The Human Rights Council this afternoon held general debates on the Universal Periodic Review and on the human rights situation in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories. The Council also heard the presentation of a report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on the allocation of water resources in the occupied Palestinian territory, including […]
Day: October 2, 2021
Third Committee Delegates Call for Solidarity in Tackling Fallout from COVID-19, Denounce Unequal Vaccine Access, Heavy Toll on Vulnerable Communities
The Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) continued its general debate today, with delegates expressing concerns about the economic and social toll exacted by COVID-19 on the free expression of human rights and drawing attention to the ways their countries are working to meet the needs of the most vulnerable as they emerge from the […]
UN Says Sudan, South Sudan Ravaged by Seasonal Flooding
Seasonal flooding in Sudan and South Sudan has devastated whole communities, where homes have been destroyed and farmland and livelihoods are washed away, the United Nations says. The rains came early this year, beginning in South Sudan in late April instead of June. The buildup of massive amounts of rainwater has caused the Nile […]
Jihadist Chief, 18 Fighters Killed in Mozambique, Bloc Says
A local jihadist leader and 18 fighters were killed during a military strike on their base in Mozambique’s insurgency-hit north, a bloc of southern African nations said Saturday. Al-Qaida-linked jihadists have been terrorizing Mozambique’s gas-rich Cabo Delgado region since 2017, raiding villages and towns in a bid to establish a caliphate. Local jihadist […]
One UN Peacekeeper Killed, Four Wounded in Mali
One U.N. peacekeeper was killed and four more were severely wounded when their convoy hit an improvised explosive device in northern Mali on Saturday, the U.N. force in Mali said. The bloodshed near the town of Tessalit followed the killing of five Malian gendarmes in an ambush on a mining convoy in southern Mali […]
In Nigeria, Civilian Patrols Try to Deter Kidnappings, Other Crime
Auwal checked his two guns before another night of patrolling his village in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna. “I have decided to arm myself with these guns to protect my family because the government has failed to keep us safe,” said Auwal, whose real name — like those of other volunteers and of the […]
President Buhari’s Independence Day Address
INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTY FIRST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, FRIDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2021. Citizens of Nigeria. It is with full gratitude to God that today, we celebrate Nigeria’s sixty first Independence Anniversary. For 1st of October 1960 […]
Force Commander Visits Locations Of Troops
The Force Commander (FC), Multinational Joint Task Force, (MNJTF), Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim has reassured troops of reinforcement of their operational capacities. General Khalifah said they would be empowered with equipment and other essential materials to improve surveillance and tactical manoeuvre in the fields. He also reminded them that operations is the […]
PDP will return to power in 2023 – Wike …Receives Nwuke, Deeyah, others APC, AAC decampees
Rivers State governor, Nyeson Ezenwo Wike says Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elected governors are working in unison to ensure that the party wins the presidential election in 2023. He stated that contrary to the expectation of those who do not wish the party well, all the PDP governors are working hard to ensure the […]
Teachers New Salary Structure To Begin In 2022
The new Salary Structure that the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari promised to teachers will begin from January 2022. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said teachers would begin to enjoy elongated years of service from 35 to 40. He made this known in Abuja, at a symposium organised by the Federal […]