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Israel rejects UN report alleging war crimes in Gaza conflict
Israel has vehemently denounced a UN probe’s findings that it deliberately targeted Gaza’s healthcare system and abused Palestinian detainees, labelling the conclusions “outrageous.”...
UN denounces deadly Borno bombings
The United Nations (UN) has strongly denounced the recent devastating suicide bombings that targeted innocent civilians in Gwoza, a local government area in...
OPINION: Nigeria’s Urgent Need for Increased Government Funding in the Water Sector
By Sefa Ikpa In Nigeria, walk two kilometers in any direction, and you’ll likely encounter at least three boreholes. Boreholes and wells have...
Water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world, UN warns
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned that water scarcity can fuel conflicts around the world and also pose...
Plateau killings: Real reason suspected Fulani militia attacked Bokkos—a Persecondnews exclusive
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2023, a series of devastating attacks across numerous communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State by...
UNGA 78: U.S. Pres. Biden fails to meet Tinubu as scheduled before departing New York
The much-publicized meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the U.S. President Joe Biden scheduled to hold while in the U.S. did not...
Transition to renewable energy: NNPCL signs to join UN Global Compact in New York
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) on Thursday in New York, U.S. signed to become a participant of the United Nations Global...
Tinubu in New York, blames internal, external factors for Nigeria and Africa’s economic structures impeding development
President Bola Tinubu said in New York, United States on Tuesday that Nigeria and Africa’s economic structures have been skewed to impede development,...
Africa needs to play more impactful role in global supply chain – UN
The United Nations (UN) has said Africa needs to play a more impactful role in the global supply chain and build resilience for...
Tinubu’s war drums in Niger Republic By Dr. Bisi Olawunmi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s federal government of Nigeria is rearing to go to war in Niger Republic. Is history repeating itself? Twelve years...
Food insecurity: FG mobilises $500m to tackle hunger — Shettima
The Federal Government has mobilized half a billion dollars for innovative, profitable, equitable, and sustainable food systems transformation initiatives in Nigeria. This was...
UN ranks Nigeria high on SDGs performance
The United Nations (UN) has scored Nigeria high on its efforts and commitments toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the year...
534m people in Sub-Saharan Africa living in acute poverty, says UN
The United Nations (UN) in partnership with the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, in its latest report on the global multidimensional poverty...
4.3m people in Northeast Nigeria risk severe hunger from June to August, UN raises alarm
The United Nations (UN)nhas disclosed that about 4.3 million people face severe hunger risks in Northeast Nigeria. The international body noted that three...
Herdsmen’s killings, attacks on 245 communities: Southern Kaduna People seeks UN and AU interventions
Following ceaseless attacks and large-scale destruction of about 245 communities and massacre of hundreds of people by herdsmen, the people of Southern Kaduna...
