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222 million crisis-hit children currently require educational support

Village Reporter
The UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), outlines that of those 222 million girls and boys, as many as 78.2 million are out of school, and close to 120 million who are in attendance are not achieving minimum proficiency in math or reading. In fact, just one in ten crisis-impacted children attending… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Voter registration: Nigerians to receive PVCs January 2023 – INEC

Village Reporter,
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday announced that the Permanent Voter Cards of eligible voters who are just completing their registration may not be ready until January 2023. This was disclosed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Federal Capital Territory, Yahaya Bello, at a briefing in Abuja ahead of the Youth Vote Count Mega Music Concert on Saturday. The… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Online voter registration remains suspended, INEC tells Nigerians

Village Reporter,
Following weeks of complaints about hitches experienced in the online registration of voters, the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday announced that the portal has been shut. The clarification was made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Federal Capital Territory, Yahaya Bello, at a briefing in Abuja ahead of the Youth Vote Count Mega Music Concert on Saturday. Bello wondered… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Singer Portable ‘weds’ lover at child’s naming ceremony

Village Reporter,
It was a double celebration for fast-rising singer, Portable, as he wedded his lover, Feranmi, during their child’s naming ceremony. The duo welcomed their second child together last week and the naming ceremony was scheduled for Tuesday (today). During the child’s christening, the couple in matching outfits, exchanged wedding bands in the presence of Islamic clerics, their families, and well… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

CVR: EU, INEC mega concert to boost youths’ PVC registration

Village Reporter,
…as INEC deploys 50 machines, 150 staff The European Union (EU), the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other partners have organised a free music concert to ensure more youths obtain their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to enable them exercise their Civic rights during the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Admission would be strictly based on valid PVCs and temporary voter’s… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Safe in the sun? UN launches new app to help beat skin cancer

Global Author
The SunSmart Global UV App, is the collective brainchild of the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Five-day forecast “The SunSmart Global UV App provides five-day UV and weather forecasts at searchable locations”, said Carla Drysdale, spokesperson for WHO. While speaking today at a briefing at… Read More
Human Rights Opinions 

Religious Politics, Quadruple Heritage and Prospects of Humanism in Africa

Leo Igwe,
By Leo Igwe Thank you for inviting me to address you on this important occasion, the World Humanist Day, and for the opportunity to share my thoughts on the intersection between religious politics and humanism in Africa. Africa is a huge continent with diverse socio-cultural and political realities. But the continent is too often conflated and treated like a village… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Celebrating the union of body and soul: UN marks International Yoga Day

Global Author
Returning to an in-person format this year, the verdant North Lawn was transformed into a sprawling exercise area for the yoga demonstration session, where experienced yogis and curious newcomers alike, flexed their bodies – and minds. Spirit of togetherness Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India and is now practiced in various forms around… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

How Flavour and Phyno pioneered the revival of Nigeria’s Igbo highlife music

Village Reporter,
Screenshot of YouTube video by FreeMe TV of Phyno featuring Flavour in the song “Authe”. By the 1990s, highlife music had been firmly entrenched in the Igbo culture. It appealed to a specific audience, mostly middle-aged Igbos, who had grown up with it. Consequently, it was the de facto genre that was played during ceremonies like funerals, traditional marriages, and… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Fela Kuti, Falz, Other Nigerian Stars Turned Activists

Village Reporter,
Nigerian stars have always succeeded in putting smiles on the faces of their audience despite the hardship that bites hard in the country. However, there are some entertainers who use their platforms to discuss societal ills. Here are the highlights of some Nigerian stars who have become social crusaders. FELA KUTI Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, also called Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, was… Read More
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