UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep concern over the situation in Burkina Faso following a coup that ousted President Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. The secretary-general “strongly condemns any attempt to seize power by the force of arms and calls on all actors to refrain from violence and seek dialogue,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Guterres, in a statement. Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore announced Friday night that President Damiba was ousted. Gunshots were heard in the capital city of Ouagadougou on Friday morning. Access to the presidential palace, the public television and certain strategic points in the city were…
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Some beneficiaries of free Vasicovaginal Fistula (VVF) surgery coordinated by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) have expressed joy and appreciated the kind gesture, saying it assisted them to start life afresh. The beneficiaries expressed their joy and thanked the Fund in separate interviews in Yola on Sunday. VVF is an abnormal opening between the bladder and the vagina that results in continuous and unremitting urinary incontinence. The entity is among the most distressing complications of gynecologic and obstetric procedures. Conditions that may cause VVF include the lack of good medical care, prolonged labour, and early marriage, among others. However,…
Dr Jaafar Jaafar, the Head, Forensic Unit at Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, has said that the Adamawa DNA Forensic Laboratory is dedicated for Gender-Based Violence (GBV) investigations. Jaafar who made this known in an exclusive interview in Yola on Sunday, added that the aim is to get evidence for conviction of GBV perpetrators in court, especially rape cases. He said that the laboratory, which is the first of its kind in the country, is being run by the Modibbo Adama University, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA Nigeria) and the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative. The head, who stressed the importance of…
Some Nigerians from different parts of the United Kingdom (UK) gathered in London on Saturday to celebrate Nigeria’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. The celebration also saw the crowd march in support of Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections. A statement issued by Ms Asa Blessing-Chijekwu, Global Head, Press, Peter Obi Presidential Global Network (PPGN) quoted the Coordinator, Dr Michael Chukwujekwu, as saying that about 20 different groups collaborated to organise the rally. Chukwujekwu said that the supporters which collapsed under the UK Support Groups Coalition for Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti-Ahmed came from England,…
The Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) Marriage Registry said 1,522 marriages were registered officially between January and August in the area. The Chief Marriage Registrar of AMAC, Mr Akinwumi Akintayo announced this in Abuja on Sunday, saying that in the same period, 11 marriages at the “edges of collapse” were settled and reunited. The chief registrar, who stressed that it was important for intending couples to understand each other before taking their vows, also called on parents to desist from interfering in their children’s marriages. “When we talk about marriage, some people think that we are just talking about two…
The second Niger Bridge has reached 95 per cent completion and will be ready for use by the beginning of 2024. The acting Controller of Works in Anambra and Engineers’ representative on the project, Mr Seyi Martins said this when he received members of the Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) at the site. Martins said the first phase of the project, which was the bridge proper, was substantially completed and that what was left was the final asphalt surfacing on the Asaba bound carriageway lane. He said the asphalt wearing course had been fully laid on Onitsha bound…
A 23-year old virtually-impaired Oghenetejiri Onosajerhe has emerged winner of the Olu of Warri Tech Challenge. The award event, organised by the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, was held at the Olu Palace (Aghofen) in Warri South local government area of Delta state. Onosajerhe is developing a work that would significantly close the gap between the sighted and the blind, who will now have access to more literature. He was consequently awarded a cheque of N1,000,000 for risen far and above the precincts of disability, to proffering solutions that the world seeks. Addressing the gathering on Saturday, Ogiame Atuwatse…
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) on Tuesday, announced its 2022 2022 AWIEF Awards winners at a glittering ceremony on the rooftop of The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo, Egypt.The AWIEF Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner capped the two-day AWIEF2022 Conference, which was held in North Africa for the first time. The prestigious annual AWIEF Awards recognise, honour, and celebrate women entrepreneurs and business owners in Africa across various industry sectors for their achievements and contribution to the continent’s inclusive economic growth and social development.AWIEF CEO, Irene Ochem, at the ceremony congratulated the winners and thanked both the AWIEF Awards…
Coca-Cola produces 120 billion throwaway plastic bottles a year – and 99% of plastics are made from fossil fuels, worsening both the plastic and climate crisis The government of Egypt announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Coca-Cola, introducing the company as a sponsor for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27) to be held in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November.In response, Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaign Director, John Hocevar, said: “It is baffling that Coca-Cola – the world’s biggest plastic polluter in the Break Free From Plastic brand audits, in different countries including Kenya and Uganda…
The Centre for Innovation and Pragmatic Development Initiative (CIPDI), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts on workable solution to insecurity in Nigeria. Its president, Mr Ifeanyi Nwanoro made the call while commemorating with Nigerians as they mark the 62nd independence anniversary on Friday. According to CIPDI in a statement by its spokesperson, Abdallah el-Kurebe, there is urgent need for Nigeria “to seek workable solutions to the ever increasing insecurity menace across the country. “Besides insecurity, Nigeria is bedeviled with high rate of unemployment, poor public institutions and infrastructure, poor representations at all levels of government as well…