Gender Violence
27 Jan
Several hundred people marched in Nairobi on Saturday to protest against femicide in Kenya where over a dozen women have been killed this month in cases that shocked the nation.
7 Sep 2023
Lagos State government and the Police Command on Thursday tasked residents to speak up when they see any incidents of domestic and sexual violence within their domain. They spoke at an advocacy walk on sexual and gender-based violence at Ikorodu as part of activities to mark gender and sexual violence month. Participants at the walk…
18 Jul 2023
Discrimination, violence and harassment are undoubtedly deepening inequalities in the world of work.
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Gov. Usman Ododo on Saturday called on the Federal Government to urgently assist in tackling the menace of insecurity and incessant flooding in some parts of the State.
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China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western partners in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and raising the risk of nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific region.
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former governorship aspirant in Ogun State, Segun Sowunmi, has said Nyesom Wike was on "loan" to work with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, a former Rivers State governor and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), fell out with the PDP hierarchy in…
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The Lagos State Government has clamped down on illegal estate developments around the Epe corridor of the state.
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The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has made state of origin certificate a compulsory requirement for passport renewal and fresh application. Immigration made this known to the public in a post on its X handle on Saturday morning. It said passport applicants do not necessarily need to go to their states of origin to get the…
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Bearish sentiment persisted on banking stocks at the equity market on Friday, making the value of transactions traded on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) down by 2.60 per cent.
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One person was killed and eight wounded in an overnight explosion at an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups, officials said Saturday.
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Vitesse Arnhem will be relegated from the Eredivisie after the Dutch football federation imposed a massive 18-point deduction after the club failed to meet the requirements of its licensing regulations.
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Ukraine launched drones at eight Russian regions overnight, hitting three electrical substations and a fuel depot, a source in Ukraine's defence sector told AFP on Saturday.