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Niger’s president blames explosive birth rate on ‘a misreading of Islam’

A misreading of Islam led to Niger’s explosive birth rate, hampering the country’s fight to adapt to the climate crisis and preserve its shrinking resources, the country’s president has said.

This nexus of issues is likely to have an increasingly direct impact on European politics, said Mahamadou Issoufou, who warned warned that migration may exceed the levels it reached during the second world war.

“Everything is connected in a global village. As they say, a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil and there can be a tornado in Houston,” said Issoufou, who has been feted by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel as one of Africa’s most articulate leaders.

Issoufou claims he has been slowly driving down his country’s birth rate of more than seven children per woman, the highest birth rate in the world for the past decade.

He told the Guardian: “Before Islam came, women used to be married at the age of 18 but, due to a misreading of Islam, young women were having babies at the age of 12 or 13. But what does the Qur’an say? If an educated person reads the Qur’an, it talks about responsible parenthood. Islam says you should only have children if you can take good care of them and properly educate them.

“Schools need to educate young girls because we do not want them having children at 12 or 13. Ideally, we want to keep them in school as long as possible, until age 18. This is something new to us.”
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Saudi Arabia had allowed the additional facilities of getting the e-visa to 49 nationalities from Europe, Asia and America.
My question is; where is Africa and the religion MAKAWOS?

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By Okaz/Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — Saudi Arabia, which had begun granting tourist visas to all wishing to visit the Kingdom’s regions from different parts of the world recently, have announced further relaxations to the rules governing the issuance of the tourist visa.

The earlier stipulation was that tourist visas could be obtained from the Saudi missions in their countries, but had allowed the additional facilities of getting the e-visa to 49 nationalities from Europe, Asia and America.

In addition nationals from these 49 countries could avail the facility of getting a visa on arrival. On Friday, Saudi Arabia said nationals of other countries too could use the online facility and get a visa on arrival if they fulfill one condition.

These nationals should hold a commercial or a tourist visa issued by the USA or the UK or countries granting Schengen visas.

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) had announced the launch of the tourist visa while simultaneously marking the World Tourism Day.

According to the SCTH, tourist visas will be issued on a one-year, multiple-entry basis, allowing tourists to spend up to 90 days in the country.

It had earlier restricted the visas to be issued manually via the Kingdom’s missions and electronically without preconditions (e-visas) or upon arrival in the Kingdom during the admissions process (visa on arrival) for 49 nationalities from Europe, Asia and America.

The new tourist visa allows for those wishing to visit the Kingdom to discover its landmarks any time throughout the year.

Among the most important features of the Saudi tourist visa, is that the visa holder can benefit from it in performing Umrah.

In addition, a male relative need not accompany women, except during the Haj season, and there is no need for a sponsor to visit the Kingdom, as required for work visas.

Previously, the work visit and Haj visas were the main non-immigrant visa options for travel to the Kingdom.

The granting of tourist visas comes within the Kingdom’s plan to create one million jobs and reach 100 million tourists by the year 2030.

The new tourist visa program marks a significant transformation for the Kingdom and is in line with Vision 2030, its flagship initiative to diversify its economy and reduce its dependence on oil revenue.

The ambassador of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Gerald Lawless said that the Saudi decision would raise the Kingdom’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 3 to 4 percent because the world tourism market is growing at a rate exceeding 5 percent annually.

The announcement of the Saudi tourist visa, also witnessed the signing of contracts in the fields of real estate, food, utilities and services, worth over SR100 billion.

The representative of the Triple Five Group conglomerate Christos Marafatsos said the announcement of the Saudi tourist visa is important news for tourism companies in the world. The Saudi market provides a big opportunity and opening it to 49 nationalities makes the Saudi market one of the best destinations.

FG budgets N9bn to maintain, purchase generators
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The agency of the government with the largest single budget for generators is the Nigerian Army which set aside N518.3m for fuelling of generators alone while no amount was earmarked for maintenance.
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A woman has been sued for criminal trespass after she jumped over a zoo security fence just to perform a dance stunt before a lion.

The unidentified visitor managed to get into the African lion exhibit at the Bronx Zoo in New York, and paraded in front of one of a lion, Yahoo News has reported.

The lion watched as the woman danced and greeted him, even as bystanders watched on.

Britain will leave EU by Oct 31 ‘come what may’ —Johnson
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Johnson said an alternative to a “compromise for both sides” — which included no customs checks “at or near” the Northern Irish border — was for Britain to leave without a deal, “an outcome for which we are ready”.

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Konji na shege

A federal judge in New York City has denied bail to R&B singer R. Kelly in his sex-abuse case. Kelly didn’t attend the hearing on Wednesday on a defence motion asking for his release on bond. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly agreed with prosecutors that he’s a flight risk and a potential threat to witnesses. He remains detained in Chicago, where he faces related charges.

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https://www.vanguardngr.com/2019/10/judge-denies-bail-for-r-kelly-in-nyc-sex-abuse-case/

Six times Buhari has disobeyed court orders
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From unlawful imprisonment to outright refusal to obey court directives, below are some of the instance where the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has erred.


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19 pregnant women, four kids rescued from Lagos baby factory
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“The young women were tricked with employment as domestic workers in Lagos and abducted by the suspects for the purpose of getting them pregnant and selling their babies for between N300,000 and N500,000, depending on the sex.”--Police

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SSS arrests Nigerian activist, Author of ‘we are all Biafrans,’ Chido Onumah

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Staff of Chinese enterprises joined local residents in doing monthly community work "CDS" contributing to the development of local community.

VIDEO: ‘This is a lawless country’, Sowore says in struggle with security operatives

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

An alleged SARS officer (name withheld) was spotted posing in a shabby outfit, Nigerians react.

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LISBON (AP) - A Portuguese court has convicted an elderly British couple of drug trafficking after police apprehended them on a cruise ship with 9 kg of cocaine hidden in their suitcases.

The court sentenced the pair, who are in their 70s, to eight years in prison.

Their lawyer, Susana Paisana, says she will consider appealing Thursday's (Sept 26) verdict.

Police arrested the couple last December in Lisbon, following contacts with Britain's National Crime Agency.

Officers searched the couple's cabin after their cruise ship from the Caribbean to Europe docked in Lisbon. They said they found cocaine with a street value in Portugal of around 300,000 euros (S$500,000) in four suitcases.

The couple reportedly told the court they had been duped into taking the suitcases by a Jamaican man.

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/elderly-british-couple-convicted-of-smuggling-cocaine-in-portugal

Police raid Kaduna home, free 300 people in chains
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The children were said to have confessed to being abused homosexually. Some of the others were said to have been subjected to daily recitation of the Holy Quran and prayers with torture.

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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday ruled out negotiations with the United States unless the latter lifts sanctions on his country first.

Rescue efforts are underway after a 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan, leaving 21 people dead and over 320 injured.

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Correction: it's MNK (Mazi Nnamdi Kanu)

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BOMB SCARE IN MANCHESTER AIRPORT, UK

Bomb disposal officers carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package at Manchester Airport on Monday, police said, adding a man had been detained by officers at the scene.

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Russia is developing the sixth-generation fighter, which will be unmanned, even faster, more maneuverable and less detectable than its predecessors.

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-09/23/c_138415900.htm

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Iran issues ‘battlefield’ warning as US deploys troops
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“We’ve stood tall for the past 40 years and if the enemy makes a mistake, it will certainly receive a crushing response,” Brigadier General Amirali Hajizadeh said.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY

Shatta Bandle visits Paul PSquare in his Lagos residence.

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Eighty-seven-year-old Olabode Ogunlana, a chartered insurance practitioner, former Managing Director, National Insurance Corporation of Nigeria, and Founder, Standard Chartered Insurance Brokers, shares his life experience with SIMON UTEBOR.

I stopped wearing suits 44 years ago to promote Yoruba culture – Ogunlana
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"It is good to know your past because, in this part of the world, people do not realise the importance of the trinity of time. Without yesterday, today could never have come into being and tomorrow won’t come."--Ogunlana

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