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[Deutsche Welle] Speaking to DW's Conflict Zone, Lai Mohammed defended Nigeria's country's human rights record. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

[Deutsche Welle] The French president has accused Turkey of "a violation" in Libya by sending warships and fighters. World powers backing opposing Libyan factions had agreed to an arms embargo at a summit in Berlin earlier this month. via LATEST NEWS

[Vanguard] The Federal Government says it is committed to containing Lassa fever which has claimed 41 lives in parts of the country since the beginning of 2020. via LATEST NEWS

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Banjul -From how more carbon dioxide will affect crops to potential hikes in malaria and heat waves, Africa needs to understand more, fast, about its rising health risks, researchers say via LATEST NEWS

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Nairobi -Hundreds of millions of the insects have swept over the Horn of Africa in the worst outbreak in a quarter of a century, says the United Nations via LATEST NEWS

[Deutsche Welle] Thousands of African students live in Wuhan, the center of China's coronavirus outbreak. Amid a mass quarantine, many have found themselves stranded, with little hope for evacuation. via LATEST NEWS

[East African] The Trump administration's top Africa diplomat lashed out at South Sudan's rulers on Monday, and urged the country's warring parties to defer agreement on "sticky issues" until after a transitional government is formed. via LATEST NEWS

[New Times] The integration of regions and communities does not happen just because of slogans, but by doing the right thing, President Paul Kagame has said. via LATEST NEWS

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Johannesburg -For black women married before 1988, the husband owned all matrimonial assets and could sell them without consulting his wife - until a landmark win this month overturned the law via LATEST NEWS

DMW artiste Peruzzi Peruzzi has been caught again in another controversy. In the late hours of Wednesday (January 29th), the DMW artiste was accused of quite some heavy things. Peruzzi who was recently embroiled in a bitter war of words with Mr. Patrick Anyaene , his former boss at Goldenboy Entertainment , has another fresh problem to deal with. A yet unidentified woman ( Daffy Blanco ), in a series of posts on Instagram, said that Peruzzi, who was employed to write songs for her, tried to sleep with her.   The account of the accuser has since been deactivated. But one wonders, like many other events spiraling around the DMW family, if this isn’t a publicity stunt. There’s a good chance it is, and also a chance it’s not. Journalism is dead , and we’ll never know for sure. Peruzzi , as usual, has taken to Twitter to respond these fresh allegations. Got arrested the other time at the airport Cos you lied that I threatened you with a gun. E no work after all investiga...

Power couple Simi & Adekunle Gold Adekunle Gold celebrated his birthday on Tuesday (January 28th). The Afro Pop superstar had the support of his lovely wife and friend Simi to make it a memorable one. Simi , clearly in her feels, made a romantic post, promising to do many things to keep Mr. Kunle always happy. The music star took to her Instagram handle on the day, where she shared a very cute and goofy video of Adekunle Gold and herself. She went on to caption the video with a message that will certainly got people all lovey-dovey. “Happy birthday Love mi. I promise to lick ur face, twerk for you, listen to your songs, let you lick my face, argue about stupid movies, tickle the fuck outta you, talk about nice books, strip, stop you from dancing, and tell you I love you as much and as often as possible. So help me God. I love you. in a big manner,” she wrote. The clip below is of Simi and Kunle doing the most together, creating splendid memories. Watch video below...

  The Presidency has attacked Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe for calling for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the rising spate of insecurity in the country. Earlier on Wednesday, Abaribe had said, “Nigerians will go to the government and ask the government to resign because they did not elect the chief of staff, the police IG, service chiefs and others. “Nigerians voted a government into power. We are going with stones to stone them now because they have failed.” But firing back at the lawmaker, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said there was no basis for Buhari to resign. In a statement, he said, “President Buhari to resign on what basis? “Just because some characters think that President Buhari should resign, then they expect him to quit. “That call does not represent the opinion of the country. This is the opinion of an armchair critic, known for making stray comments. “He (Abaribe) signed the bond for th...

  Former First Lady of Lagos State and lawmaker representing Lagos Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Oluremi Tinubu, has called for the establishment of state police as a way of tackling the rising spate of insecurity in the country. Tinubu made the call during plenary on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. She said, “If we really want to tackle our insecurity correctly, we should look at state police. I believe in you – Senate President – to do it this time.  “I have seen what insecurity has meted out to Nigerians and the vulnerable group in particular women and children. “State policing: if we want to go there, we should allow states that are ready.” See Also Politics Tinubu Finally Speaks On Amotekun, Says Initiative Not Threat To National Unity 0 Comments 1 Week Ago Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

  Residents of Abuetor, Agbere, Osekwenike and Osifo communities in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State have raised the alarm over what they described as "continuous pollution and degradation of their environment by the Nigerian Agip Oil Company operating the Samabri Flow Station. The communities accused the oil multinational of dumping solid and oil waste into their environment, thereby polluting their rivers and destroying their farmlands. In a statement by the President-General of the Samabri Agip Host Communities Youth Federation, Perfect Ikpekri, the residents said efforts made to stop the oil company from the act had been unsuccessful. The statement reads, “We have made concerted efforts to stop the company from these acts of polluting and degrading our environment to no avail. “The land and entire ecosystem are now in grave danger of sustaining the host communities who are predominantly fishermen and farmers. "Therefore, we call on President Mu...

Yinka Odumakin Yinka Odumakin SaharaReporters Media Pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, has rejected the position of the Nigerian Government to include ‘Operation Amotekun’ under its community policing strategy and have it function as mere informants for the police.  The group, after a meeting held in Akure, Ondo State, said that Amotekun, which was an initiative of South-West governors, had come to stay and should be supported. Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, had earlier directed police formations in different states to commence the recruitment of special constables nationwide preparatory to the implementation of its community policing scheme. Spokesperson for Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, said the regional security outfit, which had been widely accepted, should be allowed to have its own independence.  He said, “We rejected any attempt to subsume Amotekun under any community policing scheme of the Federal Government to be mere informants to the police.  ...

The Free Jalingo Group has slammed Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, for lying on national television about detained journalist, Agba Jalingo.  Jalingo was arrested in August 2019 for exposing the disappearance of N500m meant for the establishment of Cross River State Microfinance Bank.  He was arrested shortly after that period and charged for terrorism.  In a statement on Wednesday, the group said it was shocked to see Governor Ayade on Channels Television  trying to change the narrative over the arbitrary detention of Jalingo, who is the Publisher of Cross River Watch. The statement reads, "Ayade made a false claim that Mr Agba Jalingo had admitted the treason charges against him in court.  "This is a lie told to sway public opinion and defame Jalingo.  "The court records are there to prove that what the governor said never happened. "In fact, the trial of Agba Jalingo is yet to commence. How could a plea of guilt be entered when the...

Prof. Sidi Osho Prof. Sidi Osho   A former Vice-Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof Afolabi Soyode, who was allegedly suspended for financial misconduct while heading the institution, is among top personalities that recommended the appointment of Prof Sidi Osho as Commissioner for Education in Ogun State. Osho was sacked while working as a lecturer at OOU by the institution’s management after being involved in some misconduct. The Ogun State House of Assembly had delayed confirming her nomination by Governor Dapo Abiodun following the discovery that she was shamefully sacked from OOU. But despite the revelation, the state government went ahead to appoint her as head of education ministry. According to Osho’s dismissal letter dated April 18, 2016 with reference number OOU/ACA/P.1200/237, the Governing Council of OOU said that the Staff Professional Ethics and Discipline Committee headed by Prof Balogun Imam at the time submitted a report through the Appointm...

  To say that Boko Haram is bent on slaughtering every Christian it can lay hand on is very accurate. But there's another side to this long-held narrative. A lot of Christians may find it hard to believe that BH also murder, maim, dismember, bludgeon and rape Muslims or probably they are only wont to ignore the fact that there are many Muslim girls languishing in the gulags of the terror group. Boko Haram kill Muslims. The evidence is there. Only a few days ago suicide bombers attacked several mosques in Borno. Muslims were killed, some had their limbs ripped off. Many became childless and fatherless. Muslims are also at the receiving end of this violence. I watched a documentary some time ago about young Muslim girls who were abducted by BH to serve as sex slaves. Now imagine I walk up to their parents and say, "Hey! Shut the hell up! BH only abduct and rape Christian girls." Imagine the pain they'll feel deep inside. Boko Haram claims to have an Islamic...

  Under fire over the wickedly role he has played in the illegal arrest and detention of Agba Jalingo; Governor Ben Ayade of Cross Rivers State has come up to buttress many of our insinuation and perception.  Ayade has correctly shown that he is just the complainant, but Jalingo's is a sinner against both the state and the Federal Government. Ben Ayade, with his last press address has told us that the office of the attorney general is the prosecutor. The conspirators have owned up. No more media games. That noted. There is a need to respond to some points Ayade mentioned.  These points are threefold.  One is that Agba Jalingo is his brother and has benefited economically from him before.  Also, that Jalingo should be treated as a politician as he is the state chair of "Sowore's party"; the African Action Congress. And that Agba Jalingo should not use the "power of the pen" to blackmail his government over the N500m that varnished. Every man, in t...

  On Monday, January 27, Maryam Sanda was convicted of the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. Maryam, the mother of one, who was alleged to have stabbed her husband with a kitchen knife, was found guilty of the two-count homicide charge brought against her by the police. Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal High Court whom I consider a man of good conscience by the way, in imposing the mandatory death sentence on her, was quoted as saying ‘it has been said that thou shall not kill. Whoever kills in cold blood shall die in cold blood, Maryam Sanda should reap what she has sown, it is blood for blood”. On its merit, this is abundantly true, that those who commit murder by taking the life of another have in turn forfeited their own right to life and do not deserve to live. This in fact, represent the current position of the law in Nigeria, specifically Section 221 of the penal code, but on the flipside, the law is at best archaic, antediluvian and incongruent with evolvi...

  Chima Ikwunado, a mechanic arbitrarily arrested, detained, extorted and tortured to death by men of the Nigerian Police Force in Rivers State, has been found innocent after the police said it couldn't prove a case against the deceased and three others. Chima and his apprentices, Victor Ogbonna, Osaze Friday, Ifeanyi Osuji and Ifeanyi Onyekwere were arrested for driving against traffic and tortured at Mile 1 Police Station by SP Benson Adetuyi. At the point of arrest, the policemen took N93,000 found on Chima and remanded him on allegations of car theft.  In detention, he alongside others were tortured in the most brutal manner in spite a confirmation by owner of the vehicle that the car had not been stolen and that Chima was his mechanic only taking the car for a test run after routine repair. SaharaReporters gathered that the owner of the vehicle was then coerced into stating that the car was indeed stolen to which he refused until ...

Golden swallow . The golden swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) is found in Hispaniola and Jamaica mainly in isolated montane forests of Hispaniolan pine. The Jamaican subspecies is likely extinct, perhaps through predation by mammals and habitat loss, and the Hispaniolan subspecies is considered to be vulnerable by the IUCN. This is a small swallow with mainly copper-bronze upperparts and white underparts. The legs, feet, and irises are dark brown, and the bill is black. The extant subspecies differs from the Jamaican form in having a more forked tail and bluer upperparts. The female is similar, but with mottled grey-brown on the breast, and occasionally on the throat and undertail. In Hispaniola, this swallow breeds from April to July, laying a clutch consisting of two to four white eggs in a cup nest in Hispaniolan pine, in caves or under eaves. It is an aerial insectivore, usually foraging up to 20 m (66 ft) above the ground.

Golden swallow . The golden swallow (Tachycineta euchrysea) is found in Hispaniola and Jamaica mainly in isolated montane forests of Hispaniolan pine. The Jamaican subspecies is likely extinct, perhaps through predation by mammals and habitat loss, and the Hispaniolan subspecies is considered to be vulnerable by the IUCN. This is a small swallow with mainly copper-bronze upperparts and white underparts. The legs, feet, and irises are dark brown, and the bill is black. The extant subspecies differs from the Jamaican form in having a more forked tail and bluer upperparts. The female is similar, but with mottled grey-brown on the breast, and occasionally on the throat and undertail. In Hispaniola, this swallow breeds from April to July, laying a clutch consisting of two to four white eggs in a cup nest in Hispaniolan pine, in caves or under eaves. It is an aerial insectivore, usually foraging up to 20 m (66 ft) above the ground.