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By Yakubu Musa Nothing, perhaps, illustrates the tragedy of the current world's most enduring struggle, the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, than last Friday’s UN resolution for a ceasefire. Curiously, the United States of America voted against it while her...
By Sanusi Abdullahi Kiru In the ever-evolving landscape of Nigeria's telecommunications industry, there are individuals who leave an indelible mark, reshaping the sector for the betterment of the nation. Among these luminaries, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta stands...

Ex-Syria intelligence official jailed for life in Germany for crimes against humanity

A German court on Thursday sentenced a former intelligence officer in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's security services to life in prison after convicting him...

11,200 Nigerian women, children raped in 2020 – UN

By Sahelian Times The United Nations Women on Monday said a total of 11,200 rape cases, including children who were raped to death, were reported...

Al-Qaeda, ISIS expanding in Africa, UN warns

Agency Report Two decades after the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, U.S, terror networks – Al-Qaida and Islamic State – continue to pose...

UN says Boko Haram killed 350,000 people in Nigeria

By Salim Yunusa The report estimates that through the end of 2020, the conflict in the North-east will have resulted in nearly 350,000 deaths, with...

UN: 29 million in Sahel need humanitarian assistance

The United Nations and NGOs said Tuesday that a record 29 million people need humanitarian assistance in the Sahel, noting "unparallelled" insecurity and hunger...

Islamist group kill seventeen in Congo

By Abba Gwale Local officials on Friday said at least 17 people were found hacked to death in a part of eastern Democratic Republic of...

Rebels kill 3 UN peacekeepers, injure 2 ahead of polls in CAR

By Ismail Auwal Rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) have attacked the United Nations (UN) troops and killed three peacekeepers, leaving two others wounded,...

UN calls for ‘immediate’ release of kidnapped Katsina schoolboys

By Ismail Auwal The United Nations has condemned the mass abduction of students at the Government Science School at Kankara, Kastina State. The organisation expressed its...

Resurgence of poliovirus feared in Africa

By Ismail Auwal Shortly after UN certified Africa poliovirus free, its comeback had been confirmed in Chad. It will be recalled that, three months ago, the...

Donors pledge $1.7bn in humanitarian aid to conflict-hit Sahel

Violence and insecurity have pushed some 7.4 million people in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger into acute hunger, says UN World Food Programme. International donors...

Saudi Arabia’s offer to join UN Human Rights Council rejected

Saudi Arabia failed in its bid to become a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday but China and Russia were elected...

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