HIV Prevention Conference: People living with virus protest

The Society for Women and Children Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (SOWCHAN), on Tuesday, protested during the National Conference on HIV Prevention in Abuja.

Lawyer docked for assaulting female Journalist

A 35 year old legal practitioner Akaniyene Cletus was Tuesday arraigned before a Chief Magistrate Court in Uyo for allegedly assaulting a female journalist Blessing Ambrose.

New sexual assault referral centre to open in Lagos

A new care centre where victims of sexual violence could get immediate medical and psychosocial attention will open in Lagos on Thursday.

UN experts warn of deepening fundamentalism threats to women rights activists

Women who step up to defend human rights are facing worsening obstacles amid a global trend of fundamentalism and populism, a group of UN experts has warned.

Violence against women ‘serious obstacle’ to sustainable development – UN chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says violence against women and girls is serious obstacle to sustainable development and imposed “large-scale costs” on both communities and national economies.

Five million in Nigeria’s northeast need food – FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that Boko Haram insurgency and rising inflation have left more than five million people in northeast Nigeria facing acute food insecurity.

Bello Offers Scholarship To Late Colonel Abu Ali’s Kids

The Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, said the Kogi State Government will not only immortalise the late Lt. Col Muhammad Abu Ali but will also take the responsibility for the education of his three children up to university level.

Egypt journalists' union head gets two-year jail term

The head of the journalists' union in Egypt and his two colleagues have been sentenced to two years in prison for "harbouring fugitives".

Pope Francis names 17 new cardinals of Roman Catholic Church

Pope Francis has named 17 new cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church from around the world, many of whom will help choose his successor.

FG to build 3 more VVF hospitals for poor, vulnerable says Minister

Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says Federal Government is planning to build three more Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF) hospitals in the country to make treatment accessible to the poor and vulnerable.

Church in northern Iraq reopened after 2 years under IS control

The Mar Korkeis Church in the town of Bashiqa, some 15 km (10 miles) north of Mosul, in Iraq, was reopened on Sunday after two years under the control of Islamic State (IS).

Women AFCON: Falcons thrash Mali 6-0

Super Falcons on Sunday began the Women’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) on a winning note, as they beat Mali 6-0 in their first Group B game in Cameroon.

UNESCO advocates safer environment for media practitioners

UNESCO Deputy Director-General,Getachew Engida,  has advocated for a safer environment for media practitioners to ply their trade.

31m children immunised against polio in northern Nigeria

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, says more than 31 million children have been immunised as part of Federal Government’s efforts t

Paris Agreement On Climate Change Comes Into Effect

The Paris agreement on climate change has officially taken effect on Friday, November 4, 2016.

BBC to broadcast in Yoruba, Igbo, Pidgin others

The BBC World Service is set to broadcast in 11 new languages.

Buhari: Corrupt Nigerians fighting me with stolen wealth

President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented that some Nigerians who had corruptly enriched themselves in the past are currently using the stolen funds to wage war against his administration.

The Nation and its Dysfunctional Barometer

The second page of Sunday, November 13, 2016 edition of The Nation newspapers would not be strange to the contemporary students of political propaganda. But more importantly, it shows a desperate need to disparage every institution that is against the interest which the newspapers was established to protect.

Kogi governor’s controversy

Until a rumour that speculated he might be dead, after some medical complications, no one knew where Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, was. Thankfully though, that rumour put paid to all that, as it elicited an official response from the state government.