Stakeholders have called for comprehensive debt relief and reforms to the global financial system to enable developing countries, particularly in Africa, to invest more in healthcare, education and other essential public services.The call was made on Tuesday during the Freedom from Debt campaign organised by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria in Sarkin Noma community, Lokoja,…
By Ohaeri Osondu When world leaders, policymakers, development partners, and road safety experts gathered at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to address one of the most persistent yet often underestimated global development challenges—road traffic deaths and injuries—Nigeria did not merely participate; it contributed meaningfully to shaping the global discourse.At the forefront of Nigeria’s…
Oduko Soludo The family of the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Charles Soludo, has celebrated the outstanding academic achievement of their daughter, Oduko Soludo, who graduated with a First Class Honours degree in Neuroscience from the University of Nottingham.In a statement issued by the First Lady of Anambra State, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, and shared…
Odinma Umu Igbo President, Mazi Anyanwuakpaoke Igbo Youths Worldwide (Odinma Umu Igbo) has condemned the recurring xenophobic attacks against Igbos, Nigerians and other African nationals residing in South Africa. The group called on the South African government to take immediate and decisive steps to end the violence and bring the perpetrators to justice.In a statement…
Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor The Nigerian renowned human rights lawyer and lead counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has criticised the South African Government over what he described as the human rights abuses and mistreatment of Nigerians residing in the country.According to Ejiofor, in his Midweek Musings titled “State-Sponsored Terrorism in…
