Ethiopian War: 2.3 Million Children In Danger – UN Warns
The United Nations children’s agency on Friday said that the outbreak of conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region has left at least 2.3 million children in urgent need of assistance and thousands more at risk in various refugee camps. U.N. aid agencies are seeking $200 million to cover food, shelter and other urgent needs for a […]
Canada’s Opposition Parties Demands Ban On Huawei’s 5G
Canada’s opposition parties on Wednesday called on Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to get tougher on China, including by officially banning Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s 5G technology from being used in the country. The parties passed a non-binding motion put forward by the Conservatives calling China a threat to Canadian interests and values, and […]
We Stand By Our Report On Lekki Massacre, CNN Tells FGN
The Cable News Network, CNN, has said that it stands behind its report on the shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki toll plaza on October 20, 2020. The news platform made this known on Thursday while reacting to comments made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, that the cable […]
UN Condemns The Arrest Of 3 Right Group Members In Egypt
The United Nations Human Rights agency has vehemently condemned the arrest of three members of a top rights group by Egyptian government. Targeting activists was having a ‘profound chilling effect on an already weakened… civil society’, the agency said. The head of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, Gasser Abdel-Razek, was detained on Thursday; days […]
My Life Was In Danger In South Africa – Prophet Bushiri
Malawian millionaire preacher, Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary who recently jumped bail in South Africa and fled to his home country of Malawi have said that he fled South Africa because his life was in danger. A warrant has been issued in Pretoria for his arrest under charges of theft, fraud and money-laundering involving […]
Biden’s Adviser Calls For Ceasefire In Ethiopia
U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden’s foreign policy adviser on Thursday urged an end to fighting and protection for civilians in north Ethiopia, where federal troops are battling rebels in a war rocking the Horn of Africa and sending refugees fleeing Reuter has reported Reuters has reported. ‘Deeply concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, reports of […]
El Zakzaky: Kaduna Govt Begins Secret Trial
The trial of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim El–Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenat began on Wednesday at the Kaduna State High Court report says. The Kaduna State Government has charged El-Zakzaky and his wife with eight counts bordering on alleged culpable homicide, unlawful assembly and disruption of the public […]
Threat To Sanction CNN: Aisha Yesufu Condemns Lai Mohammed
Aisha Yesufu, a co-convener of the #BrigBackOurGirls movement and one of those at the forefront of #EndSARS protest, has condemned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over his threat to sanction CNN over their report on #EndSARS protesters at Lekki. CNN released a video documentary narrating what happened on the night of October […]
Nigerian Finance Bill 2020: No Increment – Finance Minister
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the Finance Bill 2020, to support the 2021 Budget. This is made known by Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, why speaking to State House Correspondents after the FEC meeting. She explained that the bill is designed […]
We’ll Retaliate If The US Attacks Us – Iran
Following reports that U.S. President Donald Trump asked for options for a strike on Iran’s main nuclear site last week but decided against doing so, an Iranian government spokesman on Tuesday said that any U.S. attack on Iran would face a ‘crushing’ response. ‘Any action against the Iranian nation would certainly face a crushing response,’ […]
#EndSARS: We’ll Carry Youths Along – Buhari
The President Mohamadu Buhari has reiterated his committed to ensuring there is no repeat of the violence that broke out in parts of the country in the wake of the recent End SARS protest the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, has said the meeting of the National Security Council presided over by President Buhari […]
Tanzania Opposition Leader Fled Country Amid Threat To Life
Tanzanian main opposition leader Tundu Lissu back in exile in Europe following an intense presidential election that saw his civil disobedience in protest of what he perceived as a constitutional coup d’etat, had him once again be the target of death threats. Read Also: Over 29m Tanzanians Head To The Polls The fifty-two-year politician who […]