World Food Programme appeals for $62m for refugees in Uganda
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for 62 million U.S. dollars to deal with the refugee influx in Uganda over the next six months.
Teenage girl sues govt for forcing her to dye her hair black
A Japanese teenager is suing the government of Osaka, saying her public high school repeatedly forced her to dye her naturally-brown hair black or be banned from attending school, local media reported on Friday.
We seek no war but denuclearisation of Korean Peninsula – U.S
Visiting U.S. Secretary of Defence James Mattis said Friday that his country seeks no war, but denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
Kenyan presidential election re-run turnout below 35% – Commission
Results of Kenya’s presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below 35 per cent.
Fight against corruption: Buhari‘ll not disappoint Nigerians – Magu
Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman, Economic and Financial Crime Commission, (EFCC), declared in Abuja on Thursday that President Muhammadu Buhari would not disappoint in the fight against corruption.
As the waiting continues .. GMB as PMB – Kabiru Gwangwazo
This column is a weekly chat. It is RIPPLES. It first appeared in 1990 at The Triumph newspapers, Kano and was later transferred to The PYRAMID, also in Kano in 1993. It is now a weekly chat, God willing on the VANGUARD as from this month of October 2017. Its first outing here was on these pages last Friday.
