Tag: UN
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SERAP petitions UN over ‘vicious assault on Justice Mary Odili’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Mr. Diego García-Sayán, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers,
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UN condemns illegal arrest of Kanu in Nairobi, alleged torture
The United Nations has raised eyebrows over the arrest of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu by the Department of State Services (DSS) and his alleged torture while in custody. The UN’s position was contained in its Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and other cruel, inhuman or…
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Yoruba nation, Biafra agitators, Reno Omokri mount massive protest against Buhari in US [Videos]
The Yoruba Nation, Middle Belt; Biafran agitators; ex-aide to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri among other aggrieved Nigerians staged a grand protest against President Muhammadu Buhari-led government on Friday. The protesters also condemned the United Nations’ silence on the self-determination efforts of Nigerians was no longer golden. While addressing the protesters, Omokri listed some…
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Buhari set to address UN General Assembly
President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address 76th Session of the high-level General Debate of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Nigerian leader would deliver his address around 9am (around 2pm Nigerian time) to other world leaders during the morning…
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UNGA: PDP reports Buhari to UN on terrorism, right violations, corruption
As President Muhammadu Buhari is set to address the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Friday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the world body and other democratic institutions to query the president on the role of his administration in the escalation of terrorism, violation of rights,…
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World Peace Day: IPCR calls for non-violent approach to resolution of conflicts
Non-violent approach to resolution of conflicts
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Buhari arrives New York for 76th UN General Assembly (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived New York, United States ahead of the 76th United Nations General Assembly. The president had departed Abuja for New York on Sunday for the UNGA. The theme for this year’s UNGA is, “Building Resilience Through Hope – To Recover from COVID-19, Rebuild Sustainably, Respond to the Needs of the Planet,…
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Work-related accidents, illnesses kill close to 2m people annually – UN warns
Work-related illnesses and injuries kill nearly two million people annually, largely due to long working hours, the UN said Friday, warning that the pandemic was likely to worsen the situation.
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Buhari to address UN General Assembly Sept. 24
Buhari to address UN General Assembly Sept. 24
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UN decries global attacks on schools, says dangerous trend must stop
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday call on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that schools be safe for schooling.