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President Bola Tinubu has condemned the coup carried out in Gabon in the early hours of today, August 30.    A group of Gabonese military officers appeared on television announcing they were “putting an end to the current regime” and cancelling an election that President Ali Bongo Ondimba was declared …

The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the efforts to unconstitutionally change the legitimate government of the Republic of Niger on 26 July 2023. Earlier this week, the demand to release the President of Niger was voiced by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Late on Wednesday, a group of …

Mr. Guterres offered his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed hopes for a speedy recovery to the dozens who were injured, UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a statement issued that day. The Sudanese army and rival military group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), have been …

Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Koran in Sweden last week, saying it made him feel ‘angry and disgusted’ to see the Muslin holy book desecrated.   Salwan Momika, a 37-year-old Iraqi national who fled to Sweden several years ago, was charged with “agitation against an ethnic or …

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman released a statement commending the guilty verdict of the perpetrator of the Tree of Life shooting in Pittsburgh. The shooting, which occurred over four years ago, was an act of hate and antisemitism that took the lives of multiple victims. …

Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has condemned the suspension of the the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, describing the action by President Bola Tinubu as a sign of ethnic cleansing.    Leadership newspaper reports that the group shared this opinion in a statement released …

Former Big Brother housemate, Tega Dominic has reacted to a video of one of Naira Marley’s daughters speaking about her father’s wealth. In the video, the Soapy crooner’s 8-year-old daughter is seen bragging about her father’s wealth. The viral clip which was shared on Instagram showed the little girl saying …

The governorship candidate of Labour party in the 2023 governorship election in Lagos state, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has reacted to reports that the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, and members of the state parliament, plan to pass laws that will protect the interest of indigenes of …

Human Rights Watch says Bangladesh ‘shouldn’t forget why Rohingya became refugees’ and recognise that those factors have not changed. The Human Rights Watch has criticised sharply a plan to return Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to Myanmar, saying it poses “grave risks” to their lives and liberty. Bangladesh is home to …

In a rare show of unity, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Thursday condemning the Taliban’s discrimination against women and girls in Afghanistan and called for the country’s leadership to swiftly reverse policies banning education, employment and equal public participation of women and girls. The resolution, co-sponsored …