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Human Rights 

Uganda: UN rights chief calls on President not to sign anti-homosexuality bill

Village Reporter
The UN rights chief called on Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, not to sign the bill into law, saying that it would mean lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Uganda will become criminals simply “for existing, for being who they are“. He warned the legislation would lead to “systematic” human rights violations.  Adopted by Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday, the bill proposes… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

My Journey So Far In Nigerian Music Industry – Rocksteady

Village Reporter,
Nigerian R&B and Afropop, Ibrahim Oboromboro, Popularly known by his stage name, Rocksteady has taken New Telegraph through his journey in the Nigerian music scene. Rocksteady who hails from Ogun State, Ijebu Ode to be precise was born and bred in Lagos State where he started his musical career with a group called B-CLAN as the lead vocalist of the band… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Access to chronic disease medication ‘still out of reach for many’: WHO report

Global Author
Access to NCD Medicines: Emergent Issues During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Key Structural Factors, highlights the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to NCD medicines, and the policies and strategies implemented by countries to both anticipate and mitigate the disruption that has hit medical supply chains. Pandemic shortages During the pandemic, people living with cancer, heart diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and other NCDs,… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Political power in Nigeria (12)

Village Reporter,
This is the last part of a twelve-part serial on the dynamics of power in Nigeria woven around the evocative metaphor, the Lugardian Architecture. The latter is a dysfunctional entity with centrifugal and centripetal social forces operating under various togas seeking either to hold the entity together for enlightened self-interest other than justice or exit the house of Lugard for… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigerian Afrobeats singer Rema makes history on US Billboard Hot 100 charts

Village Reporter,
Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ remix featuring Selena Gomez peaking at number 8 Nigerian Afrobeats singer Rema has made history on the US Billboard Hot 100 charts with his single ‘Calm Down’ remix peaking number eight on the chart. The song which features US RnB singer Selena Gomez has surpassed ‘Essence’ by Wizkid which peaked at number nine and was formerly the… Read More
Human Rights 

Haiti: Deploy specialized force to take down gang violence, UN rights chief

Village Reporter
“We are gravely concerned that extreme violence continues to spiral out of control in Haiti,” said Marta Hurtado, spokesperson for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Volker Türk. In the first two weeks of March alone, clashes among gangs left at least 208 dead, 164 injured, and 101 kidnapped. Mirroring those grave concerns, UN Haiti issued a statement early… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ Song Remains in Top 20 on Chart Week March 18, 2023

Village Reporter,
Rema Strikes Again Nigerian sensational talent Rema continues to retain his position in the top 20 as he appears in NO. 19 this week. Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ drops four spots from its peak position of NO. 15 as it extends its stay on the chart to 27 weeks. The Success of ‘Calm Down’ ‘Calm Down’ was released in February 2022… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Lagos Musician, Friend Allegedly Murder Two Bureau-De-Change Operators After Inviting Them To His Home In Lekki

Village Reporter,
A musician, Collins Etaredafe, also known as Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two-yet-to-be-identified Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. According to The Punch, Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars. Following their entry into the building… Read More
Human Rights 

UN upholds fight for a fairer world on anti-racism day

Village Reporter
The annual ceremony to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is held to remember the 21 March 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in apartheid South Africa.  This year’s commemoration also coincides with the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).  UN Photo/Rick Bajornas General Assembly President Csaba Kőrösi addresses the commemorative meeting… Read More
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