The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, has said 64.8 per cent of the African population cannot afford a healthy diet.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, has said 64.8 per cent of the African population cannot afford a healthy diet.
According to the UN, the figure in Asia was 35.1 per cent; in Latin America and the Caribbean, 27.7 per cent; in Oceania 20.1 per cent; and in Northern America and Europe, 4.8 per cent. Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has said that the government would ensure that justice prevails in the killing of a teenager by a soldier during protest in Zaria. The governor in a statement said he sent a high-powered delegation made up of top government officials and heads of security agencies to condole with the family…
An Ondo State Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Igbokoda has sentenced the Baale of Ebute Ipare Community in Ilaje Local Council Area of the state An Indonesian man is facing trial after he allegedly killed his neighbour following persistent ridicule of him being single and unmarried, police reported on Tuesday. Parlindungan Siregar, 45, attacked Asgim Irianto, 60, with a wooden object on July 29 in Tapanuli Selatan, northern Sumatra, said Assistant Police Commissioner Maria Marpaung. "He was determined to beat…
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