Rape: Association advocates early sex education
The Women’s Wing of the Christian Council of Nigeria (WOWICCN) has called for sex education at homes to reduce cases of rape and violence against women in the society.
Political violence, hindrance to women in politics- Enugu State deputy governor
The Enugu State Deputy Governor, Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, on Saturday identified political violence as a major hindrance to women’s participation in politics in Nigeria.
Almost 1.5 million Muslims begin hajj
From Asia, Africa and points in between, nearly 1.5 million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to Islam’s holiest sites Saturday, undeterred by last year’s deadly stampede. The numbers are down because of the absence of tens of thousands of Iranians over tensions between their Shiite nation and the Sunni-dominated Gulf kingdom.
Clinton slams Trump supporters as ‘basket of deplorables’
Hillary Clinton has called Donald Trump supporters a “basket of deplorables,” comments that sparked anger from her Republican rival for the White House and quickly went viral.
Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1
Pep Guardiola savoured a derby success over arch-rival Jose Mourinho on Saturday as Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 in an engrossing Premier League clash. First-half goals from Kevin de Bruyne — a player Mourinho sold when he was at Chelsea to Wolfsburg — and Kelechi Iheanacho sent City into a 2-0 lead in the […]
Ban Ki-moon to attend forum on Nigeria’s economic recession
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged to send a special envoy to the Nigerian Young Professionals Forum (NYPF) Summit scheduled to take place in New York on Sept. 24.
