UN agency saves 600 stranded migrants in Sahara Desert, 52 dead in Niger
UN has warned that smugglers may now be “broadening” a death trap for migrants and refugees that could stretch from the Mediterranean to the vast Sahara Desert, the United Nations…
Nigeria/China Relations: The need to balance gains for parties
The diplomatic relations between Nigeria and China dates back to 1971. But the civilian government of former President Olusegun Obasanjo revived and strengthened it. Since then the growing influence of…
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“The agency claims no student will be forced to register for a religion against his/her wish. That is not true. In Kwara State, for example, the discriminatory curriculum has begun…
Ohanaeze Accuses Northern Youths of Fanning Embers of War
Apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has accuse Arewa youths of dragging Nigeria into another civil war. Ohanaeze said this while reacting to a letter written to Acting President, Yemi…
HIV Infection among South African Young Women on the Rise
South Africa has about 7 million people living with HIV and manages the globe’s largest antiretroviral program, keeping about 4 million people alive with the drugs. At the South African…
Nigeria loses 100,000 infants to sickle cell
At least 100,000 Nigerian infants die annually due to Sickle Cell Disease. Meanwhile, Nigerian youths have been urged to know the genotype of their proposed spouses before marriage. Speaking at…
CAR: Peace at Last
The country has been plagued by interreligious and inter-communal conflict since 2013, when the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, prompting reprisals from the anti-Balaka militia, many of whose fighters…
Poverty, Witchcraft Make Mozambique Risky for Bald Men
Police in Mozambique has warned bald men in the country to be vigilant, after at least two such men were killed for the use of their body parts in witchcraft…
Abuja Set to Export Shea Butter
Abuja Enterprise Agency (AEA) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration has unveil plans to export Shea butter through its rural community development programme of One Village One Product (OVOP) project…