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16 May 2023
The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar's Rakhine state rose to 41 on Tuesday, local leaders told AFP, as villagers tried to piece together ruined homes and waited for aid and support. Packing winds of up to 195 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, Mocha made landfall on Sunday, downing power pylons and smashing wooden fishing boats…
11 May 2023
The UN rights chief Thursday called on the international community to exert all possible pressure on the fighting sides in Sudan to resolve the conflict and end "the wanton violence". The fighting has plunged "this much-suffering country into catastrophe", United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said. Addressing a special session of the…
11 May 2023
Stakeholders have lamented that Gender-Based Violence (GBV) negates the three fundamental principles of freedom, justice and peace globally.
1 May 2023
The Taliban authorities will be absent from UN-led talks on Afghanistan that open Monday in Qatar, as a government spokesman rejects linking international engagement with women's rights
26 Apr 2023
The United Nations, in a new report, has called for sustainable industrial transformation to close the widening development gap between countries, meet climate targets and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
21 Apr 2023
Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has called on the international community to wade into the attacks in the southern part of Kaduna State, by sending troops to halt the alleged genocide perpetrated by the Fulani militia in various communities.
19 Apr 2023
India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country by the end of June, UN estimates showed Wednesday, posing huge challenges to a nation with creaking infrastructure and insufficient jobs for millions of young people. The seismic shift will see India's population hit 1.4286 billion -- almost three million more than China's…

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Nigeria has been left in darkness as the national electricity grid controlled from Osogbo, Osun State collapsed at about 4:30pm on Thursday. Most distribution companies across the country disclosed that their feeders were out leaving their franchises area across the 36 states in darkness. While the grid output was 2984 megawatts as at 4pm, the…
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An Ikeja High Court on Thursday issued a bench warrant against the former employee of Punch Nigeria Ltd., Olusegun Ogunbanjo, and others charged with N950 million fraud.
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted a 23-year-old student, Victory Tasie, charged with defiling his girlfriend.
1 hour ago
Persons familiar with the antecedents of Senator Uba Sani, the Governor of Kaduna State, readily attest to the fact that he is hardly ever deterred by challenges or adversities, no matter how daunting. Stories abound of his daring exploits as a young civil and human rights activist when successive military juntas held sway in Nigeria.…
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A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus and members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the party for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State have declared their loyalty to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara. A former Minister of Transportation and the Director-General, PDP-PCC Rivers…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, (LASTMA), says the authority will deploy men and materials during the Easter celebration to manage traffic incidences in the state.
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A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and seven others to maintain status quo, suspend, and hold all actions pending the hearing and determination of the suits filed against them by a property developer, Gbadebo Aina Odunusi.
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested a man (name withheld) for allegedly beating his 40-year-old wife to death over an undiclosed matter.
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Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock on Thursday after an outbreak of anthrax in neighbouring Laos, where more than 50 suspected human cases have been reported.