Today, a prophet is recognized by his own people
JAN 3, 2021
Pictures, they say, sometimes speak louder than words. To some extent, that might be true. It is just as these colourful pictures captured the vibrancy of the chieftaincy title-taking ceremony of Professor Kingsley Chiedu Ayodele Moghalu, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2009-2014) and Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) during the 2019 presidential elections. The event took place in his native Nnewi Community on Monday 28 December 2020.
Professor Moghalu was conferred with the traditional title of “Ifek’ego” – meaning “Greater than Money” – by the traditional ruler of the Ancient Kingdom of Nnewi, HRH Igwe Dr. Kenneth Orizu III at the Igwe’s 57th annual Ofala celebration. The Igwe celebrated the Ofala on his 95th birthday anniversary and used the opportunity to honour a few indigenes of the community who distinguished themselves in various disciplines. Professor
More than 100 UK MPs want intervention in The Gambia’s Rohingya genocide case
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More than 100 UK MPs have called on the British government to make an intervention supporting The Gambia s Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), as human rights violations against the Rohingyas continue. Ending impunity is essential not only to ensure justice and uphold international law, but also to deter further international crimes by the military in Myanmar, according to a letter to the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Dominic Raab MP, issued on December 17.
Rohingya Genocide Case: 104 UK MPs urge govt to support it Diplomatic Correspondent Diplomatic Correspondent
More than 100 UK MPs have called on the British government to support The Gambia s Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as human rights violations against the Rohingyas continue. Ending impunity is essential not only to ensure justice and uphold international law, but also to deter further international crimes by the military in Myanmar, according to a letter to UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Dominic Raab MP, issued on Thursday.
Rushanara Ali and Jeremy Hunt, co-chairs of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Rights of the Rohingya, signed the letter on behalf of 104 lawmakers.