NEWS INTERNATIONAL

Nobel Peace Prize to European Union criticized in view of Gypsy apartheid

Hindu statesman Rajan Zed has strongly criticized awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to European Union (EU), calling it highly “illogical and irrational” in view of continuing apartheid conditions of its about 15-million Roma (Gypsy) populace.

OPINION

RE: ACHEBE's MEMOIRS, "THERE WAS A COUNTRY: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF BIAFRA" ...BIAFRAN WAR OF 1967-1970

As a writer, my literary idol is late Professor Ola Rotimi followed by Ngugi Wa Thiong O. Aside from the two, Chinua Achebe is the one I hold dearest in literature. I am in love with the writings of that genius of a man!

OPINION

Beyond  religion & culture: Spiritual musings

By  Odimegwu Onwumere

Spiritual Musings 1: A changemaker in any field should always expect attacks from those who are diehard to the old order s/he wants to establish a new order upon. Spiritual Musings 2: Many men had been rulers of their different republics, which wasn't by their abilities, but the orchestration of somewhat interested Capitalists, and the rulers behaved like a Prince who is a newcomer to his dukedom

PRESS RELEASE

Group welcomes Vienna centre for inter-religious dialogue

 

Hindus have termed “The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue”; reportedly set to open in Vienna (Austria) on November 26, “a step in the right direction”.

LIFESTYLE

My life in Europe
By Itopa Tersoo

Itopa Tersoo

In 2009 I gained admission into the International Business School Budapest, Hungary, where I’m still currently studying International Business relation. It took me a while to get the visa into the country even though I had been admitted into school already.

PRESS RELEASE

Redefining the concept of philanthropy  

According to the book Deuteronomy chapter 8 verse 18, ‘But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth...”, Prince Tonye Princewill the man who has redefined the concept of philanthropy in Rivers State by his magnanimity in assisting the less privileged may have picked his famous statement articulated in some of his billboards...

NEWS FEATURE

African brother stabs African brother in Vienna

By Uzoma Ahamefule

Out of kindness and brotherhood, Johnson Daniel who is an asylum seeker from Liberia nearly lost his life in a very painful manner in Vienna, Austria. The way he narrated how he had cheated death was like one of those fairy tales called "Tale by Moonlight", or what one read and saw on television that happened during the Liberian war on the streets of Monrovia.

NEWS INTERNATIONAL

Bakassi: Nigeria won't appeal 

 



THE Nigerian Federal Government yesterday finally decided that it would not appeal the 2002 Bakassi judgment. In a statement it released at 11.30pm yesterday and signed by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, the Federal Government stated that the firm of international legal practitioners it hired to advise on the merits and demerits of the case for revision " after considering all the materials that were placed at its disposal against the requirements of Article 61 of the ICJ Statute came to the reasoned conclusion that "an application for a review is virtually bound to fail" and that "a failed application will be diplomatically damaging to Nigeria".

NEWS & REPORTS

Ivory Coast reopens Ghana borders

Ivory Coast is to reopen its land and maritime borders with Ghana, more than two weeks after they were shut following a deadly cross-border attack.

PRESS RELEASE

“European Roma Pride 2012” supported

Rajan Zed

Hindus have extended support to “European Roma Pride 2012” which reportedly will be organized in major cities of about 15 European countries on October 7.

NEWS & REPORTS

Tripoli in a siege 
 
TRIPOLI (AFP) - Libyan efforts to arrest the killers of a man credited with capturing late leader Moamer Kadhafi have turned into a siege of the city of Bani Walid, Amnesty International said Friday.

PRESS RELEASE

French politician told to apologise over Roma comment

Hindus have strongly objected to French nationalist politician Jean-Marie Le Pen reportedly implying Roma (Gypsies) were thieves in a recent speech in western France.