Author: Oraka Onome

1,213 Nigerians Repatriated From Libya In First Quarter Of 2018

Since the fall of Libya’s Dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, rivaling factions have fought for control and legitimacy over the government, leaving the country in chaos. This governmental power vacuum has been exploited by smugglers and traffickers who made  huge profits in the trading of humans. With a 1, 100-mile

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Is Voluntary Pledge Enough? 42 UK Companies Sign Pledge To Reduce Use Of Plastic

UK supermarkets and food companies have launched a voluntary pledge to reduce plastic packaging. Already, about 42 businesses, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrison’s, Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose, have signed up to support the UK Plastics Pact—an industry-wide initiative launched by sustainability body WRAP, which aims to transform packaging, reduce avoidable plastic

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Boko Haram Insurgency: Over 1000 Children Abducted Since 2013

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday that over 1,000 children have been abducted by the Boko Haram insurgent group from northeastern Nigeria since 2013. This includes the 276 girls forcibly taken from their secondary school dormitories in Chibok, Borno State by the insurgents in 2014. In a

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Tears At Easter As Multiple Suicide Bombers Attack Maiduguri

No fewer than 25 persons lost their lives while 84 others were injured in a suicide attack by the terrorist group in Borno State on Easter Sunday. The attack was launched at a wedding ceremony in Jere Local Government Area, leading to a high casualty rate. The terrorist had attempted

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