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As we approach the October 1 nationwide peaceful rally, we are succumbing to the tragic evils of dictatorship in a representative democracy. The newest jolt to an angry, divided, and fragile nation is the plan by General Muhammadu Buhari to kill the October 1 peaceful rally.If there’s a single consensus…

SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa. Using photos, text, and video dynamically, the site informs and prompts concerned African citizens and activists globally to act, denouncing officially-sanctioned corruption, the material impoverishment of its citizenry, defilement of…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday made India's strongest pitch yet for a more prominent role in the UN Security Council - the global body's highest decision-making forum, asking "Till when do we have to wait? Till when will India be kept away from the UN's decision-making process?"…

"Canada's vaccine strategy is all about ensuring that Canadians will be able to get a vaccine once it is ready." That was a key takeaway from Wednesday's throne speech, and a disappointment to those who thought the speech might finally chart a clear Canadian path to promoting equitable global access to…

This week’s three new releases include a box set collection from folk-rock duo Richard and Linda Thompson, a belter of a new record by Doves and pianist Igor Levit’s lockdown recitals.Richard and Linda Thompson: Hard Luck Stories (1972-1982) This exhaustive box set (eight CDs or a “big download”) tells the story…

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2019 file photo, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen arrive prior to a campaign rally speech by appear in Minneapolis. Vice President Pence is bringing President Donald Trump's law-and-order campaign message to Minneapolis on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, showing support for law…

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Greece next week in a show of support following high tensions in the Mediterranean with Turkey, the State Department has announced. In his second trip to Greece in less than a year, Pompeo will go both to the northern city of…

Diaspora coalition, Yoruba One Voice (YOV), has assured participants that its October 1 sensitisation rally will be peaceful. YOV, present in 176 countries in six continents, is the umbrella union of over 300 groups of Yoruba descendants in the world. It said the self determination rally: ”Oodua Republic” sensitisation campaign…

New York — With the world focused on fighting the pandemic, a remarkable achievement went largely unnoticed in Africa. A court in Malawi annulled a rigged election and a peaceful rerun ushered into power a popular opposition. In June, the country’s 19 million citizens went back to the polls and…