Cyprus on Thursday said humanitarian aid shipped to war-torn Gaza was being kept afloat off the Palestinian territory’s coast after a US-built pier was damaged by bad weather.”No aid was sent today, but the one (shipment) that left two days ago is now being stored using a floating mechanism until the dock is fully repaired,”…
Nairobi — The United States said on Thursday it was imposing sanctions on five senior Ugandan officials over accusations of involvement in corruption or human rights abuses. Ugandan parliament speaker Anita Among was one of four officials the US State Department said would face travel bans because of “significant corruption…
CNN — The amount of humanitarian aid entering Gaza has dropped by 67 percent since Israel launched a military offensive in the southern city of Rafah earlier this month, the United Nations has warned. “The amount of food and other aid entering Gaza, already insufficient to meet the soaring needs…
By our correspondent A civil society group, Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights Watch Network (AGHRWN), has called on the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) and Office of the Head of Civil Services of the Federation (OHSF), to explain whether there is new public service rules…
A police officer in Bayelsa State killed a driver named Benalayefa Bako Asiayei after he allegedly refused to pay a N200 bribe. The event occurred on Azikoro Road in Yenagoa, the state capital. The death of the driver has drawn condemnation from the public and human rights groups…
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Hauwa Ojeifo, an advocate for mental health in Nigeria, has been selected by Melinda French Gates as one of twelve diverse leaders to partner with through the Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation. Under this partnership, she will receive a $20 million fund to support charitable organisations she considers to be doing urgent…
A civil society group under the auspices of Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights Watch Network (AGHRWN), has alleged a violation of the public service rules, following the reinstatement of a public official in the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation. The Group raised the allegation in a statement jointly signed by its…
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner, Rob Halford and Glenn Tipton open up on their guitar tag-team approach on Invincible Shield, a bold new album that lashes out at human frailty…
Additive manufacturing and 3D printing patents are being filed for everything from human urine-bound bricks to radiation shielding for construction on the moon…