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OSUN INEC BEGINS PHASE ONE ACTIVITIES FOR CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State has announced the commencement of pending activities under Phase One of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.This follows fresh directives from the...

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MEET ASUU TO AVERT STRIKE

The Federal Government will on Monday, November 24 and Tuesday 25 convene a meeting with Academic Staff Union of Universities in a bid to avert the looming strike by the union...

VIETNAM HEAVY RAINS, LANDSLIDES KILLS 41 IN CENTRAL REGION

Vietnam heavy rains have caused severe flooding, killing at least 41 people and nine others reported to be missing since the weekend,according to state media. More than 52,000 homes are submerged,...

SOUTH AFRICA WOMEN’S GROUP DECLARES NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN ON RISING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

Women’s rights groups in South Africa have called for a nationwide shutdown on Friday to demand the declaration of gender-based violence (GBV) a national disaster, amid escalating epidemic of attacks on...

IPOB REJECTS LIFE SENTENCE FOR NNAMDI KANU OVER TERRORISM CHARGES

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected a Federal High Court ruling sentencing its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on seven terrorism-related charges.IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful in a statement...

NIGERIAN ARMY DISMISSES VIRAL ‘SIT-AT-HOME’ DIRECTIVE IN SOUTH-EAST

Nigerian Army has dismissed a viral message circulating on social media announcing a “sit-at-home” order in the South-East, calling it fake and the handiwork of criminal elements.In a statement released on...

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UNICEF CALLS FOR URGENT ACTION AMID SUDAN CRISIS

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director, Catherine Russell has paid a visit to a boys’ school in Kassala State over severe humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The United Nation...

AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES WORLD-FIRST SOCIAL MEDIA BAN FOR UNDER-16s

Australia is set to implement a world-first social media ban for children under the age of 16, coming into effect this week. The policy will target major platforms, Facebook,...

GHANA EXPELS THREE ISRAELI NATIONALS OVER DEPORTATION OF GHANAIANS IN TEL AVIV

Ghana has expelled three Israeli nationals in a diplomatic response to the mistreatment and wrongful deportation of several Ghanaians who arrived in Tel Aviv last week without justification and...