French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said France would not rest until the right to abortion, now protected by the French constitution in a world first, was guaranteed in the EU rights charter and around the globe. Macron spoke after…
Fuel scarcity looms in the nation’s capital, Abuja, as commuters and commercial drivers formed long queues at fuel stations in different parts of the city on Friday. While there were queues at some filling stations visited on Friday, other stations…
…as Alake of Egbaland, others harp on unity Eminent sons and daughters of Egbaland, on Thursday, gathered at Mokola, in Abeokuta, to celebrate the 37th Lisabi Festival and honour the late Otun of Egbaland, Chief Tairu Braimoh Olaleye, as the…
Every year on 8 March, the world celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD), a day dedicated to recognising women’s social, economic, cultural, and political achievements. IWD is a powerful reminder of the ongoing fight for gender equality and a catalyst for…
The African Union on Friday welcomed Senegal’s decision to hold the presidential election on March 24 after weeks of turmoil triggered by the vote delay, following similar reaction from the United States and the European Union. President Macky Sall plunged…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday fixed 22 March for continuation of the money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose. The trial judge, Chukwujekwu Aneke, told the prosecutor for the Economic and Financial…
I refuse to be a silent part of a world that has raised most men to be ignorant. A world that has almost made relevant conversations a secret and an uncomfortable circumstance – one person’s curse and burden to endure.…
In 2004, Anita Uwagbale, a 19-year-old second-year Accountancy student at Madonna University, was crowned the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN). Agbani Darego, the first black African to be crowned Miss World in 2001, was her inspiration. Anita emerged victorious…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, has joined the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, and women worldwide, in celebrating the 2024 International Women’s Day (IWD). Mutfwang, who conveyed the felicitation in a statement issued by…
Defence lawyers in the appeal of Kunti Kamara of his 2022 conviction for crimes against humanity, called for the trial to be abandoned on Wednesday. They entered a motion making a new claim that Mr Kamara, a former Ulimo commander,…