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Alleged Blasphemy: UN experts urge Nigerian govt to release Kano singer, Sharif-Aminu

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UN experts have appealed to the Nigerian government to immediately and unconditionally release Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, who was convicted of blasphemy for writing a song and sharing it on a social messaging service. Mr Sharif-Aminu was sentenced to death by hanging in August 2020 by an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano, North-west Nigeria, for an allegedly blasphemous song he composed concerning… Read More
Africa 

S.Africa rebukes Israeli arguments at ICJ hearing on Gaza genocide case

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Israel defended its military operation in Gaza as the International Court of Justice on Friday held a third round of hearings on emergency measures requested by South Africa, which wants the court to order a cease-fire. Israel told the U.N.’s top court in The Hague that South Africa’s case “makes a mockery of the heinous charge of genocide”. But South… Read More
Africa 

UN’s rights chief says horrified by Sudan escalation as famine draws nearer

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According to the UN human rights office, OHCHR, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, held separate phone calls on Tuesday with Lt-General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces, and General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, who leads the rival Rapid Support Forces. Diplomatic approach Mr. Türk urged them both to act immediately – and publicly – to… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerian Idol Season 9: City Choir leaves ICM buzzing with curtain raiser performance

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On Saturday, visitors at the Ikeja City Mall converged in awe and admiration as popular choral group, City Choir, captured their attention with two unforgettable classic renditions to signal the imminent premiere of the Season 9 of Nigeria’s biggest music reality show: Nigerian Idol.  The audiences were drawn from their respective hangout spots at the mall to the centre of… Read More
Africa 

Senegal’s Sonko wants to reassess ties with France

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A reset of Africa’s relations with Europe is the only future in sight, Senegal’s Prime minister predicted Thursday (May 16). Ousmane Sonko pointed to a decisive context which requires a change in historical patterns. The leader of the PASTEF political party held a conference on the future of Africa-Europe ties. He hosted leftwing politican Jean-Luc Mélenchon who is a former… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Mohbad: Foundation offers N50m reward for information on late singer’s killers

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1 hour ago The Centre for Human and Socio-economic Rights (CHSR) has urged Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to beam searchlight on the activities of the Ministry of Waterfront Infrastructure to unravel issues of public concerns and suspicions regarding 1 hour ago Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that the enemies of the state have been defeated already, saying… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Why we are taking classification, sanitisation of film, skit content in Nigeria seriously — NFVCB DG

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Dr Shaibu Husseini is a celebrated Nigerian journalist, performing artiste, cultural administrator and film scholar. Recently, he was appointed the new Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to the delight of stakeholders in the industry. Speaking to journalists at the Lagos office of the NFVCB, he revealed his plans for the board, moving forward. ROTIMI IGE… Read More
Africa 

Mosque attack in northern Nigeria leaves 8 people dead

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At least eight worshippers were killed and 16 others injured early Wednesday morning after a man attacked a mosque with a locally made explosive in northern Nigeria’s Kano state, resulting in a fire outbreak, the police said. The suspect, a 38-year-old local resident, confessed that he attacked the mosque in Kano’s remote Gadan village “purely in hostility following (a) prolonged… Read More
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