Author: Prima News

“The structures that have sustained persecution for years have not been dismantled, nor have State policies been announced to begin that process”, the International Fact-Finding Mission for Venezuela said in a statement released on Wednesday.The mission was set up to assess alleged human rights violations in Venezuela committed since 2014. Since Maduro’s seizure on 3 January, the Human Rights Council-appointed investigators have received reports of at least 87 new politically motivated detentions, indicating that the practice of silencing dissent persists under the current Government.“New instances of human rights violations are a sober reminder that the extensive legal and institutional machinery that…

Old boys of St. Joseph’s College, Ondo, will on March 19 launch a drive to raise N100m to support the development of their alma mater. The endowment fund launch is part of the line-up of events from March 18 to 22 to mark the anniversary. St. Joseph’s College, Ondo, was founded in 1956 by the De La Salle Brothers. Speaking ahead of the endowment fund launch, the outgoing President of the institution’s National Old Boys Association, Dr Olusola Akinniyi, said the fund will be used annually to support teachers’ welfare, equip laboratories and provide scholarships for indigent students. While noting…

And then there were two: Of the original 11 co-founders who kickstarted xAI with Elon Musk three years ago, only two remain as the deep learning lab continues a personnel overhaul to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI. That rebuilding, insists Musk, is by design. “xAI was not built right first time around, so is being rebuilt from the foundations up,” Musk said Thursday on his social media platform, X. By most measures, it isn’t going all that smoothly. The most immediate pressure is competitive. This week, xAI co-founders Zihang Dai and Guodong Zhang left the outfit after Musk complained that…

AGRA has opened applications for 2026 WAYA Awards to honour women transforming Africa’s Agrifood Systems.   NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa has celebrated the role of women driving Africa’s agrifood transformation while officially opening applications for the 2026 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA).   The announcement was made during an event organised by AGRA through its VALUE4HER initiative to mark International Women’s Day in Maputo, Mozambique.   The gathering, held at the Joaquim Chissano International Conference Center, brought together women agripreneurs, policymakers, and development partners to celebrate women advancing inclusive agricultural…

President Bola Tinubu has urged media executives to extend the same level of scrutiny they apply to his administration to states and local governments, which, he argued, now enjoy greater financial autonomy under his reformed federalism. The President made the appeal on Friday night while hosting media proprietors and executives at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. “We’ve opened up the principle of federalism to the extent that local governments are now getting their money. But how they use it is in your hand, so don’t bombard me alone. “Look at local government too, and equally, the sub-national,” Tinubu stated.…

Governor Uba Sani has been pursuing policies that place the farmer at the centre of development, making him the architect of Kaduna State’s agricultural transformation. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Murtala Mohammed Dabo made this remark at the flag off of the distribution of livestock support packages to 5,000 cooperative groups on Thursday. In his welcome address, Mr Dabo said that Governor Sani ‘’has shown unmatched commitment to transforming agriculture from a means of subsistence into a true engine of growth.’’ According to the commissioner, this transformation is the paradigm shift ‘’that creates jobs, generates wealth, and sustains livelihoods across our…

A baby boy has become the first child in the United Kingdom to be born after his mother received a womb transplant from a deceased donor, marking a significant development in reproductive medicine. According to BBC on Tuesday, the baby, Hugo, was delivered just before Christmas 2025 at Queen Charlotte’s and Chelsea Hospital in west London, weighing nearly 7lbs. His mother, Grace Bell, who is in her 30s, was born without a functioning womb due to Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome — a condition that affects about one in 5,000 women in the UK. Although she has normal ovaries, she does not…

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has honoured Akwa Ibom teenage athlete, Jacinta Lawrence Andrew, with a cash reward of ₦3 million after naming her the Outstanding Junior Athlete of 2025. The presentation took place on Friday, March 13, 2026, at her school, Community Secondary Commercial School, Ibiaku Itam, in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, shortly after school hours. Officials of the National Sports Commission flew in from Abuja for the ceremony, which was attended by the Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Sports, Elder Paul Bassey, who was represented by the Director of Coaching in the Ministry of…

Veteran Nigerian gospel music icon, Toun Soetan, has died at the age of 73. Her death was confirmed on Friday by gospel comedian Woli Agba in a post shared on social media. Announcing the development, he wrote, “The message remained the same. The lifestyle remained that which glorifies Jesus. Your transition into Glory to meet The Lord Jesus happened today. “Our dear Legendary Mummy Toun Soetan… Mummy, sing with the Angels. Mummy, wow, goodnight. May God be with our beloved daddy and the family.” Gospel musician Peter Olaniyi also confirmed the death, describing the late singer as a legend in…

Members of the Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine, an independent probe into Russia’s full-scale invasion which presented its latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva, said that they have verified the deportation and transfer of 1,205 children from Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine to Russia or to other occupied areas in Ukraine. “Based on new evidence, the Commission has now concluded that the Russian authorities committed two types of crimes against humanity: deportation and forcible transfer of children, as well as their enforced disappearance,” said the commission’s chair, Erik Møse.8 in 10 kids not returnedCommissioner Pablo de Greiff told…