IWD: Anyim Calls for Bold Action on Women’s Rights
By Jonathan Lois Former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, has called for urgent action to dismantle gender inequality and empower women in Nigeria, as the world marks International Women’s Day 2025. In a statement titled “Accelerate Action – Elevate Women, Transform Nigeria,” Anyim celebrated the strength…
27-year-old arrested with fresh human head in Edo
Police operatives in Edo have arrested a 27-year-old man with a fresh human head in Benin City. The spokesman for the state police command, Moses Yamu, told journalists on Saturday that the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Evbuotubu Division in collaboration with local vigilantes in the early hours of Friday…
Supreme Court Weighs Rights to Build Private Nuclear Material Disposal Sites
Nation’s high court hears arguments in a case weighing the fate of storage facilities for nuclear spent-fuel built and operated by private firms. …
Marcos vows to promote women’s rights
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday vowed to advocate for women’s rights and “vigorously oppose anything threatening their progress,” as he joined the entire nation in celebrating International Women’s Day and National Women’s Month. In his message, Marcos honored the Filipino women’s strength, resilience and contributions to the Philippines…
Harriet Harman appointed UK special envoy for women and girls
Labour grandee Baroness Harriet Harman has been made the new UK special envoy for women and girls. The former minister will “co-ordinate efforts across the globe” to push for the protection of rights over reproductive health, access to education and freedom from gender-based violence, the Foreign Office said…
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace: UN rights body
NAIROBI – Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of several officials allied to the country’s vice president…
Buffalo, N.Y., community mourns beloved gay couple killed in double homicide
Mickey Harmon and Jordan Celotto, who were well-known local artists and LGBTQ advocates, were found dead in their Buffalo, New York, home Tuesday.
Lawsuit aims to strike down LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections in Pennsylvania
Two public school districts and several parents have sued the state in a bid to undo anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Pennsylvania.