KZN floods | Human Settlements Minister visits affected areas
Wednesday 05 March 2025 – 08:50am DURBAN – Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane is visiting areas affected by floods in Durban. Scores of people have been displaced, and houses and infrastructure have been damaged. Our reporter Zanele Buthelezi is there.
3 sentenced to death for rape in Kaduna
A Kaduna State High Court has sentenced three men—John Moses, Yakubu Mohammed, and Mustapha Musa—to death by hanging after finding them guilty of a two-count charge of rape. The Kaduna State Commissioner for Human Services and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Salisu, disclosed this on Wednesday, stating that the convictions were part of ongoing efforts to…
IWD: AHF, FIDA, NHRC, Lawyers Alert, Ministry Of Women Affairs, Others Celebrate Women In Benue
MAKURDI – The Benue state ministry of women affairs, International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Lawyers Alert among other organizations would be joining AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Nigeria, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital to celebrate women on the occasion of the 2025…
Nigeria Makes History At UN As Nwanoro Emerges Vice Chair Of CRPD
ABUJA – Dr. Chris Nwanoro, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Sao Tome & Principe, has once again made history. , at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, as he was elected as the Vice Chairman of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
NHRC Expresses Concern Over NAFDAC’s Death Penalty Proposal For Drug Counterfeiters
News Investigators/ The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concern over the proposal by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) for the death penalty for those involved in the sale of counterfeit drugs. The Executive Secretary of the NHRC, Tony Ojukwu…
4 simple ways to improve your human battery life and be more motivated
Years of ‘not feeling like doing stuff’ taught me a lot about what it takes to be motivated and improve my human battery life (remember the Energizer bunny?) I saw that motivation is — counterintuitively — more about what you don’t do than what you consciously try to do…
Florida Launches Criminal Investigation Into Andrew Tate and His Brother, Tristan
TALLAHASSEE, USA — Florida authorities have opened a criminal investigation into British-American social media personalities Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate, days after the brothers arrived in the state from Romania, where they face rape and human trafficking charges. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed on Tuesday…
1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools
New data revises the timeline for when our prehistoric relatives started using animal bones. The post 1.5 million years ago, human ancestors used hippo bones to make tools appeared first on Popular Science…
SPGA Says New York’s Proposed Sweeps Ban Would Hurt Small Businesses
The Social and Promotional Games Association (SPGA), an industry body promoting a responsible sweepstakes sector and championing the rights of the sweepstakes industry, has responded to New York’s mulled sweepstakes ban. The association firmly opposed the measure, arguing that it would hurt smaller businesses in the state…