U.N. finds 115 million ‘child grooms’ in first study to track prevalence of child grooms
A child groom in India About 115 million boys were married off as children with one in five wed before they turned 15, according to the first United Nations’ study…
Ghana, Nigeria Rugby Announces Annual President’s Cup, Prepare for Rugby Africa Silver Cup 2019
The Ghana Rugby Football Union (Ghana Rugby) and the Nigerian Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) Presidents, Messrs Herbert Mensah and Kelechukwu Mbagwu, announced the creation of an annual President’s Cup…
Nigeria among unhealthiest nations in the world; Singapore is healthiest
The world’s healthiest and unhealthiest countries have been revealed in a global league table. Singapore topped the charts of 149 countries followed by Luxembourg, while the bottom ten consisted solely…
AfDB rolls out ADRiFi to boost climate risk financing and insurance in regional Member Countries
The African Development Bank has approved the Africa Disaster Risks Financing (ADRiFi) Programme, the institution’s first climate risk management programme to boost resilience and response…
Tragedy: One die, 40 injured in stadium stampede
At least one person was killed and nearly 40 were injured in a stampede ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Sunday in which Madagascar hit back twice to…