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A top UN official, Tom Fletcher, has said that multiple unending conflicts, climate change, and a glaring disregard for long-established international humanitarian law are set to leave a staggering 305 million people in need of lifesaving assistance in 2025.Fletcher, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and head of the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, said this in a statement on Wednesday.“The world is on fire…We are dealing with a polycrisis right now globally and it is the most vulnerable people in the world who are paying the price.We are dealing with the impact of conflicts – multiple conflicts – and crises of…

Netflix has denied that it is exiting Nigeria and has instead emphasized it’s commitment to investing in Nigerian stories.Earlier, Kunle Afolayan, movie producer had said that the movie streaming platform had quietly left Nigeria eight years after it launched in the country.Afolayan made this revelation while speaking at the 2024 Zuma Film Festival which took place in Abuja.Afolayan said that Netflix had stopped commissioning new Nigerian originals and that unlike many of his colleagues, he was fortunate to have secured a third season for his hit series ‘Anikulapo’ before the platform made the decision.He added that some of his colleagues…

Emergency services in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania have lost hope of finding alive, a 64-year-old grandmother who fell into a sinkhole as she was looking for her cat.Steve Limani, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania state police, said on Wednesday that the operation had moved from a rescue to a recovery status.The department is certain the woman is in the hole, but due to the oxygen supply and the conditions there, it is assumed she is no longer alive.Authorities believe the woman fell into a suddenly opened sinkhole in the ground on Monday afternoon while looking for her cat Pepper.Her…

9th November, 2024.The Commissioner of Police,Ado-Ekiti,Ekiti State. Dear Sir, CRIMINAL DEFAMATION OF AARE AFE BABALOLA, AFE BABALOLA & CO AND HER LAWYERS BY DELE FAROTIMI I write to report the criminal defamation of myself, my law firm Afe Babalola & Co and my lawyers in person of Olu Daramola SAN and Ola Faro by one Dele Farotimi in his book titled ‘NIGERIA AND ITS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM’ published by Dele Farotimi publishers in respect of Suit no: SC/146/2005: Major Muritala Gbadamosi Eletu & Ors V. H.R.H Oba Tijani Akinloye & Ors. SUIT NO: SC/146/2005:MAJOR MURITALA GBADAMOSI ELETU & ORS V.…

At least 79 people have died from an unknown disease that is causing flu-like symptoms in south-western Democratic Republic of Congo, the health ministry says.The health ministry says the majority of people who have died are between the ages of 15 and 18.More than 300 people have been infected with patients exhibiting symptoms like fever, headaches, runny noses and coughs, breathing difficulties and anaemia.Response teams have been sent to Kwango Province, specifically the Panzi health zone, where the disease is most common, to manage cases and investigate the nature of the disease.Cephorien Manzanza, a civil society leader, told Reuters news…

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier has lost a historic no-confidence vote.French lawmakers voted 331 out of 574 in support of the no-confidence motion, with the left and far-right uniting to bring down the government.A minimum of 288 votes were needed.Barnier is expected to tender his resignation, and that of his government, to President Emmanuel Macron shortly.It marks the first time a French government has been toppled in this way in more than 60 years.The vote throws the European Union’s second-biggest economic power further into political turmoil as France risks entering 2025 without a government or a budget.President Emmanuel Macron now…

By Reno Omokri In their attempts to use the Tax Reform Bill to divide Nigeria, some prominent influencers have been engaged to gaslight Mutanen Arewa into believing that President Tinubu has ‘Yorubanised’ the government.That is not true. Elsewhere, I have written and presented facts that President Tinubu runs one of the most ethnically balanced governments since Nigeria returned to civil rule.But my question to these inciters is why they were silent when President Buhari brazenly ran a sectional government. Under President Buhari, the President and head of the Executive, the Senate President and head of the Legislature, as well as…

Human rights groups in Guinea say at least 135 people died from the stampede that happened at a football stadium in Nzerekore.On Sunday, the final of a local football competition turned violent after rival fans invaded the pitch in protest of the referee’s penalty decision.Police attempted to curtail and disperse the pitch invaders with teargas, and a stampede ensued.The government announced that only 56 people died from the mayhem.However, human rights groups in the country claimed that the number of casualties exceeds the official figure.According to BBC, the coalition added children were among the dead, and more than 50 other…

Shell companies in Nigeria on Wednesday restated their commitment to the development of Nigerian companies through contract awards and capacity building.Shell’s Media Relations Manager, Mr Gladys Afam-Anadu, restated this commitment in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday.He said that Shell companies in Nigeria were participating at the 13th Practical Nigerian Content Forum in Yenagoa with a strong message of support for Nigerian companies.More than 700 oil and gas companies are participating in the 13th edition of the ongoing content forum in Yenagoa.The four-day conference has the theme “Deepening the Next Frontier for Nigerian Content Implementation”, and it kicked…

Kebbi, Sokoto and Katsina states will benefit from the Christian Blind Mission’s 4.888 million Euros disability project funded by the German Government, through its Humanitarian Assistance.Chief Executive Officer of the Mission, Dr Rainer Brockhaus, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the launch of a five-year project, tagged: “Resilience Strengthening for an Inclusive Life in the Northwest Nigeria.”The project aims to enhance the resilience of the conflict-affected communities in the three states, starting from November 2024 to December 2028.The target of the project is the vulnerable, particularly women and girls, with or without disabilities, who experience sexual, gender-based or disability-related…