Mobility in the time of Covid-19

HUMAN MOBILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: PRINCIPLES OF PROTECTION FOR MIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS In responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, many States have taken harsh and unprecedented measures against migrants, refugees, and other displaced persons. Actions taken to control and prevent the spread of the virus and to ameliorate the…

April 28, 20200Comments

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Opinion

African elections and COVID-19: A crisis of legitimacy

‘The combination of a pandemic and emergencies is lethal to both campaigning and competitive politics.’ By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Confronted, in COVID-19, with a foe they cannot bribe, detain, or shoot, African governments across the continent find themselves desperately short of options. Despite ample notice about the arrival of the coronavirus, Africa’s governments did little…

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Fine dining

LA Times Critic Delights in the Nigerian Flavors of a Mid-City Newcomer

Plus Pikoh misses the mark, and more talk of the Magic Castleby By Farley Elliott Los Angeles Times co-critic Bill Addison has been diligently spreading around his restaurant reviews over the past few months, jumping from high-end places like Spago to Shanghaiese food in the San Gabriel Valley. This week’s offering is a smallish Nigerian spot off Pico and La…

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Features

Coronavirus: 38 days when Britain sleepwalked into disaster

Boris Johnson skipped five Cobra meetings on the virus, calls to order protective gear were ignored and scientists’ warnings fell on deaf ears. Failings in February may have cost thousands of lives On the fourth Friday of January a silent and stealthy killer was creeping across the world. Passing from person to person and borne…

April 28, 20200Comments

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Features

Customs did not invite us to test Oyo, Ondo rice – NAFDAC

Contrary to claims made by the Humanitarian Affairs minister, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk., the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday said it did not conduct any test on the rice distributed to some South-West states by the Nigeria Customs as COVID-19 palliative. The Oyo State government a few days…

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Features

Kano Mystery Deaths: Kwankwaso writes Buhari

*Accuses Kano Governor of laxity *Demands inquiry to cause of death of elderly in the state *Asks for 10 additional NCDC centers in Kano By Malachy Uzendu Former Governor of Kano State Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has tongue lashed the incumbent governor of the state, Alhaji Umar Ganduje, accusing him of laxity in the deaths…

April 28, 20200Comments

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News

Appointing a female Chief of Staff will certainly elevate President Buhari – Gender Experts

As behind the scene jostling continues in the on-going tussle and quest for a new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Presidency sources have tipped Dr. Hajo Sani, OON as the next replacement to the late Mallam Abba Kyari. Meanwhile gender experts have said appointing a female to the role will be a ground-breaking,…

April 28, 2020269Comments

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Features

Africa does not need saving during this pandemic

A health worker checks the temperature of a traveller as part of the coronavirus screening procedure at the Kotoka Airport in Accra, Ghana on January 30, 2020 [File: Reuters/Francis Kokoroko] By Robtel Neajai Pailey In fact, Africa and the Global South can teach the rest some lessons. It was inevitable that racism would rear its…

April 16, 20203Comments

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Features

Kogi Commissioner—Danga Allegedly Abduct, Brutalise, Rape Lady, Did Porn With Her [video]

A serving commissioner in Kogi State, Honourable Abudulmumuni Danga has been accused of abducting a lady, Queen NiNa, from Okene, took her to Lokoja, the state capital, assaulted her physically, made a pornography of her under duress while raping her. The victim reportedly called Honourable Danga out via a post on social media accusing him…

April 7, 20200Comments

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Features

Inside the coronavirus testing failure: Alarm and dismay among the scientists who sought to help

A technician transfers a sample to a tube for coronavirus testing at a lab in Seattle on March 27. (Jovelle Tamayo for The Washington Post)By Shawn Boburg, Robert O'Harrow Jr., Neena Satija and Amy Goldstein On a Jan. 15 conference call, a leading scientist at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention assured local and state public health…

April 6, 202039Comments

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