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72nd United Nations General Assembly: The Highlights “You reaffirmed your commitment to the UN and to each other. You said we are stronger together, in a system based on dialogue and multi- literal-ism , and you stressed that any alternative would risk repeating the mistakes of history, but that is part of the package. It is your right to do this. And regardless of size, or population, or economy, all delegations have access to the same platform, for the same amount of time. They can speak freely, without censorship, we addressed many challenges over the past week. You talked about their impact on the countries of the world. Importantly, you also talked about their impact on people. We heard about people running from gunshots – or the force of exploding bombs. People living for a week on the same amount some of us spend on a cup of coffee, people forced to make the decision between risking their lives to stay, or risking their lives to flee. People wondering when the next hurri...

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE: Building Blocks for Peace in Libya & Syria. The International Day of Peace which is also referred to as World Peace Day is observed on the 21 st of September every year. It is dedicated to world peace and specifically the absence of war and violence, which might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone for humanitarian aid access. (Source: Wikipedia.com). In 1981, The United Nations General Assembly declared in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica, the International Day of Peace, to be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace. The date initially chosen was the regular opening day of the annual sessions of the General Assembly, the 3 rd Tuesday in September. Tuesday, 21 st September 1982 was the first observance of the International Day of Peace themed; ‘ Right to peace of people’ . According to the Encarta Encyclopaedia, The United Nations has three prim...

MY TAKE ON THE RENEWED AGITATION FOR BIAFRA AND SUGGESTED SOLUTION “What does a yoruba boy know about biafra?” - (Edward A. Imasuen referring to my first article on the same topic titled - "45 Years After the Civil War: There Was Never a Country"(http://shegzsablezs.blogspot.com.ng/2017/09/45-years-after-civil-war-there-was.html)) (January 2015) COURT BANS IPOB - THE VANGUARD NEWSPAPER'S FRONTPAGE - YESTERDAY, 21st SEPTEMBER 2017. Efforts of the Federal Government to declare the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a terrorist organization and proscribe its activities, yesterday, bore fruits. A Federal High Court in Abuja granted an order declaring the activities of IPOB as "acts of terrorism and illegality." The order, which followed an ex-prate motion filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, in suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/871?2017, also proscribed the existence of IPOB throughout Nigeria, with attention paid to th...