One in every five Nigerian women would experience some form of abuse in her life time – Study reveals
The Disability Rights Advocacy Centre (DRAC) says Gender Based Violence is on the increase in Nigeria, even with the enactment of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015. This…
UN outraged over Iran’s execution of two 17 year olds
The UN human rights chief voiced outrage Friday at Iran’s execution of two 17-year-old boys charged with rape and robbery, stressing that executing children is banned under international law. With…
WHO says Congo Ebola death toll expected to exceed 1,000, fears continued “intense transmission”
The World Health Organisation said on Friday it feared continued “intense transmission” of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where deaths from a nine-month-old epidemic is 994 and…
Nigerian born UK actor, Bamgbose to feature in New Warner Bros Cinema production
Shobowale Bamgbose Popular casting director of the “Game of Thrones,” Nina Gold has cast Nigerian born UK actor, Shobowale Bamgbose for a Warner Bros production. The popular casting director, who…
Nigeria eager to work with the Bank to develop SAPZs – Agric Minister
Audu Ogbeh at the investment forum in Abuja Senior Nigerian government officials and key investors have endorsed the African Development Bank’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative, describing it as…
50 weeks imprisonment imposed on Assange “disproportionate sentence” – U.N. rights experts
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange United Nations human rights experts voiced concern on Friday at what they called the “disproportionate sentence” of 50 weeks in prison imposed on WikiLeaks founder Julian…
South African brand promotion company opens in Nigeria, to leverage technology to boost activities
A promotional branding company; Creative Brands, has debuted in Nigeria to leverage technology to boost activities in the promotional and printing industry. Nicholas Markovitz, Managing Director, Creative Brands, at the…
Kenya introduces new gambling regulations, clamps down on outdoor, social media ads
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya Kenya introduced new gambling regulations on Thursday, including banning advertising outdoors and on social media, the interior minister said, after highlighting last month how it…
Prosecutor orders ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated
Omar al-Bashir Sudan’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated on charges of money laundering and financing terrorism, as hundreds of thousands of protesters joined…
Senate plans to invite NPA, NIMASA, others, over Apapa gridlock in coming week
The Senate Committee on Works says plans are underway to invite the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) in the coming week over lingering Apapa gridlock. The Chairman of the committee, Sen….