

August 13, 2025 Global Author

At least 100 children in Gaza have died from malnutrition and hunger, prompting humanitarians to underscore the need to speed up medical evacuations from the enclave while also allowing more food to enter. Read More

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A Lesson in Humility

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Global AuthorA Lesson in Humility, s Rev Father Chris Orajiaka’s

by Tony Ogunlowo Recently, a young Nigerian man did something thousands of people wouldn’t do in a million years. He gave up everything he had, and was, to become a Catholic priest. What makes Rev Father Chris Orajiaka’s story very fascinating is what he gave up to enter the seminary and priesthood: highly educated, he has two degrees, a multi-million… Read More

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Ezenwa: Ex-Catholic Seminarian Who Renounced Christianity and Embraced Atheism

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Global AuthorEx-Catholic Seminarian

By Leo Igwe The Ex-cellence Project commends Dera Ezenwa who recently came out as an atheist. It is important that individuals exercise their right to believe or not to believe. In a video that was published online, Mr Ezenwa noted that he had renounced Christianity and no longer believed in a deity. Ezenwa was training to be a priest at… Read More

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Witches Then and Now: Clarifying Confusions in Minds of Africans

August 10, 2025August 10, 2025 Global AuthorWitches Then and Now

By Leo Igwe Many Africans are confused and conflicted in their witchcraft ideas; they hold mistaken views and beliefs regarding the existence and nonexistence of witches. Their confusion reveals a lack of proper understanding of European ‘witches’ in early modern times and now. I often get into arguments and debates with some Africans on different platforms who demonstrate a lack… Read More

Abuse during and after childbirth persists globally, WHO warns

August 7, 2025 Global Author

New evidence suggests mistreatment remains common in maternal and newborn care, with new research across four countries finding that 60 per cent of vaginal exams were done without consent, according to the UN World Health Organization (WHO). Read More

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Malawi: 2025 Elections 22 presidential hopefuls present papers to MEC

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 Global Author2025 Elections 22 presidential hopefuls, Malawi

By Janet Karim 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get… Read More

Haitians in ‘despair’ following abrupt suspension of US humanitarian support

July 30, 2025 Global AuthorHealthy News

People in Haiti have expressed “despair” following the “abrupt suspension” of a wide range of humanitarian services, according to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, in the Caribbean country. Read More

World News in Brief: Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire, bloody weekend in Ukraine, stop hepatitis deaths

July 28, 2025 Global Author

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand following days of deadly fighting over their mutual border. Read More

‘Perfect storm’ of global crises drove years of food price surges: FAO

July 22, 2025 Global Author

The chief economist of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Máximo Torero Cullen, previewed its annual State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report in a briefing on Tuesday to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York. Read More

WHO urges rollout of first long-acting HIV prevention jab

July 14, 2025 Global AuthorHealthy News

A breakthrough HIV drug that only needs to be injected twice a year to offer near-total protection from the virus and developing AIDS should be made available “immediately” at pharmacies, clinics and via online consultations, the UN health agency said on Monday. Read More