Sexual violence against under-age girls rises in Fiji
NAN-F-22 Rape Suva, Aug. 22, 2017 (Xinhua/NAN) The number of sexual offences on under-age girls has been growing in Fiji in recent years,…
Month: August 2017
Opposition urges Govt to ban anti-vaccination advocate from entering Australia
NAN-F-8 Ban Canberra, Aug. 22, 2017 (Xinhua/NAN) Australia's opposition political party on Tuesday called on the government to ban the world's leading anti-vaccination advocate…
Chinese human rights lawyer pleads guilty to ‘state subversion’
NAN-F-18 Activist Beijing, Aug. 22, 2017 (dpa/NAN) A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer on Tuesday pleaded guilty to charges of "inciting state subversion" in…
Jigawa completes transportation of intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia-Official
NAN-H-2 Pilgrims By Muhammad Nasir Bashir Dutse, Aug. 22, 2017 (NAN) The Jigawa Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has completed the transportation of…
U.S. defence secretary, Mattis in Iraq on unannounced visit
NAN-F-16 Visit Baghdad, Aug. 22, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis arrived in Iraq on Tuesday, days after the start of an offensive…
NATO Secretary General welcomes new U.S. approach to Afghanistan
NAN-F-14 NATO Brussels, Aug. 22, 2017 (dpa/NAN) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday welcomed the new strategy announced by U.S. President Donald Trump…
China defends Pakistan after Trump criticism
NAN-F-13 Criticism Beijing, Aug. 22, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) China on Tuesday, defended its ally, Pakistan after U.S. President Donald Trump said that U.S. could…
Raji was compassionate, loyal – Aregbesola
NAN-H-106 Prayers By Bolaji Buhari Lagos, August 21, 2017 (NAN) The Governor of Osun State, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Monday described the late…
Group tasks Benue, C/River Govts on payment of sanitation counterpart funds
Group tasks Benue, C/River Govts on payment of sanitation counterpart funds NAN-AE-13 Funds By Tosin Kolade Abuja, Aug. 21, 2017 (NAN) The Society for…
APC inaugurates seven-member reconciliation committee for Kogi
APC inaugurates seven-member reconciliation committee for Kogi NAN-H-104 Committee By Emmanuel Mogbede Abuja, Aug. 21, 2017 (NAN) Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of the…