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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Airtel Sponsors 16th Headies Awards to Boost Nigerian Music

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By Aduragbemi Omiyale The 16th edition of the prestigious Headies Awards, scheduled to take place on September 3, 2023, at Cobb Energy Performing Art Centre, Atlanta, USA, has received a significant boost with the decision of a leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, to sponsor the programme. “In line with Airtel’s brand values of innovation and excellence, the partnership with… Read More
Human Rights 

OHCHR condemns executions in Kuwait and Singapore, pushes for global ban

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“We deplore the multiple executions carried out this week in Kuwait and Singapore and oppose the death penalty under all circumstances,” said OHCHR Spokesperson Seif Magango. Immediate moratorium “We urge Kuwait and Singapore to immediately establish a moratorium on executions and join the more than 170 States that have so far abolished or introduced a moratorium on the death penalty… Read More
Europe 

During visit to Greece, UN official calls for enhanced refugee protection

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During the visit, Ms. Triggs mentioned that one of the worst shipwrecks in the Mediterranean happened just over a month ago.  Protecting refugee rights  “The Pylos tragedy and the other devastating tragedies in the Mediterranean underscore the primacy of saving lives and protecting the rights of people forced to flee. This was my message to the authorities,” she said.  She emphasized… Read More
Africa 

Kenyan President William Ruto condemns Niger coup

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Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday condemned the coup in Niger, calling the army takeover of the unstable jihadist-hit nation “a serious setback” for Africa. “On Wednesday Africa suffered a serious setback in its democratic gains as the aspirations of the people of Niger for constitutional democracy were subverted by an unconstitutional change of government that deposed Mohamed Bazoum, a… Read More
Africa 

Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko arrested

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Leading Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko was arrested on Friday, members of his party and a senior security official told AFP, although no precise reasons were given. “Ousmane Sonko was arrested. There were armed police outside his house,” said Ousseynou Ly, a spokesman for Sonko’s PASTEF party. Djibril Gueye Ndiaye, the firebrand politician’s head of protocol, said the gendarmes (police)… Read More
Africa 

UNHCR urges solidarity with Burkina Faso’s victims of extremist violence

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“We’re urgently appealing for all States to refrain from forcibly returning any individuals originating from the regions in Burkina Faso where there is an ongoing crisis,” said Elizabeth Tan, UNHCR Director of International Protection. Speaking in Geneva, Ms. Tan highlighted “killings, forced disappearances, torture and kidnappings”, while in several instances, civilians had been targeted and killed, resulting in mass civilian… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Burna Boy Announces Seventh Album ‘I Told Them…’, Shares New Song Big 7

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Photo: Atlantic Records Burna Boy has shared details of his seventh album. The follow-up to 2022’s ‘Love, Damini’ is called ‘I Told Them…’ and will arrive on August 25 via Spaceship/Bad Habit/Atlantic Records. Alongside the news, the Grammy Award-winning Afrobeats star has revealed an album trailer and a new single, Big 7. Head below to watch the accompanying star-studded video directed by… Read More
Africa 

Niger coup leader calls for ‘calm, vigilance and patriotism’ in new address to nation

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The leader of the mutinous soldiers who detained the democratically elected president in Niger addressed the nation on Friday, two days after the military takeover. General Abdourahmane Tchiani, who goes by Omar, said the country needed to change course to secure its preservation and he and others had decided to intervene to overcome “security, economic and social challenges”. “The action… Read More
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