Perturbed by rising cases of rape, incest, teenage pregnancies and maternal mortality, legal practitioners and advocates have called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s legal system on sexual and reproductive health rights to curb the trend. This was the epicentre of a one-day knowledge and experience sharing session on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and Development […]
Liverpool and Arsenal have combined to spend nearly £550 million ($742 million) in a transfer arms race, yet the future of Newcastle forward Alexander Isak still hangs over Sunday’s showdown between the Premier League title rivals. Defending champions Liverpool are Isak’s preferred destination should the Swede manage to engineer an exit from Tyneside before Monday’s […]
African Security: Nigeria Leads from the Front By Edward Gabkwet In a statement on 21 January 2025 at the end of its 9842nd meeting, the United Nation Security Council (UNSC), through the Deputy Secretary-General, Dr Amina J. Mohammed, reiterated what has since become the new security reality confronting the African continent: that terrorism is the […]
Nigeria is ‘bleeding to death in silence,’ a coalition of prominent citizens warned at the weekend, painting a grim picture of killings and displacement that rival war-torn nations across the globe. In a hard-hitting joint statement, the leaders, which included former Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka, journalist Kadaria Ahmed, ex-Minister Nuruddeen Muhammad, business leader Tonye Cole, […]