[ad_1] Nigeria reached the final round of the African qualification series for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals after a 6-0 defeat of Burkina Faso at the MKO Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, on Saturday evening. Goal-poacher Harmony Chidi, who netted six of Nigeria’s dozen goals in the 12-0 annihilation of the Central African […]

[ad_1] Media practitioners in Africa have been challenged to prioritise advocacy on climate change and other environmental crises to support efforts to mitigate their impacts. According to Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, Chief of Staff, Office of the President, the adverse effects of climate change required that the media take up its responsibility of informing Africans about […]

[ad_1] President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the late retired Constitutional Justice Yvonne Mokgoro be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 1. Justice Mokgoro, who was an Esteemed Member of the Order of the Baobab, passed away on 9 May 2024 at the age of 73. In recognition of her distinguished career and contribution […]

[ad_1] One of Germany’s best-known climate activists, Luisa Neubauer, criticized Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid flooding in Saarland. “And yes, of course as chancellor you can weaken the climate law one day & travel to #flood areas the next with great concern. In the medium term, it’s just a highly fragile strategy in the climate crisis,” […]

[ad_1] “Stronger legislation can help deter potential and repeat offenders and expand the range of investigative tools and resources for law enforcement to stop crimes that affect the environment,” said Angela Me, Chief of Research and Analysis at the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), presenting the report. Launched in Vienna, ‘The Landscape of […]

[ad_1] To Lam has been public security minister since 2016 and has taken a hard line on human rights movements in the country. Vietnam’s governing Communist Party has nominated the public security minister to be the next president, state media reported, months after his predecessor stepped down as part of a anticorruption crackdown. On Saturday, […]

[ad_1] Anitta, the popular Brazilian singer, was the target of intense backlash over the release of a music video in an episode that highlighted persistent religious intolerance and racism in Brazil. The furor began on Monday, when the 31-year-old pop star shared a preview of the video for her new song, “Aceita” (“Accept” in Portuguese), […]

[ad_1] Slovakia’s Prime Minister is steadily approaching a “positive prognosis” after undergoing further surgery, the country’s deputy leader says. Robert Fico, 59, was gravely injured after being shot in the small town of Handlova on Wednesday. He is currently in a serious but stable condition. Officials said it was unlikely he could be moved back […]

[ad_1] Reading the pages in that chapter of the book, I could see that the author teaches how to stir trouble “without causing mayhem.” He writes, with apology to the French, about how to tell people to go to hell and “make them look forward to the trip.” Then he gives his central objective in […]

[ad_1] NOW The Federal Government through the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, has donated relief materials to 1,000 victims of windstorms across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State. There were recent cases of windstorms in some communities across the state which rendered many residents homeless with sources of livelihood […]