Teenage girls raped in Sudan by armed combatants
Teenage girls are being sexually assaulted and raped by armed combatants in Sudan in alarming numbers, with many survivors aged between 12 and 17 years old, said Save the Children.
UN human rights Chief welcomes Mexico ruling decriminalising abortion
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has welcomed Wednesday’s judgement by Mexico’s top court that declared criminal penalties for abortion unconstitutional.
UN Rights Chief travels to MiddleEast because of conflict in Israel
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk today begins a five-day visit to the Middle East region, amid Israel’s escalation in Gaza, in response to the attacks on it on 7 and 8 October, and the wider context of 56 years of occupation of the Palestinian territories.
How Navy arrests suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom
The Nigerian Navy has arrested nine suspected oil thieves in Akwa Ibom State.
The suspects were apprehended at a wellhead located approximately 26 nautical miles...
Vandi Pleads Not Guilty For Murder Of Bolanle Raheem
ASP Drambi Vandi, the policeman accused of killing Lagos-based lawyer Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem on Christmas Day last year, has pleaded not guilty to murder.
Drug addict, 32, strangles mum to death in Ogun
Samson Sikiru, identified as a 32-year-old mentally-ill man has been accused for allegedly strangling his mother to death in Ogun State, Nigeria.
