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President Bola Tinubu has said that smugglers and beneficiaries of the old petrol subsidy are fighting back against his effort to reposition the country’s economy.    Tinubu who had a meeting with the Forum of State Chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the State House in Abuja on …

Opinion by Winnie Byanyima (geneva, switzerland) Friday, March 01, 2024 Inter Press Service The writer is UNAIDS Executive Director and United Nations Under-Secretary-General. The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women’s Day, March 8. GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar 01 (IPS) – This International Women’s Day (March 8) comes …

Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.    In a video making the rounds on social media, Igboho said Kanu was just an agitator fighting for the Southeast region …

As he aims to make a sixth successful defense of his UFC Featherweight Title, here at SportsLens we outline everything you need to know about Alexander Volkanovski’s next fight. Who is ‘The Great’ fighting next and when will it be? Alexander Volkanovski Next Fight: Who Is Volk’s Next Opponent? Alexander …

The Biden administration plans to designate Yemen’s Houthi militia as a terrorist organization, partly reimposing penalties it lifted nearly three years ago on the Iran-backed group whose attacks on Red Sea shipping traffic have drawn a U.S. military response. Beginning in mid-February, the United States will consider the Houthis a …

The Kansas City Chiefs have been struggling the last few weeks, having lost four of their last six games entering Week 17. Tensions have been boiling over, and Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals was no different. Chiefs players and coaches were arguing with each other on the sidelines during …

Opinion by Farhana Haque Rahman (toronto, canada) Friday, December 22, 2023 Inter Press Service TORONTO, Canada, Dec 22 (IPS) – The year 2023 has brought so much tragedy, with incomprehensible loss of lives, whether from wars or devastating ‘natural’ disasters, while our planet has seen yet more records broken as our …

I know the reason for the fight…it’s the rising cost of living. Or that they are fighting over girls…or one was paid more money than the other…or one does not have enough gifts in his bag and the other has refused to support him…or one if finer than the other…or …

In the second of a two-part series from Uganda, Timothy Mbene Masereka spoke to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) ahead of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, marked annually from 25 November to 10 December, Human Rights Day. As a village health worker, Mr. Masereka goes from house …

Jiri Prochazka vs Alex Pereira goes down in just a few days time at the famous Madison Square Garden, New York. This highly anticipated UFC mega-fight is the main event, but who features on the UFC 295 undercard before hand? Here is everything you need to know about the Prochazka …