The Sholly Serenity Place, a Lagos-based home offering accommodation and multifaceted support to survivors of gender-based violence, is one of the roughy…
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Countries Elect Chile’s Cordano To Chair Global Plastics Treaty Talks Amid Calls For Transparency
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By Bunmi Yekini Countries meeting in Geneva on Friday elected Chilean diplomat Julio Cordano as chair of the United Nations negotiations to…
Across markets, schools and streets, a two-day Zero Stigma Campaign reached nearly 6,000 people, expanded HIV testing and renewed a citywide call…
NACA, GEDRITE Nigeria Limited, Take Zero Stigma Campaign to Lagos Streets as HIV Discrimination Persists
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From Ikeja, officials and advocates confront the quiet exclusions that keep people living with HIV hidden, untreated and unheard. By Bunmi Yekini…
African Traditional Leaders Pledge Stronger Action to curb Gender Violence at Lagos Conference
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By Bunmi Yekini African traditional and cultural leaders joined government officials and international partners in Lagos on Monday to pledge stronger, coordinated…
By HeapNews A Mack truck carrying a 40-foot container overturned early on Sunday at Odonguyan First Gate in Ikorodu, Lagos, trapping the…
She’s Taking the Heat for History: Chef Anani’s All-Female Grill-A-Thon Targets Guinness World Record
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Over 72 relentless hours, an all-female team of professional chefs will stand over open flames at Lagos Fresh Food Hub to attempt…
By Bunmi Yekini Millions of people living with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to suffer in silence from discrimination, social stigma and…
By Bunmi Yekini Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) accused the South Sudanese government of blocking humanitarian access to parts of opposition-held Jonglei state,…
Nigeria saw 86 Attacks on Journalists, Critics In 2025 Amid Culture Of Impunity – Rights Group
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By Damilola Abiola Attacks on journalists, media organisations and citizens surged across Nigeria in 2025, with no perpetrator held accountable, deepening concerns…
WHO urges Countries to Overhaul School Meals as Childhood Obesity Overtakes Underweight Globally
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By Bunmi Yekini The World Health Organization on Tuesday called on governments to radically improve the food children eat at school, warning…
