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March marks the thirteenth anniversary of the conflict in Syria, with systematic atrocities and untold suffering of civilians. According to UN estimates, 16.7 million people, equivalent to 70 per cent of the total population, will require humanitarian assistance in 2024. Roughly half the pre-war population remains displaced inside or outside …

“Equality is overdue; to achieve it, we must match rhetoric with resources,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We must invest in women and girls, turbocharge progress and build a better world for us all.” His new UN System-Wide Gender Equality Acceleration Plan “commits to placing women and girls at the …

Fomer Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, broke down in tears on Wednesday March 6, while paying tribute to former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe.   Addressing the crowd present for the night of tribute held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos state …

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis admitted that selling Victor Osimhen will be very emotional for him and the club. The Nigerian striker has a release clause of around €120-€130m in the new contract he signed last summer but is expected to leave the reigning Serie A champions in the summer …

Yvonne Pinto, the incoming Director General of the International Rice Research Institute, at the 5th All Africa Horticulture Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, February 26 to March 1, 2024. Photo Credit: Supplied by Yvonne Pinto by Neena Bhandari (sydney) Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Inter Press Service SYDNEY, Feb 28 (IPS) – Growing …

A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.   The scam saw the worker duped into attending a video call with …

A warrant for the arrest has been issued by a federal high court sitting in Abuja for Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state, over an alleged involvement in the burning of the State House of Assembly.   Justice Emeka Nwite on Wednesday, January …

Harvard University’s chief diversity and inclusion officer has been hit with dozens of plagiarism allegations tied to her academic work.   The university was handed an anonymous complaint on Monday, Jan. 29, listing at least 40 examples of alleged plagiarism by Sherri Ann Charleston dating back to 2009 — a …

  A Spanish judge on Thursday proposed that disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales be tried  for kissing Women’s World Cup star Jenni Hermoso. In a ruling following his preliminary investigation, judge Francisco de Jorge of Spain’s Audiencia Nacional top criminal court concluded that the kiss “was not consensual …

West Midlands Fire chief, Wayne Brown has been found dead at his home after an investigation was launched into claims he ‘lied about having a master’s degree to get £180,000-a-year job.      Mr Brown, who was hired as chief of West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority in the UK …