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Davido to donate music video proceeds to COVID-19 research

Village Reporter,
Afropop singer David Davido Adeleke has announced that the proceeds from his recent music video, Dolce & Gabbana, will go to a coronavirus research program. In a recent interview with CNN, Davido said he will be donating the proceeds from the newly released music video to Dolce & Gabbana and Humanitas Together for Coronavirus Research fund. The video, which was… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Syria: As coronavirus threat intensifies, ceasefire more urgent than ever

Global Author
“We cannot afford hostilities which would surely lead to another surge in displaced vulnerable communities”, Geir O. Pedersen said via video-teleconference. “We could not afford this scenario before the pandemic; the price could only be higher now”. Dozens reported killed in Afrin Just yesterday, a bomb detonated in a crowded market on the country’s Turkish border in the north-western city… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19: Act now to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’ for millions missing out on school meals

Global Author
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) fear these young lives will suffer devastating nutritional and health consequences as a result of the crisis. During #COVID19 school closures, the world’s most vulnerable children are missing out on more than education. For millions of children in fragile countries, school is a place of safety?️, the promise of… Read More
Global News Lifestyle Nigeria News and Headlines 

How Mubarak Bala Insulted TB Joshua Hours Before His Arrest for Blasphemy

Ihechukwu Njoku, ,
Mubarak Bala, the well-known atheist arrested in Kaduna State for insulting Prophet Muhammed by describing him as a terrorist, equally has a history of mocking prominent Nigerian clergyman TB Joshua. Many Nigerians woke on Wednesday morning to find #FreeMubarakBala trending on Twitter in Nigeria, spurred by the arrest of President of Humanist Association of Nigeria, Mubarak Bala, over his social media post… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN leads bid to help 135 countries get vital COVID-19 medical kit, amid severe global shortages

Global Author
The COVID-19 taskforce initiative follows a direct request to WHO from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to coordinate the Organization’s response to the new coronavirus. Demand 200 times greater than normal It comes amid unprecedented global shortages of critical supplies, skyrocketing prices and export bans, said Paul Molinaro, Chief, Operations Support and Logistics, WHO Health Emergencies Programme. “The demand has obviously… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Sudan: Coronavirus could be tipping point for ‘untold suffering’, Bachelet urges sanctions relief

Global Author
One year after long-time ruler Omar al-Bashir was removed from power, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said that the promise of development, democracy, justice and peace, is now being threatened by acute resource constraints.  Moreover, the already-grim picture is further exacerbated by a combination of ongoing unilateral sanctions, international institutions’ failure to provide debt-relief and a deficit… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

COVID-19: Break cycle of misinformation, UN Agency tells Nigerians

Village Reporter,
The UN Information Centre (UNIC) has called for more efforts from all Nigerians toward ending the menace of misinformation in the country. The UNIC National Information Officer, Dr Oluseyi Soremekun, who said this at a Webinar on “Overriding Influence of misinformation’’ on the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday, described misinformation as a common enemy. He noted that the world should not continue to… Read More
Leaders Lifestyle 

Apostle Suleman: Heal COVID19/HIV Patient and Get a Thousand Dollars

Leo Igwe,
I am challenging the founder of Omega Ministries, Apostle Suleman to demonstrate his so-called gift of healing under agreed medical and scientific conditions. I ask Suleman to heal a person with a confirmed case of COVID19 and get a thousand US dollars. This challenge has become necessary because Apostle Suleman has in a recent video urged the government of Nigeria… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Protect workers during and after lockdowns, urges UN labour agency

Global Author
“The safety and health of our entire workforce is paramount today”, underscored ILO Director-General Guy Ryder. Without adequate safeguards that meet the strict occupational safety and health criteria needed for bringing workers back, countries risk a resurgence of the virus, according to the UN’s labour agency.  However, it noted, that by putting the necessary measures in place, the risk of a… Read More
Human Rights 

Afghanistan: Civilian casualties down, but hundreds still killed, despite US-Taliban deal

Village Reporter
Despite that dramatic drop, 533 Afghan civilians – including more than 150 children – were killed due to fighting, highlighting the urgent need for all parties to the conflict to do more to protect civilians from harm. Those deaths, along with 760 civilian casualties, came amid raised hopes that the Afghan Government and the Taliban would begin substantive peace talks… Read More
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