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Insecurity: 120 groups, activists call for protests, boycott of Democracy Day activities The coalition called on Nigerians to join series of mass action across the country on May 26 to register their displeasure about the countrys state of insecurity. ADVERTISEMENT A coalition of over 120 civil society organisations and activists has called on Nigerians to join series of mass actions in different parts of Nigeria on May 26 to register their displeasure about the worsening state of insecurity in...

*Call for nationwide mass action from May 26 Gboyega Akinsanmi No fewer than 128 civil society organisations (CSOs) under the aegis of Joint Action Civil Society Coalition/Nigerian Mourns Sunday said almost 2,000 fatalities were recorded between January and March due to the rising spate of armed attacks, banditry and insurgencies across the federation. With these increasing atrocious incidents nationwide, the coalition challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and 36 state governors to rise up to t...

Caroline told the Gazette: “Last week we emailed all the schools in Basingstoke our flyer to show that we are here if they need us. We went from preparing around 10 to 15 boxes a week in Basingstoke up to almost 100 in the last seven days. Which clearly shows there is a need for these products and that period poverty is an issue in Basingstoke. "Of the boxes that we have done this week I’d say around 60 per cent of those have also asked for products for their daughters as well as for th...

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Helping hands: Sister duo in Bihar cook and deliver free food to covid patients Neelima and her mother Kundan ensures the Covid-safe packaging of the food items. She also takes care of her sisters two-month-old baby.  Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Anupama Singh, and Neelima Singh have been delivering free food packets to covid-infected patients who are self isolating in their homes. (Photo | Special arrangement) Express News Service At a time when the country is reeling under the second wa...

MP Shakeel Shabir Talks Marriage to ‘Bukusu Darling’, Hate From Fellow Asians, Quadruplets Kisumu East MP Shakeel Shabir went against the grain and married a Kenyan woman, which cost him some of his Asian friends. Before marrying his Bukusu darling, Shakeel was married to an Asian woman who asked to leave the marriage because she did not want to be in a polygamous union. The father of six spoke to  The Nairobian about his intermarriage, his strained relationships with fellow Asians and mor...

Kisumu East MP Shakeel Shabir went against cultural orientation and married an African woman. He speaks to The Nairobian about his relationship with Asians and why his kids speak five languages. You have this irresistible chemistry with your Bukusu darling. Clearly, you two are so in love. Match made in heaven, perhaps? How did you two meet ? I met my girl in 2002 when I was Kisumu mayor. We shared an office, got to know each other, and later begun to date till 2013 when I married her. I paid...

260 Faith, Labor and Development Groups Press IMF, G20 and White House on COVID Response 260 Faith, Labor and Development Groups Press IMF, G20 and White House on COVID Response April 07, 2021 Ahead of Spring IMF and World Bank Meetings, Worlds Largest Unions, Human Rights Groups, Environmental and Religious Institutions Call for Aid, Debt Relief, Access to Emergency Reserves and Climate Protections  Washington DC – As G20, IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings convene virtually on global COVI...

AMBITIOUS bright young things asked some big questions about the future. Children at The Valley Primary School in Astley Bridge pictured themselves 20 years down the line and the future really is looking bright ­— for the pupils have big aspirations. The school took part in a Big Me Day, where every child, including nursery children, dressed up as the person they would like to be in the future. And the school was filled with young doctors, scientists, fashion designers, chefs, stylis...

AMBITIOUS bright young things asked some big questions about the future. Children at The Valley Primary School in Astley Bridge pictured themselves 20 years down the line and the future really is looking bright ­— for the pupils have big aspirations. The school took part in a Big Me Day, where every child, including nursery children, dressed up as the person they would like to be in the future. And the school was filled with young doctors, scientists, fashion designers, chefs, stylis...