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Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigeria: #NigeriaDecides2023 – Why I’m Not Vocal About Nigeria Elections – Burna Boy

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“I dunno why it’s such a big deal to some Nigerians that I’ve not been vocal about the elections”. Following the call out by Nigerians who accused him of political apathy, Grammy winner Burna Boy has explained his stance. Last weekend, as the presidential and federal houses of assembly elections, were held, a Twitter user, @DukeDarls, sparked the conversation when… Read More
Africa 

A Ugandan transfomes plastics into an eco-friendly vessel

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Flowering plants rise as if magically from Lake Victoria onto a wooden boat, giving it a leafy ambiance that enchants many visitors. A man in Luzira, Uganda has found a unique way to recycle plastics by making a large vessel made entirely out of plastic waste and ecofriendly materials. James Kateeba hopes his creation, called Floating Island, will encourage recycling… Read More
Africa 

French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies E. Africa oil project

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A French court on Tuesday dismissed a landmark case against TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project. It was the first case of its kind in France, and activists had hoped it would set a legal precedent to halt projects deemed harmful to the environment and… Read More
Human Rights 

UN human rights chief calls on all nations to abolish death penalty

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The biennial panel’s theme is human rights violations relating to the use of the death penalty, in particular with respect to limiting the practice to only the most serious crimes. Promise of the Charter Volker Türk said this is ultimately about the United Nations Charter’s promise of the highest standards of protection of all human beings, in the spirit of… Read More
Africa 

Refugee agency appeals for $137 million to help displaced in Horn of Africa

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Today in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, more than eight million people require food assistance and around 332,000 “urgently need food, otherwise their lives are at risk”, said UNHCR spokesperson Olga Sarrado. A full eight in 10 of the displaced are women and children, the UNHCR official continued, while UN migration agency, IOM, warned that failed rains and conflict in Somalia, “could force tens… Read More
Africa 

Solidarity, leadership and commitment needed to reach 2030 development goals: Mohammed

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As the continent weathers the full impact of fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and the war in Ukraine, she underscored the need for greater action to achieve UN and African Union roadmaps that promise an inclusive and sustainable future for all.  Countries off track  “At the mid-point of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 we are… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

North-East Nigeria Operational Update, January 2023

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Attachments UNHCR sensitised 33,100 IDPs, returnees, and host community members (6,481 households) on safety, security, peaceful coexistence, GBV, human rights, and referral pathways. UNHCR distributed NFI items to over 16,600 new arrivals (2,046 households) of Cameroonian refugees in Mubi North, Mubi South, Michika, and Madagali LGAs of Adamawa State. UNHCR and partners distributed nearly 700 dignity kits to female Nigerian… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerians stay awake! Obasanjo and ‘owners of Nigeria’ plotting another June 12

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One read with bewilderment, even a sense of dark foreboding, the statement by former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday calling for the cancellation “of all elections that do not pass the credibility and transparency test” during the Saturday (February 25) presidential elections. We have always known Chief Obasanjo to harbour anti-democratic proclivities. But never did one anticipate this effrontery, this… Read More
Africa 

Libya: UN launches initiative for elections in 2023

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The UN envoy for Libya, Abdoulaye Bathily, announced on Monday the launch of an “initiative” for the organization of presidential and legislative elections in the country this year. “I have decided to launch an initiative aimed at enabling the organization and holding of presidential and legislative elections in 2023,” the Senegalese told the UN Security Council. “In this regard, I… Read More
Africa 

Nigeria’s main opposition parties call for annulment of the election

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Nigeria’s two main opposition parties have called for the annulment of what they have described as a “sham” election, denouncing the “massive manipulation” of the results. A partial count has given a slight lead to ruling party candidate and former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu. Saturday’s vote was generally peaceful, although there were some security incidents and logistical hitches. But… Read More
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