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Rights abuses: US hits Ugandan military chief with sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed financial sanctions on Uganda’s chief of military intelligence, Major General Abel Kandiho, over alleged human rights abuses committed under his watch. Uganda’s military said it was disappointed by the decision and would seek clarification from Washington, for whom Kampala has been a security partner against militancy in East…
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E2%80%8Braises-600000-to-empower-members/ Women group ?raises $600,000 to empower members
Herconomy, a women-focused community with the focus of enabling women for success, formerly known as AGS Tribe, has said that it recently raised a pre-seed round of $600,000 for the empowerment of women in Nigeria. In a statement made available to our correspondent in Lafia, Founder and CEO of Herconomy, Ifedayo Durosinmi-Etti, explained that the…
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British PM under fire over video of staff joking about lockdown party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party at Downing Street last year when social gatherings were banned under Covid rules. The government has been accused repeatedly of hypocrisy over breaches of lockdown rules and in a major scandal health…
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Trump White House chief risks criminal charge in Capitol riot probe
Donald Trump’s former chief of staff said Tuesday he was no longer willing to cooperate with the probe into January’s assault on the US Capitol, prompting investigators to threaten him with criminal prosecution. Mark Meadows, who failed to appear before the congressional panel last month, is seen as a key witness to Trump’s role in…
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20 Bangladesh students sentenced to death for political murder
Bangladesh sentenced 20 university students to death on Wednesday for the 2019 murder of a young man who criticised the government on social media. The battered body of Abrar Fahad, 21, was found in his dormitory hours after he wrote a Facebook post slamming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for signing a water-sharing deal with India….
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Pakistani train driver who stopped for yoghurt suspended
An inter-city train driver in Pakistan has been suspended after he made an unscheduled stop to pick up some yoghurt. A video of the driver’s assistant collecting the snack from a street stall before climbing back into the carriage has been circulating on social media. The incident on Monday raised questions about the safety and…
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India military chief, wife on board as helicopter crashes
A helicopter carrying India’s defence chief General Bipin Rawat crashed in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, the air force said. The 63-year-old chief of defence staff was travelling in a Russian-made Mi-17V5 chopper that “met with an accident today near Coonoor, Tamil Nadu”, the Indian Air Force said on Twitter. Rawat is…
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Papua New Guinea holds mass burial for 54 COVID-19 victims
Papua New Guinea carried out the first in a series of mass Covid-19 burials Wednesday, interring 54 people whose remains were unclaimed for months as the pandemic ravaged the under-resourced Melanesian nation. Hospital and government officials ordered the crisis ceremony after 300 bodies piled up at Port Moresby General Hospital morgue, overwhelming a facility designed…
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Melinda Gates, Chimamanda, others make 2021 BBC 100 most inspiring women list
The BBC has named renowned Nigerian author and feminist, Chimamanda Adichie on its annual list of 100 inspiring and impactful women from around the world for 2021. A statement by Omawumi Ogbe of GLG Communications, said Chimamanda was listed under the “Culture and Education” category, which consists of 31 women out of the 100 chosen….
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Secondus-led PDP NWC holds valedictory session today
The Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party will today hold a valedictory session to mark the end of its four-year tenure which officially comes to a close on Thursday. The session will be the last official meeting of members of the 21-member body who are due to hand over party affairs…
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