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2 months ago Politics

Slavery reparations: What does the UN vote mean?

'The gravest crime against humanity': What does the UN vote on slavery mean? The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity". Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said …

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2 months ago Politics

U.S. Tomahawks are being used in Iran war faster than stockpile is being refilled

Washington — The U.S. has so far used hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles , according to two sources familiar with the matter, several times more than the number procured for the military each year.One of the sources said over 850 have been used so far Washington Post. , a figure that is roughly n…

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2 months ago Politics

Iran's soccer team honors victims of deadly missile strike on elementary school

ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Players held small backpacks as Iran's national soccer team used a match against Nigeria on Friday to honor the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school. More than 165 people were killed, most of them children, when a Feb. 28 strike, likely launched by the U…

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2 months ago Politics

Nigeria bets on UK port investment

Last week, Nigerian President Bola Tinubu visited the United Kingdom, which has agreedto help refurbish Nigeria's major trading ports. These include the Apapa Quays, built a century ago when the West African country was still a British colony, and the Tin Can Island port, both near Lagos. The £746 …

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2 months ago Politics

Iran footballers pay tribute to schoolgirls killed in US-Israeli strikes

Key Points - Iranian football team holds pink and purple bags with ribbons in a symbolic protest. - Players' protest was a collective decision, official says. - US military investigation into school bombing ongoing. Iran’s men's national soccer team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their …

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2 months ago Politics

Iran national football team protests against deadly attack on primary school

- Published The Iran men's national team wore black armbands and held schoolbags as their national anthem played before a match with Nigeria as a protest against the deadly strike on a primary school on the first day of the Iran war. The attack on Shajareh Tayyebeh school last month killed at least…

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NetsDaily

2 months ago Politics

DRAFT WATCH #2: As March Madness rolls on, mocks take note

March Madness is in high gear, and so there’s more interest to the upcoming NBA Draft, likely to take place on June 23 and 24 at its home since 2013, Barclays Center, Brooklyn. No, the dates are not yet official but the enthusiasm is. For the Nets, with a high lottery pick, this year’s draft is see…

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Hatenablog.com Verified

2 months ago Politics

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???NBER??????????ungated????????????????????????Reserve Demand Estimation with Minimal Theory??????Ricardo Lagos?NYU??Gastón Navarro?FRB?? ???????? We propose a new reserve-demand estimation strategy---a middle ground between atheoretical reduced-form econometric approaches and fully structural qua…

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Daily Post Nigeria Verified

2 months ago Politics

2027: Village Boys Movement announces two-million-man march nationwide

The Village Boys Movement, VBM, has announced a two-million-man march to draw support for the African Democratic Congress, ADC. DAILY POST reports that VBM is an initiative of supporters of the ADC to counter the City Boys Movement, an organization initiated by President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tin…

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Abcnews.com Verified

2 months ago Politics

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations The U.N. General Assembly’s resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations is being welcomed across Africa ABUJA, Nigeria -- ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The U.N. Gen…

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BBC Africa Verified

2 months ago Politics

How Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are coping with fuel fears over Iran war

Rationing power and diluting petrol - how African countries are coping with effects of Iran war Countries across Africa have taken measures such as diluting petrol and restricting electricity consumption to cope with the fuel crisis triggered by the US and Israel's war in Iran. South Sudan has star…

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BBC Africa Verified

2 months ago Politics

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa downplays reports of French G7 snub amid US pressure claims

South Africa's exclusion from G7 summit no surprise, says Ramaphosa South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has downplayed reports that his invitation to the forthcoming G7 summit in France has been withdrawn, saying non-attendance by a country outside the bloc should surprise no-one. Reports on Th…

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Al Jazeera English Verified

2 months ago Politics

‘Junk’: Faulty electronics from rich countries flood Nigeria with e-waste

Kano, Nigeria – On a bustling day in northern Nigeria, Marian Shammah made her way to the Sabon Gari Market, one of the largest electronics hubs in Kano state. The 34-year-old cleaner was in need of a refrigerator, but with rising costs and a meagre income, she saw the second-hand appliances sold a…

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Punch Verified

2 months ago Politics

Police arrest seven for illegal mining, vandalism in Niger

The Niger State Police Command has arrested seven suspects for alleged illegal mining and vandalism of government property at Gurara Waterfalls in Gurara Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Minna by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP W…

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2 months ago Politics

Youths central to nation’s democratic progress, says INEC chairman

The Independent National Electoral Commission has called on Nigerian youths to take a leading role in strengthening the country’s democracy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the unveiling of the 2026 Voter Education Manual and its youth-friendly version, in coll…

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2 months ago Politics

Police arrest A'Ibom village head with AK-47 rifle

Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have apprehended one Chief Edet, the Village head of Asik Ubofa, a fishing settlement in Effiat Clan in Mbo Local Government Area, and recovered an AK-47 rifle from him. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the command’s Public Relations Offic…

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2 months ago Politics

UK unveils social media blackout trial for teens

Hundreds of British teenagers will trial social media bans and time limits on apps as part of consultations over new measures to keep children safe online, the government announced Wednesday. The pilot comes as the government seeks views from parents on whether to follow Australia and issue a blank…

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2 months ago Politics

AHF seeks lawmakers' backing to boost HIV/AIDS funding

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has called for increased budgetary allocation to the health sector, particularly for HIV/AIDS and TB treatment, amid significant reductions in international donor funding. Senior Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF-Nigeria, Steve Aborisade, made the call during an adv…

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Premium Times Verified

2 months ago Politics

Sowore in hot exchange with SAN over granting interview inside courtroom, NBA reacts

Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, engaged in a heated exchange with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Musibau Adetunbi, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday over his interaction with journalists inside the courtroom. The incident occurred while Mr So…

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Vanguard Verified

2 months ago Politics

Iranian media ridicules Trump, depicts him as Pinocchio in cartoons

Trump Iranian newspapers on Wednesday ridiculed what they called Donald Trump’s “lies” about ongoing diplomatic discussions to end the war, publishing cartoons of the US president styled as Pinocchio. A caricature of Trump with an elongated nose looming over a map of the Strait of Hormuz appeared o…

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