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Afghanistan: Boris Johnson Gives Conditions For Recognition Of Taliban Govt

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Abuja – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party, Boris Johnson has suggested a new government in Afghanistan could be recognised internationally if the Taliban upholds “internationally agreed standards on human rights and inclusivity”. His comments came after the Taliban overthrew the previous government and held a press conference declaring the country an “Islamic Emirate”, rather than a democracy. The prime minister “underlined” in a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan that any move to recognise a Taliban government must “happen on an international, not unilateral basis”, a Downing Street spokesman said. But he suggested there could be a way for the Taliban to win recognition from the international community. “He said any legitimacy of any future Taliban government will be subject to them upholding internationally agreed standards on human rights and inclusivity,” according to a Downing Street statement released following the call. It went on: “The prime minister and prime minister Khan agreed their governments will keep in close contact in the coming days on the evolving situation.” It appears the Taliban …

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From the Pulpit: “Before Our Glory Departs” – Easter Message By Fr Matthew Kukah

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

If a religious leader is afraid to say what is right, what else can his silence mean but that he has taken flight? Hiding behind a wall of silence is like taking flight at the approach of the wolf.Pope St. Gregory the Great (540–604 AD) 1: Easter Sunday is here again. But first, let us step back to Friday. Good Friday was a Kairos moment for the beleaguered followers of Jesus, a defining moment that separated truth from falsehood and light from darkness. At Golgotha, Jesus remained silent when the first thief taunted Him, and when bystanders scornfully asked him to demonstrate His divine powers by coming down from the cross. Everything about Christ–the prophecies of His birth, His life on earth, the miracles He performed, the sermons He preached, His torture and subsequent death–now hung languidly on a wooden cross on the hill of Golgotha. There were two types of persons at Golgotha: observers and waiters. The observers had two characteristics, derision and curiosity. The waiters were characterised by hope, fear, and anxiety. Both sides watched and waited with …

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Anti-coup Protests Continue In Myanmar As UN Urged To Hear ‘Pleas’

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Myanmar has been in uproar since a February 1 putsch ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu KyiMyanmar has been in uproar since a February 1 putsch ousting civilian leader Aung San Suu KyiThe death toll from Myanmar’s protests is at least 55, according to the United NationsThe death toll from Myanmar’s protests is at least 55, according to the United NationsAnti-coup demonstrators returned to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation’s “desperate pleas” and take swift action to restore democracy. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 putsch ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power, triggering a massive uprising from hundreds of thousands angered to be returned to military rule. Security forces have escalated an increasingly brutal crackdown on demonstrators — killing more than 50 people since the coup — but protesters rallied again on Saturday. From the dusty roads of northern Lashio — where young protesters stared down police behind homemade shields — to central Loikaw city in view of Myanmar’s …

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The Obigbo Killings

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Obi Nwakanma Abuja (Precise Post) – Last week, US SEAL Team 6 sneaked into Nigeria under the cover of darkness, and rescued an American citizen, Philip Walton, held in the north of Nigeria after he was kidnapped from Niger Republic. It was a precise and clinical operation. The US Commando team viciously decommissioned and terminated six armed men and took the American without harm. US President Donald Trump quickly announced this with glee to the world. The Nigerian authorities, too shame-faced to utter a word, have remained silent, about how a foreign Army could operate in Nigeria without let, and the Nigerian military and intelligence services only got to know after the facts. Two principal issues are very important here and they really raise the question of whether Nigeria is actually still a sovereign country, or whether it is just the last husk of a failed nation rapidly devouring itself from inside-out. The first important question raised by this American rescue operation is, where were the Nigerian National Defence Forces – The Army, the Navy, the Airforce and the …

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Shehu Sani Drums Support for ASUU’s Struggle, Says It’s Legitimate

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Chris Udochukwu Abuja (Precise Post) – Senator Shehu Sani has called on all Nigerians to support the struggle by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), saying that it is legitimate and morally right. The Comrade Senator who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial district at the 8th senate said the nation is blessed with enough resources to attend to its educational needs if judiciously applied. Shehu Sani who stressing that public education deserves as much funding as politics and elections, disclosed this when he took to his twitter handle account @ShehuSani tweeted thus:

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Malami Confers Legitimacy on 17–man Opposition Assembly, Urges IGP to Provide Security

August 7, 2020August 7, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

By Our Reporter Recall that in a dramatic move on Thursday, 14 elected members that Obaseki blocked for more than a year from taking their seats, met, along with three others who were part of Obaseki’s 10 to set a new course for the legislatures. Victor Edoror takes the oath as new Speaker of Edo House of Assembly They impeached Frank Okiye, who had earned speakership with a minority nine other members and appointed a new speaker, Victor Edoror and other officials. To confer legitimacy on themselves, they were received by the Edo state commissioner of Police, who had since accorded them the security protection of the state. Now a letter has leaked, in which the Justice Minister and Attorney-general, Abubakar Malami, gave the police the legal authority to protect the legislators. Malami in the letter, ordered the Inspector General of Police to provide security for the 17 Edo All Progressives Congress lawmakers who impeached Okiye and his new deputy. Malami said the security measure was to prevent breakdown of law and order. He said the directive became necessary following …

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APC Be Wary, Oshiomhole’s Chairmanship Lacks Legitimacy – Idahosa Warns

January 26, 2020January 26, 2020 - by Editor - Leave a Comment

Abuja (Precise Post) – All Progressives Congress (APC), Chieftain, Hon Charles Idahosa, has warned his party of the risk involved in allowing the former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to be acting as the national chairman after he has been suspended at the ward level, informing that he has no legal authority to function as National Chairman of the APC. Speaking with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital, Idahosa said Oshiomhole having been suspended by his ward, can no longer flaunt himself as the legitimate chairman of the party at the national level. Idahosa, who is a former political adviser to Oshiomhole, noted that any action taken by the embattled national chairman is null and void because it is an illegality. According to him, “First and foremost, irrespective of your position, you are a member of the party and as President Muhammadu Buhari said in his speech when the Caucus met; It is bottom-up. You have to be relevant in your unit, ward, local government and state level before you can go to Abuja to claim …