ABUJA, Nigeria — Human rights activist and former federal lawmaker Shehu Sani has alleged that Muhammadu Sanusi II, the recently reinstated Emir of Kano, supported and encouraged tyranny in Kaduna State. This accusation comes amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the Kano Emirate Council. Sanusi, who ascended to the throne after his tenure as governor of…
LAGOS – As Nigeria marks another year of interrupted democracy, the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), and the Middle Belt Forum ((MBF) have underscored the need for the Federal Government to review its policies to deepen democracy…
Responsible sourcing is becoming a central focus for retailers as a way to strengthen their appeal to consumers while addressing expectations from investors and regulators. This includes de-linking their supply chains from deforestation, natural ecosystem conversion, and human rights abuses…
The Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability (QHSES) Leadership Academy has marked its first ‘Safetainability Day’ by giving generously to the Orphanage Heritage Homes, as a selfless service to humanity. This is even as the Academy has reiterated its commitment to adopting at least 20 orphanages by the end of the year…
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THE Philippine Navy has deployed more vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s threat to arrest “trespassers” in the vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal).Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, spokesman for the West Philippine Sea, said Tuesday that maritime patrols inside the country’s exclusive economic zone have been increased to protect Philippine...
TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 28, 2024 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea has approved humanized anti-soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody “LEQEMBI” (lecanemab) for treatment in adult patients with mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease…
Melinda French Gates, the outgoing co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says she will give $1 billion over the next two years to people and causes that support women, families and reproductive rights…
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) released footage of injured people being treated at Rafah’s International Medical Corps (IMC) field hospital on Monday, following an Israeli airstrike on a makeshift camp of internally displaced people the previous day…
THE Malaysian Humanitarian Aid & Relief (MAHAR) today reiterated its call for Israel to immediately cease all military operations in Rafah. In a statement, Mahar said overnight, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and injured dozens of unarmed civilians, including women, children and infants in the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip…