Sexual violence in war: Jolie opens summit in London
THE actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie has said a four-day summit on ending sexual violence during war must send a message that there is no disgrace in being…
THE actress and UN special envoy Angelina Jolie has said a four-day summit on ending sexual violence during war must send a message that there is no disgrace in being…
THE government and rebels in South Sudan have agreed to end fighting and form a transitional government within 60 days, Ethiopia says. The regional IGAD bloc, mediating the conflict, has…
THE World Economic Forum (WEF), a network of Global Agenda Councils, has appointed former Minister of Information, Mr. Frank Nweke (Jnr) as a member of the Global Agenda Council on…
SUPER Eagles captain, Joseph Yobo, has urged Nigerian fans not to waver in their support for the national team, as he is confident the team will do well at the…
THE Federal Government would develop coal fields across the country to facilitate electricity generation and industrialisation, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Musa Sada, has said. The minister…
ACCESS Bank Plc has reiterated the importance of grooming Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), saying they are crucial to the development of the economy, having great potential for employment generation,…
THE Birmingham academy trust at the centre of the so-called Trojan Horse allegations has been accused of running schools which have “taken the Islamic focus too far”.A leaked draft report…
NCAA, NAMA deny grounding of aircraft Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has narrated how he was detained and escaped from Kano after his plane made an air return due…
Five gunmen have kidnapped two female students of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State from their home in Karmo, Abuja on Sunday. The girls, Ejura and Onekwu Opaluwah, were taken away…
By Femi Aribisala Of all the cities in Northern Nigeria, Kano is perhaps the most important. Although it used to be subject to the Sokoto Caliphate, in many respects it…