Governor Sheriff, you goofed! Governor Sheriff Oborevwori recently announced the creation of a Ministry of Riverine Infrastructure in Delta State and immediately appointed a rights activist of Ijaw extraction, Mr Ebikeme Clark, as the pioneer Commissioner. The creation of this unique ministry will certainly find a place in the Guinness Book of Records. …
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has thanked the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for donating US$ 1 million to assist its effort towards the provision of emergency food and nutrition assistance to severely food-insecure people in northwest Nigeria. In collaboration with the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation…
This week, Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema clocked three years in power, but faced condemnation from United Nations special rapporteurs for arbitrary jailing of critics.
Sky-watching becomes accessible to all through the “Solar Stones” exhibit, a project by the ATLAS Institute and NASA’s PUNCH mission. The exhibit features tactile versions of ancient petroglyphs believed to represent solar events, making space science tangible for the visually impaired. Enhancing Sky-Watching: A Multisensory Experience Humans have been watching the Sun and stars for…
Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya — Human Rights activist groups said they will send a delegation to State House on September 4 to present a list of those killed and disappeared to the President in efforts to stop extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in the country…
Various workers’ rights groups on Saturday have submitted a series of proposals to Chief Executive John Lee for his third Police Address in October. The suggestions include calls for standard working hours, higher minimum wage, universal retirement protection, and improved occupational safety. One of the organisations…
Legal experts and youth advocates are pointing out inconsistencies in children being afforded rights to drink alcohol and vote at the age of 18, while being subject to criminal charges in most jurisdictions at age 10…