Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 31st August 2020
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UN Chief Seeks End To Enforced Disappearances
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Sunday urged all member states to ratify the Convention for the Protection of all Persons against Enforced Disappearances (ICPPED). Guterres made the call in a message commemorating this year’s International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed on Aug. 30 annually. He stated that implementation of the convention …
After Ship-to-ship Transfer, Almost 400 Migrants Stranded At Sea
Almost 400 migrants remained stranded in the central Mediterranean on Sunday, after a dangerously overcrowded rescue boat was emptied of all its passengers. The Louise Michel, part of a charity mission sponsored by British street artist Banksy, launched a Mayday call late Friday after picking up more than 200 people. Over the course of Saturday, …
Cleric Tasks Christians Against Materialistic Lifestyles
Rev. Fr. kizito Fogos, the Parish Priest of Church of Assumption Chongo’Pyeng, Jos, has advised Christians to avoid living materialistic lifestyles. Fogos, who gave the advice in his sermon on Sunday in Jos, decried that many Christians pay more attention to worldly things than heavenly ones. The cleric, who referred to such people as ‘Devotional …
Hezbollah ‘Open’ To Discuss New Lebanon Pact
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that the Shia group was open to discussions for a new political pact in Lebanon. “Hezbollah is ready to discuss any new political pact…on condition that this pact is accepted by all Lebanese groups,” he said in a televised speech. He said his group was open “to discuss …
Leading German Politicians Condemn Storming Of Parliament During Protest
German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and other leading German politicians sharply condemned the far-right coronavirus demonstrators who stormed the steps of the parliamentary Reichstag building in Berlin on Saturday evening. “Reich flags and right-wing extremist rabble in front of the German Bundestag parliament are an unbearable attack on the heart of our democracy. We will never …
Typhoon Maysak Strengthens As It Heads Towards South Korea
Just a few days after Typhoon Bavi struck the Korean Peninsula, there is another powerful storm heading for the region. Typhoon Maysak has formed to the east of the Philippines and is gaining strength as it makes its way towards South Korea. Maysak, which is locally known in the Philippines as Julian, is currently located …
German Journalist Group Demands Action On Belarus Media Crackdown
The German Federation of Journalists (DJV) has called on the German government to impose penalties on Belarus for its crackdown on journalists, including some from Germany. Because Germany currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union Council, Berlin has a particular responsibility to respond to the systematic suppression of press freedom and the harassment …
Gerry Weiner To Grace 2nd JIFORM Summit
The former Canada Immigration Minister, Honourable Gerry Weiner now Director Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, and Business Facilitation and other top personalities have confirmed participation at the second Journalists International Forum For Migration (JIFORM) summit scheduled to comprise physical and virtual participation of over 250 participants to be beamed from Nigeria between October 15-17, 2020. In …
Belarus Police Detain At Least 12 Protesters In Central Minsk
Belarusian police on Sunday detained at least a dozen protesters who had gathered in central Minsk, a Reuters witness said. Hundreds of people gathered near a central square that the police had cordoned off earlier in the day to prevent protesters from massing near government buildings. REUTERS
Israel Will Eventually Claim Land In Medina – Scholar
The Jewish state aspires to establish a “Greater Israel” stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates, and will eventually demand lands in Medina and other regions of the Arabian peninsula, according to Palestinian Islamic scholar Omar Fora. Speaking with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Al-Quds Al-Youm television on Aug. 19, Fora warned that Israel “does not endanger the …
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