UN experts support U.S. removal of textbook with ‘distorted’ slavery depiction

A team of UN human rights experts is supporting a recent decision by a U.S. school district in Connecticut to remove offensive and inaccurate historical information about slavery from its classrooms.

El-Rufai hails Amina Mohammed’s appointment as UN Deputy Sec.-Gen

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has hailed the appointment of Mrs Amina Mohammed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Ambode’s wife frowns at violence against children

The wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode said the state government would continue to maintain zero tolerance against any form of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children.

Community urges Anambra Govt. to tackle erosion menace, bad road

Some residents of Ibolo community in Obosi, near Onitsha, Anambra, have called on the state government to save them from the erosion menace threatening their existence.

The traditional ruler of Ibolo, Chief Anthony Ekechukwu, made the appeal at Ibolo on Monday while conducting newsmen round the erosion-devastated areas in the community.

UN says Burundi security troops gang-raped women

The United Nations says it has evidence that Burundi's security forces gang-raped women while searching the homes of suspected opposition leaders.

Violence: UN Women tasks religious, traditional leaders

Country Programme Director, UN Women, Dr Grace Ongile has called on religious leaders and traditional rulers to help end gender based violence in Nigeria by 2030.