Terrorism: CALSER mourns Nigerian troops, asks UN to sanction France, others
The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has grieved with the government and people of Niger Republic over the death of its troops, forthwith calling for a sanction on France and other sponsors of terrorism in Africa. The group made this known at a candlelight procession held at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, on Tuesday night in honour of the slain Nigerian soldiers. The Niger government declared a three-day of national mourning after 89 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base on Thursday. Heavily armed militants invaded an army outpost in Chinagodrar in the country's west,
Group berates UN for doing little in addressing terrorism in Africa
Demands immediate steps against Boko Haram, ISWAP The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has frowned at the United Nations and other international organizations for being relatively mute, without any strict measure to address terrorism in Africa. According to the Centre, the UN is doing little and doing late by not sanctioning countries that promote and watch Boko Haram/ ISWAP spread its ideology of senseless killings across Africa. This was made known at a press briefing on Saturday in Abuja on the “worrisome bid by Boko Haram/ ISWAP to regain relevance from the tacit support enjoyed from unscrupulous
Men Outnumber Women In Nigeria As UN Releases World Population Prospect
The population of the world hits 7.7 billion, the United Nations Population Division said on Monday. According to the World Population Prospect released by the UN on Monday, the medium-variant projection indicates that the global population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 10.9 billion in 2100. The Cable reports that the fine data also shows that males outnumber females in Nigeria, and the world as a whole, negating the popular belief that women outnumber men in the West African country. “The world’s population is projected to grow from 7.7 billion in 2019 to
UN Reports Discredit FG Claim Over Release of Dapchi Girls, War Against Terrorism
- Report says FG paid large ransom to free Dapchi girls -The UN report also reveals how terrorists are being funded. Contrary to the claim by the Nigerian government through the Information Minister Lai Mohammed, the government paid a “large ransom” to free scores of female students kidnapped by the Boko Haram from their school in Dapchi, Yobe State, earlier this year, the United Nations has said. Over 100 girls were kidnapped from the Dapchi school by a Boko Haram faction in February this year with about 105 of them later released by the terrorists. One of them, Leah Sharibu,
