2026 INTER-HOUSE FIESTA AND SPORTS COMPETITION: ST. JOHN OF GOD SECONDARY SCHOOL AWKA CONCLUDES IT IN GRAND STYLE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 2026 Inter-House Fiesta and Sports Competition: St. John of God Secondary School Awka Concludes it in Grand Style By Michael Ezenwata Excitement and celebration filled the air as St. John of God Secondary School, Awka, one of Anambra State's foremost girls' secondary schools, successfully concluded the grand finale of its 2026 Inter-House Fiesta and Sports Competition. Founded in 1964, the institution showcased its rich tradition of excellence as students competed in various sporting and extracurricular activities designed to promote teamwork, discipline and healthy competition. Eight houses participated in the competition, with some of the major highlights including the presentation of the Best Behaved House Award to Bishop Paulinus Ezeokafor Yellow House and the crowning of Camillus House as the overall winner after emerging with the highest number of medals. In a welcome address jointly delivered by the School Manager, Rev. Fr. Malachy Maduewesi, Assistant Manager, Rev. Fr....

UN PASSES RESOLUTION NAMING SLAVE TRADE ‘GRAVEST CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY’.(PHOTO).


 UN passes resolution naming slave trade ‘gravest crime against humanity’


A ⁠United Nations resolution, proposed by Ghana, to recognise transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, has been adopted despite pushback from Europe and the United States.


At a UN General Assembly (UNGA) vote on Wednesday, 123 countries supported the resolution, which ⁠is not legally binding but carries political weight, while three opposed it, including the US and Israel, and 52 abstained, including the United Kingdom and European Union countries.


Ghana said the resolution ⁠was needed because the consequences of slavery, which saw at least 12.5 million Africans abducted and sold between the 15th and 19th centuries, persist today, including racial disparities.


Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, a key architect of the resolution, said the resolution’s passing was “a route to healing and reparative justice”.


“The adoption of this resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting … Let it be recorded that when history beckoned, we did what was right for the memory of the millions who suffered the indignity of slavery.”


Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Ablakwa, said the resolution called for accountability and could pave the way for a “reparative ‌framework”.


“History ‌does not disappear when ignored, truth does not weaken when delayed, crime does not rot … and justice does not expire with time,” Ablakwa said.


UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UNGA that “far bolder action” was required from more states to confront historical injustices.


The Netherlands remains the only European country to have issued a formal apology for its role in slavery.


The resolution has come after the African ⁠Union last year set out to create a “unified vision” among its 55 ⁠member states about what reparations for slavery may look like.


It urges member states to engage in dialogue on reparations, including issuing formal apologies, returning stolen artefacts, providing financial compensation, and ensuring guarantees of non-repetition.

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