'Racist school hair rules' suspended at SA's Pretoria Girls High

Rules over how female students wear their hair at a South African high school have been suspended after anti-racism protests from black pupils, a local minister says.

U.N. says 10,000 killed in Yemen war, nearly twice other estimates

 At least 10,000 people have been killed in Yemen's 18-month-old civil war, the UN said on Tuesday, almost double the estimates of more than 6,000 cited by officials and aid workers for much of 2016.

ECOWAS to allocate adequate funds to human rights institutions

The President, Network of National Human Rights Institutions (NNHRI) in West Africa, Prof. Bem Angwe, on Monday called on ECOWAS Member States to allocate adequate funds to their Human Rights Institutions.

UN to investigate peacekeepers' response to South Sudan hotel attack

Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General, has launched an independent special investigation committee to look into the peacekeepers' response to the Hotel Terrain attack on July 11 in South Sudan.

Women laud Somali for endorsing 30% parliamentary quota

Somalia's top political decision-making forum has been lauded for endorsing a 30 per cent parliamentary quota for women in the forthcoming general elections.

Catholic NGO inaugurates MFB, targets widows

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, has established a Micro Finance Bank (MFB), in the Plateau capital.

Reproductive health: UNFPA to introduce husbands’ school

Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, the Executive Director, UN Population Fund (UNFPA), says a Husbands’ School will be introduced in Nigeria to boost access to family planning and other reproductive health services.

Gov. el-Rufai: Kaduna State Govt to domesticate Child Right Act soon

Kaduna state government will soon domesticate the Child Right Act to protect girls and give them fair chances for self realisation, Gov. Nasiru el-Rufai, has said.

Paul Pogba signs with Man United for world record fee

Paul Pogba has completed a sensational return to Manchester United from Juventus for a reported £89 million, in the highest-priced transfer in the sport's history.

NDE predicts rise in kidnapping, robbery, prostitution

The National Directorate of Employment has predicted an imminent rise in kidnapping, robbery, prostitution and youth restiveness in the country.

U.S. proposes UN approve 4,000-strong force for South Sudan

The United States of America has proposed that the United Nations Security Council authorised a 4,000-strong force to ensure peace in South Sudan and threatend to impose arms embargo if the transitional government does not cooperate.

FIDA Chairperson advocates Child’s Right Act domestication

Mrs Ngozi Ikenga, FCT Chairperson, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), has advocated full domestication of the Child’s Right Act in the country.

Ajaokuta Steel Company Is Back In Nigeria’s Control – Fayemi

Ajaokuta Steel, FayemiThe Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, says part of the terms of agreement that led to the return of Global Infrastructure Holdings Limited for the revamping of the Nigeria Iron Ore Mining Company, Itakpe in Kogi State, is the return of Ajaokuta Steel Company to Nigeria.

Human Trafficking:Nigerian Bags 22-Year Jail Term

A female trafficking boss was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday for using the threat of witchcraft to exert control over almost 40 women brought from Nigeria to Europe for sex work, a British court prosecutor said.

AMAC chairman distributes relief materials to widows

Alhaji Ibrahim Candido, the Executive Chairman, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), on Thursday began the distribution of relief materials to widows selected from different wards of the area council.

Surgeons perform second successful kidney transplant at LASUTH

The Kidney Surgery Team at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja has successfully carried out its second kidney transplant on a 38-year-old unnamed male patient.

NHRC advises men to report abuses by female partners

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has advised men abused by their wives or female partners to report such abuses to the commission to get justice.

Farmers' Organisation, USAID empower 1,000 youths, women in Edo

The Edo State Cooperative Farmers Agency (ESCFA) said it has trained more than 1000 youths and women in the state on aquaculture farming.