Pope, on Iraq visit, decries violence in the name of God as ‘greatest blasphemy’
Pope Francis walked down a narrow alleyway in the holy city of Najav to hold a historic meeting with Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric and visited the birthplace of the Prophet…
Nigeria’s production compliance under focus as OPEC+ group meets
OPEC oil producers and allies such as Russia, a grouping dubbed OPEC+, meets on Wednesday to review compliance with oil cuts meant to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic….
El-Zakzaky: 184 doctors from Iran, India, Iraq, others write Buhari
A group of 184 doctors from Pakistan, India, Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq in an open letter to the President of the Republic of Nigeria, Mr. Muhammadu Buhari, demanded…
New World abortion map shows “overwhelming” trend towards liberalisation
A new world map of abortion laws shows an “overwhelming” trend towards liberalisation, reproductive health experts said on Tuesday, despite a flurry of restrictions passed by U.S. states. But the…
Terrorism Financing: EU Includes Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria to Dirty-money Blacklist
The European Commission has added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations that pose a threat because of lax controls on terrorism financing and…
The World Failed to Protect Children in Conflict in Nigeria, 14 Other Countries in 2018-UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has accused the Boko Haram terrorists’ factions of carrying out grave atrocities against children in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin region…
End death penalty now, UN chief urges member countries
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on member States to put an immediate end to sentencing criminals to death. Guterres, in a statement marking…
Migrant death soars in Mediterranean: 1,600 deaths in 8 months
Crossing the central Mediterranean has become more treacherous than ever for migrants trying to reach Europe, with one in 18 dying or going missing during the voyage – more than…
Nigerians among 300,000 migrants now employed in Germany
Germany’s labour agency says efforts to integrate refugees in the country’s labour market are progressing well, with more than 300,000 people from eight main countries of origin in work by…
12 Islamic State militants killed in operation in central Iraq
Twelve Islamic State (IS) militants were killed during an overnight operation to hunt down the extremist militants in Iraq’s Central Province of Salahudin, a Provincial Security Source said on Friday….