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Human Rights 

Murder of Brazilian indigenous leader a ‘worrying symptom’ of land invasion

Village Reporter
Emrya Wajãpi was killed on July 23 in Amapá, a region in the far north of Brazil, bordering French Guyana.  According to media reports, witnesses saw a number of gold miners enter the protected reserve of the Wajãpi community, then stab their leader to death. “The murder of Emrya Wajãpi, leader of the indigenous Wajãpi people, is tragic and reprehensible… Read More
Human Rights 

Easing ‘classroom crisis’ in Côte d’Ivoire, brick by (plastic) brick

Village Reporter
“This factory will be at the cutting edge of smart, scalable solutions for some of the major education challenges that Africa’s children and communities face,” said UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore. “Its potential is threefold: more classrooms for children in Côte d’Ivoire, reduced plastic waste in the environment, and additional income avenues for the most vulnerable families.” Côte d’Ivoire needs… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

‘I wish I was from Nigeria’ – South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest says as he praises Nigerian Music Industry – Linda Ikeji’s Blog

Village Reporter
Award-winning South African rapper, Cassper Nyovest took to Twitter last night, July 29, 2019, to praise the unity in the Nigerian Music Industry and the way they promote and celebrate our culture around the World…. Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2SLyyqK Get more Nigeria Entertainment News Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

You Have Lost The Number One Spot In Naija Music — Uche Maduagwu Tells Davido

Village Reporter
Davido Nollywood actor, Uche Maduagwu, has aimed a slight dig at DMW singer and record owner, Davido, by saying he has lost the number one spot in Nigeria music industry the moment he failed to feature in Beyonce’s Lion King musical album. Read: The Lion King: Wizkid Begged Beyonce To Feature Other African Singers On The Album; Uche Maduagwu Maduagwu stressed… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Three Nigerian authors make 2019 Booker Prize longlist, Buhari sends ministerial nominees to Senate, Air Peace aircraft crash lands at Lagos airport – Here’s everything that happened this week

Village Reporter
Here are the stories that drove conversation this week: 12 reportedly killed in Shiites protest as IGP Adamu meets Buhari A Shiite protest that turned violent on Monday was the major issue of discussion at a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. At least 12 people, including a police officer, were reported killed and several injured… Read More
Lifestyle OP-ED 

UN: Witch Hunting Requires An International Response

Leo Igwe,
Protection of citizens is one of the state’s most overarching obligations. Accordingly a modern State must fulfill or be made to fulfill this duty. This is because in our westphalian world order of nation states, the State is the central organ for social and political organization; the mechanism for the maintenance of law and order. The State is supposed to… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN sees progress in fight against tobacco, warns more action needed to help people quit deadly product

Global Author
With five billion people today – four times more people than a decade ago – living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures, many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco.   But a new WHO report out on Friday shows many countries are still not adequately implementing policies, including helping… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Eliminating hepatitis calls for ‘bold political leadership, with investments to match,’ UN health chief says

Global Author
A new study by WHO, published on Friday in Lancet Global Health, found that investing $6 billion per year in eliminating hepatitis in 67 low- and middle-income countries would avert 4.5 million premature deaths by 2030, and more than 26 million deaths beyond that target date.   A total of $58.7 billion is needed to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat in these 67 countries… Read More
Human Rights 

UN human rights chief fears world has grown numb to Syrian carnage

Village Reporter
“Despite repeated calls by the United Nations to respect the principle of precaution and distinction in their conduct of hostilities, this latest relentless campaign of airstrikes by the Government and its allies has continued to hit medical facilities, schools and other civilian infrastructure such as markets and bakeries,” said Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. Drawing attention to… Read More
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