"रक्त की हर एक बूँद में संकल्प की वो धार है,
जो बदल दे राष्ट्र का इतिहास, वो हुंकार है।"
युवाओं और छात्रों के अधिकारों की आवाज़ उठाते हुए जननायक @RahulGandhi जी के चेहरे पर लगी यह चोट तानाशाही के ख़िलाफ़ संघर्ष का प्रतीक है।
सच्चाई की इस लड़ाई में देश का हर युवा आपके साथ खड़ा है! ✊🇮🇳
#RahulGandhi #StandWithRahulGandhi #YouthPower #DelhiProtest
Tomorrow, 7th August is National Handloom Day. Let’s make India’s handloom diversity popular.
Share your videos with your favourite handloom products, including GRWM videos on social media.
Don’t forget to use #NationalHandloomDay.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a one-day working visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday, Turkiye’s Communications Director Burhanettin Duran says.
During the visit, Erdogan is expected to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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I commend the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for demonstrating courage and patriotism by drawing attention to the realities confronting our nation.
Their concerns regarding the rising cost of living, worsening insecurity, declining public confidence, and the hardship faced by millions of Nigerians are neither partisan nor isolated; they reflect the daily experiences of ordinary citizens across every region of our country.
Nigeria is blessed with abundant human and natural resources, yet millions of our people continue to struggle under the weight of economic hardship, unemployment, insecurity, poor access to quality education and healthcare, and diminishing opportunities. These challenges demand urgent, sincere, and people-centred responses from those entrusted with leadership.
I encourage all well-meaning Nigerians to continue constructively engaging the Federal Government and other leaders at all levels whenever the opportunity arises, advocating for good governance, accountability, and policies that prioritise the security, welfare, and prosperity of our people.
It is through such collective commitment and responsible leadership that we can build a more peaceful, united, and prosperous Nigeria.
May Almighty Allah continue to bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria. - RMK
A BOND THAT MUST NEVER BE BROKEN (Part 2)
What has made the situation even more tense is the fact that the spokesman of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Vincent Magwenya, issued a statement on 15th July accusing Nigeria & Ghana of "spreading fake news" and orchestrating an attempt to "misrepresent South Africa" & drag her before international institutions for formal sanctions.
Whilst it is true that Nigeria, Ghana and ECOWAS intend to take this matter up at the African Union, it is FALSE to allege that either country is spreading 'fake news'.
I wonder whether Magwenya will also claim that the events of 1995, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2015, 2019 and 2024, each of which witnessed the targetting & cold-blooded murder of African nationals including Nigerians, by wild, violent and spear-wielding black South African mobs, were also 'fake news' and not clear evidence of Afrophobia?
These attacks have become endemic.
In 2008 alone 62 African nationals were killed & tens of thousands displaced during the attacks & this is not a misrepresentation but an incontrovertible fact!
The orgy of violence against African nationals that we are witnessing in South Africa today are not isolated events but are part & parcel of a well-orchestrated ritualistic cycle of bloodshed & afrophobic hate which raises its head on a regular basis.
This is a problem that the South African Government must acknowledge.
The truth of the matter is that Afrophobia is alive & well in South Africa and has resulted in the murder of many African nationals, the displacement of many of our people & the pillaging, theft and destruction of their legitimate businesses, properties & lawful possessions.
If there was no Afrophobia in South Africa as the South African Presidency would have us believe then what informed the June 30th deadline for African nationals, including Nigerians, to leave their country & why was the Federal Government constrained to fly no less than 1,500 of our nationals, who had been living in mortal fear for their lives & camping in the grounds of the Nigerian High Commission in Pretoria for safety, in 6 separate plane flights out of South Africa & back home over the last 3 months at the cost of over 2 million USD!
If there was no Afrophobia in South Africa why were 150,000 African nationals forced to flee for their lives & be repatriated to their respective countries by their respective Governments over the last 3 months?
If there was no Afrophobia in South Africa how can armed mobs arrest African nationals, including Nigerians, in the streets & storm shops, hospitals, industrial sites, factories, farms, companies, schools, restaurants, homes, corporate offices & elsewhere demanding that all foreign black Africans working there must be thrown out immediately.
In some cases those that carry out these crimes claim to be policemen but blatantly refuse to provide any form identification whilst at other times officers of the South African Police Service stand by silently & witness the events refusing to do anything about it.
That is how bad things are.
Again if there was no Afrophobia in South Africa why are two Ghanaian nationals, Mr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah, a former Government spokesman & Mr. Emmanuel Kotin, a terrorism analyst, accusing South Africa of crimes against humanity & filing a petition against her at the International Criminal Court (ICC)!
News Central Nigerian journalist Princess Sazi, who is in South Africa, reports that "children born & raised in South Africa are now living in makeshift camps after xenophobic attacks forced their families to leave. With their education disrupted & futures uncertain, many are preparing to return to a country they barely know".
If there was no xenophobia or Afrophobia in South Africa how could this be going on?
If there was no Afrophobia how do you explain the plight of the Malawians who have suffered more than any other & the Congolese, one of whom was burnt alive in his home?
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Beyond the police crackdowns, stone pelting, and political outrage, something far more significant happened at Jantar Mantar.
We saw the rise of Compassionate Citizenship—led by Gen Z. Tens of thousands chose restraint, non-violence, and solidarity when it mattered most.
Read my full piece in @timesofindia 👇
The new avatar of India’s youth
https://t.co/zlGvtZRuAV
What a weekend. 🙌🏾 Three days of worship, powerful messages, and encountering God alongside thousands of women. We’re so thankful for every speaker, every volunteer, every moment, and every woman who said yes to being here.
#GenLIVE26