The International Human Rights Protection Service (IHRPS), Anambra State Chapter, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, to provide at least N5 million as a resettlement package for each Nigerian returning from South Africa following the renewed wave of xenophobic attacks.The appeal comes as…
Javier Leon By Prosper Okoye Tens of thousands of African migrants reached Spain’s Canary Islands in 2024, but as many as 40% of those who set out on the Atlantic crossing did not survive the journey. This information is according to police inspector who spent years overseeing migrant arrivals on the archipelago. Javier Leon, now…
Dr. Ossy Onuko The implementation phase of the African Development Bank (AfDB)-supported African Cities Programme in Anambra State has officially commenced with the arrival of officials from Acciona, the Spanish consulting firm appointed by the bank as the programme’s technical partner.The delegation, led by Deputy Project Leader, Elisa Maceratini, and Environmental Specialist, Carolina Ferrandi, arrived…
From Nabob Ogbonna, Abakaliki The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) for West Africa states yesterday assured to provide 70 percent of the third legacy super highway project of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The assurance came on Thursday during an inspection tour of the some section of the road in Afikpo North area of…
Pope Leo XIV The Catholic pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, on Monday issued a historic apology for the role the Holy See played in legitimising slavery and for the Church’s failure to condemn the practice for centuries. According to the Pope, the Vatican’s record on slavery remains “a wound in Christian memory.” While previous popes had…
