Campaigners Highlight Trawlers’ Deadly Toll On Dolphins
Three knocks on the cabin door: “Half past midnight!” It’s time for the team from Sea Shepherd, a group dedicated to protecting the world’s marine life, to start their nightly patrol. Six volunteers set out in a semi-rigid boat to monitor and film the operations of a nearby fishing fleet. They already know that increasing […]
Thunberg, Trump To Offer Competing Visions At Climate
The starkly opposed visions of US President Donald Trump and Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg on climate change will clash in Davos on Tuesday as the World Economic Forum tries to face up to the perils of global warming on its 50th meeting. The four-day gathering of the world’s top political and business leaders in […]
Prince Harry Leaves For Canada In ‘Symbolic’ Departure
Britain’s Prince Harry has left the UK to rejoin his wife Meghan and son Archie in Canada, British media reported, as the couple start a new life after their shock exit from the royal fold. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are bowing out entirely from representing the British monarchy, in a crisis that has […]
China: Virus Spreading Between Humans As WHO Set To Meet
China has confirmed human-to-human transmission in the outbreak of a new SARS-like virus as the number of cases soared and authorities Tuesday said a fourth person had died. The news came as the World Health Organization said it would consider declaring an international public health emergency over the outbreak. The coronavirus, which has spread to […]
Amotekun: A Christian Agenda To Silence Us – Osun Muslims
Muslims in Osun State, under the banner of Osun State Muslim Community (OSMC), have condemned the process for the recruitment into the newly launched Western Nigeria Security Network, also known as Amotekun. They described the process where recruits are asked to produce birth certificates from Churches as a deliberate action to silence the Muslims in […]
MURIC Sends Message To Nigerian Soldiers
An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has appealed to Nigerian troops in the North-Eastern part of the country not to abandon their duty post. Men of the Nigerian Army have reportedly abandoned the road since Governor Babagana Umara Zulum cautioned soldiers against extorting motorists on the Maiduguri-Damaturu road. MURIC director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, […]
Doctors Shut Down Ebonyi Hospital, Embark On Strike
Resident doctors in the Alex Ekweme Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki numbering over two hundred, Monday, embarked on a 3-day warning strike. The strike, according to investigation resulted in the partial shut down of work and other activities going on in the hospital. According to the striking doctors, the warning strike followed the alleged refusal of […]
Visa On Arrival: Plot To Settle Fulani In Nigeria
“ I have been given the sword of truth to defeat and conquer the enemies of Allah. I will establish the caliphate to rule over all, and Sakwatto shall be its capital. It’s either the pagans and unbelievers accept the Koran or accept the sword” ~Sheik Usman Dan Fodio 1804 “We the people of […]
Give Us Christian President Or Expect Another Civil War
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has agreed to allow the South-South region to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 presidency. Thisday reported that South-South elders declared that the 2023 presidency should be ceded to the zone to avert crisis. The Elders said giving 2023 presidency to the north will tear Nigeria apart, as the expiration of […]
Rashford Vows To Return ‘Fitter Than Ever’ After Injury
Marcus Rashford has vowed to return for Manchester United “fitter than ever” as he recovers from a stress fracture of the back. The 22-year-old striker faces at least six weeks on the sidelines, with United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirming the full extent of the injury after Sunday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Liverpool. Rashford, […]
JPMorgan Chase Buys New Paris Building For Post-Brexit
US bank JPMorgan Chase on Sunday said it had purchased a new building in the heart of Paris capable of holding 450 people, the latest step in its plans to move out of London following Brexit. The newcomers will join the 260 employees already working in the French capital, the bank said in a statement. […]
Climate Crisis Could Justify Asylum Claims: UN Committee
Governments that send refugees back to countries severely affected by climate change could be in breach of their human rights obligations, a UN committee said on Monday. The independent experts on the Human Rights Committee issued a non-binding but closely watched ruling in a case brought by Ioane Teitiota from the Pacific island nation of […]