Forests are often called the lungs of the planet, because they absorb harmful carbon dioxide and produce life-giving oxygen so it’s no exaggeration to equate healthy forests with healthy people, the theme of this year’s International Day of Forests. Covering 31 per cent of Earth’s land and providing a home to 80 per cent of […]
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Atiku, who decried what he described as a gradual slide of Nigeria into a one-party state, said the opposition parties needed to come together to challenge the ruling APC to save Nigeria’s democracy. Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, has called for […]
You can’t replace fossil fuels with renewables like swapping out a battery. The Global North will also have to drastically reduce its energy use. On 20 March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that the window to keep warming below 1.5 degrees was rapidly closing. Still, the panel’s chair Hoesung Lee insisted that […]
Kampala, Uganda — Governments should review their positions on traditional birth attendants and recognise and support their work, including by ensuring they are paid and resourced adequately. That is the position of the international research and advocacy NGO, Human Rights Watch in its latest dispatches. The dispatch is entitled: “It’s time to support Africa’s maternal […]
London — Human life is sacred and every individual deserves an equal chance in life. We have a common desire, we all want to lead a free, fulfilling existence, with dignity, where our basic needs are met, with opportunities to advance and equal treatment under the law. These are fundamental human rights, protected by international […]
“Of all forms of inequalities, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.”-Martin Luther King Jr. The healthcare sector in Nigeria has made little progress in providing adequate quality healthcare services and it remains a cause for concern for many Nigerians who continue to have access to inadequate healthcare services. The Basic Health Care […]
In line with President Lazarus Chakwera’s Tigwirane Manja campaign in the wake of the disaster from the effects of Cyclone Freddy, Malawi’s non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the civil society (CSOs) have been asked to avoid competition behaviours and scrambling for visibility by concentrating their operations in a few easy-to-reach camps at the expense of other […]
“On the other bank … that is where Henri Lopes now rests,” wrote novelist and journalist Nicolas Michel in a beautiful tribute to mark the passing of the celebrated Congolese author. It’s a reference, of course, to Lopes’ 1992 novel Sur l’autre Rive (On the Other Bank). Indeed, how can we not imagine Lopes as […]
Nairobi, Kenya — In the face of unprecedented environmental, social, and economic challenges, a new understanding of the role of journalism in society is essential. How do we tackle this? A new understanding of the role of journalism in society is needed to raise awareness of the challenges and also help protect lives and livelihoods. […]
The Clerk of the National Assembly made a false claim about a resolution of the House of Representatives and almost got President Tinubu to sign the bill into law. Whenever the Clerk of the National Assembly sends a legislative bill to the Nigerian President, it is expected that the bill has passed through the process […]
The earthly work of a lot of Christians will be burnt off on the day of judgement because most of what they did on earth were rooted in the love of money. You have been deceived by those who tell you that because of your personal needs, everything you do for God and for others […]
The last time I saw Chief Ogunbanjo was on Tuesday, 14th December 2021, when I visited to celebrate with him on his 98th birthday. The Chief was doing very well for ninety-eight and I joined him in drinking red wine and toasting to his health. Encouraged by a saxophonist, Chief Ogunbanjo rose from his chair, […]
Despite committing to reconciliation, Chad’s transitional government is prioritising military investments and security cooperation with foreign countries. After the death of president Idriss Déby in April 2021, Chad started a transition process in which interim authorities committed to reconciliation and peace. But slow progress and an increased focus on military and security cooperation with external […]
The Supreme Court has fixed March 13, 2024, to hear a suit filed 15 years ago by the attorney-general of Lagos State against the federal government over who controls and regulates the gaming and lottery sector. Ekiti State was joined as co-plaintiff in the suit following an order of the court made on October 6, […]
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s international lawyer and Spokesman, Bruce Fein, is to meet with the new British envoy to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, over Kanu’s continued illegal detention and how to effect his “unconditional release” based on the opinion of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and many court rulings. This is contained in […]
Addis Abeba — After two weeks of talks that began with promises of ending the five-year militarized conflict in Oromia region between government forces and forces of the Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), the talks have formally ended without agreement for the second time. The federal government made the official announcement late tonight that the talks […]
National vice chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Salihu Moh Lukman, has asked elected senators from the North West aspiring for the office of Senate President in the 10th National Assembly to step down for a Christian from the South-South zone. Accordingly, he implored the national chairman of the governing party, […]
Six South African defendants have reached an agreement with Mineral Commodities Ltd Six South African defendants have reached an out-of-court agreement in a defamation case brought by Australian mining company MRC. The terms of the settlement have been kept confidential. But the former head of the company is continuing his personal R7-million damages claim against […]