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‘We can end the pandemic’, UN chief says in new call for global vaccine plan

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Speaking at a summit on the global pandemic, hosted by United States President Joseph Biden, the UN chief stressed that the move is not philanthropy, but self-interest. “Global health security until now has failed, to the tune of 4.5 million lives, and counting.  We have effective vaccines against COVID-19. We can end the pandemic,” he told the online meeting. At… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Wizkid’s ‘Essence’ set to become the first Nigerian record to hit platinum in the US

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This news was broken by the reliable Chart Data. This comes barely two weeks after the record was certified Gold in the US, becoming Wizkid’s second Gold record after ‘Come Closer’ featuring Drake. With this milestone, ‘Essence’ becomes the first Nigerian song to go platinum in the US. After it fell last week, ‘Essence’ is back to No. 17 on… Read More
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“They tried to make me look like the villian” Blackface discusses his fallout with popular musician Tuface and more #WithChude

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On this week’s episode of #WithChude, Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo, popularly known as Blackface Naija, discussed the controversy around the award-winning song, African queen, how he settled the age-long debate about the song’s ownership and handling the consequent backlash from the media with host and co-founder of Joy Inc. Chude Jideonwo. Blackface was inspired to begin his songwriting career after it… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Afghanistan’s health care system on brink of collapse: Tedros 

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The development came as the United Nations’ top humanitarian official, Martin Griffiths, announced the release of $45 million from an emergency fund to support Afghanistan’s crumbling health-care system.  “Allowing Afghanistan’s healthcare delivery system to fall apart would be disastrous,” said Mr. Griffiths. “People across the country would be denied access to primary healthcare such as emergency caesarean sections and trauma care.”  Kabul crisis  Echoing that message from the Afghan capital, Kabul, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that international funding cuts had forced health providers to decide “who to save and… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

UNGA 76: Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala, top politicians canvass global COVID-19 vaccine equity

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Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and top politicians joined award-winning African performers and others on Tuesday, in New York, to take part in a special event to discuss COVID-19 vaccine equity. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to discuss… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Nigeria, China trade volume tops $20bn

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The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Cui Jianchun, has said that the trade volume between his country and Nigeria was $20bn in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic. During the period, the envoy explained, China’s GDP also grew to $15.7tn from $10.5bn in 1952. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Tuesday to mark the moon festival, one of the most… Read More
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UK’s decision to consider vaccinated Indians as ‘unvaccinated’ stinks of apartheid, lacks scientific merit

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Bobby Ramakant – CNS Recent decision of the United Kingdom (UK) to consider fully vaccinated Indians along with some other nationalities as ‘unvaccinated’ lacks scientific merit and instead stinks of white supremacy and apartheid era. It is important to mention that 90% of the vaccines rolled out in India are Covishield. Covishield vaccine, is Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, whose research was… Read More
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How to End Witch Bloodletting in Adamawa

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By Leo Igwe horrific torture witches , abuse of witches, murder of alleged witches, The Advocacy for Alleged Witches(AfAW) calls on the government and people of Adamawa to take urgent measures to end the savage treatment and killing of suspected witches in the state.  This call has become necessary following rampant cases of horrific torture, abuse, and murder of alleged… Read More
Human Rights 

An illustration of resilience and hope, in the face of anti-Asian hate

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Brightly coloured posters, murals and displays appeared at bus stops, in subway stations and on landmark buildings across New York City in the Spring of 2021, part of a project commissioned by the City’s Commission on Human Rights called “I Still Believe In This City”, featuring works by Ms. Phingbodhipakkiya, the Commission’s artist-in-residence. ‘They lift us up as guardians’ Ms.… Read More
Entertainment Lifestyle 

Why We Have To Raise Better Men – Singer Djinee

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Popular Nigerian singer, Djinee, has spoken about the need for society to have men who are raised better than the current crop of men in the society via his Twitter account. According to the “Ego” crooner, a lot of broken women are walking around carrying the hurt from relationships they had with badly-behaved men. Read Also: ‘Sanwo-Olu Has Missed The Chance… Read More
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