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Banky W Meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon

David Folami — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:46:18 +0000

Nigerian singer, Banky W is elated! The singer met the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon on “So guess who was sitting in front of me on the plane from SA? Ban Ki-moon x Ban ky-W (He’s the nicest guy),” he captioned it. Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean statesman and politician who is the [...]

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Going Places: An Overview of Girls’ Education in Ghana

AMA — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 10:49:10 +0000

Filmmaker: Brian Tilley “Study after study has taught us that there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women,” Kofi Annan, the then UN Secretary General said at a keynote address in 2004. Thanks to a huge global push, there are now more girls enrolled in [...]

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#Africa > Military coup protesters killed in Burkina Faso

AMA — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:05:10 +0000

Not less than three people have been killed and 60 injured during street clashes in Burkina Faso’s capital as protesters demonstrated against a military coup, a senior source in the main hospital has said. Witnesses said that soldiers fired warning shots on Thursday to disperse crowds gathering in the streets of Ouagadougou, who responded by [...]

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#Documentary > Scorecard Rwanda

AMA — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 11:45:04 +0000

“[Sport] is a powerful tool for progress and for development,” according to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. In post-genocide Rwanda, Felicite Rwemalika’s work is an embodiment of this idea. She has forged opportunities which have brought increased wealth and skills to women and their families – all by getting women to play football. Rwemalika used to [...]

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Help FG Recover Our Stolen Funds, Sultan Tells UN Secretary-General | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 15:30:16 +0000

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, has urged the United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, to assist Nigeria in recovering its stolen money that were stashed in foreign countries. The Sultan noted that the millions of dollars stolen from Nigeria were needed for the development of the country, pleading with the world [...]

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Arrives Nigeria On A Two-day Working Visit | #Nigeria

Wale Adebayo — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 21:30:42 +0000

The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon arrived Nigeria for a two-day official visit. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 4.15p.m. on 23rd August and was received by Amb. Bulus Lolo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The UN Resident Coordinator, Daouda Toure, UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Oshotimehin and Special Representative of UN [...]

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