Global School Security Measures Vary, But No Arming Teachers

In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, a police car drives by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as students returned to class for the first time since a former student opened fire there with an assault weapon. The United States is in the midst of a national debate over school security after the mass shooting at a Florida school. To President Donald Trump and gun supporters, the solution is to put more guns in the hands of trained school staff _ including teachers _ to "play defense" against a rampaging gunman. The rest of the world has different strategies to deal with violence around schools. But the U.S. appears to be the only place in the world that wants to arm teachers to the degree the president wants. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

The United States is in the midst of a national debate over school security after the mass shooting at a Florida school.

110 girls kidnapped from Government Girls Science and Technology College, Dapchi town, Yobe State in Nigeria’s Northeast in February 2018. Shettima Kullima, executive chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board in northern Nigeria's Borno state, ruled out guns even in schools where soldiers serve as teachers and said students should be trained to be aware of security threats.

Court Outlaws Post-UTME Tests In Tertiary Institutions

Students for a CBT examination

A Federal High Court, Abuja has declared the Post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) conducted by universities, polytechnics and colleges of education in Nigeria as illegal, saying there was no extant law authorizing the exercise.

Rwanda Closes 700 Churches As South Africa’s ‘Doom Pastor’ Will Pay Fine To Avoid Jail

This is one of the churches that was closed

Authorities in Rwanda have closed more than 700 churches in the capital Kigali for failure to meet safety and hygiene standards, the privately-owned The New Times reports.

“Doom” pastor Lethebo Rabalago has been sentenced to an effective fine of R21‚000. Image: Antonio Muchave/Sowetan LIVE

Trump Nomination For Nobel Peace Prize Possibly A Fake

The Peace Research Institute of Oslo said in early February that US President Donald Trump's name was on the list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize

Has Donald Trump really been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize? The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Wednesday it had filed a police report after receiving a seemingly fraudulent nomination for the US president.

Massive Demolition Looms In Abuja Shanties, Estates

Illegal structures worth billions of naira are set to be pulled down by the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) in Abuja any moment from now.

Roger Federer Named Sportsman Of The Year At Star-Studded Laureus Awards

Roger Federer was named Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus awards in Monaco on Tuesday

Roger Federer has been crowned Sportsman of the Year at the Laureus awards in recognition of his return to the top of tennis. Federer thus became the most decorated athlete in the history of the Laureus World Sports Award in Monaco on Tuesday.

As well as winning Sportsman of the Year, Federer, 36, won the Comeback of the Year gong. The award, presented by Boris Becker, recognized Federer for reclaiming the world No 1 spot

Pregnant Women Warned Against Baby Skin Bleaching Pills

Pregnant women in Ghana have been taking skin lightening pills AFP

Women in Ghana have been warned against a growing trend for taking pills during pregnancy to lighten the skin of their unborn babies while they are still in the womb.

Guardiola Praises Winning Mentality Of Old Guard After Wembley Success

Manchester City lifted the Carabao Cup with victory over Arsenal (Joe Giddens/PA)

Pep Guardiola praised the winning mentality instilled by his old guard as Manchester City thrashed Arsenal to lift the Carabao Cup on Sunday.

China, Voracious Buyer Of Foreign Agricultural Land

With 1.4 billion mouths to feed, but less than 10%of the planet's arable land, China has looked abroad to fill its food needs

A Chinese tycoon's purchase of vast wheat fields in France highlights China's increasing acquisition of foreign farmland as the Asian giant seeks to keep up with its massive population's growing appetite.

A Chinese-owned farm near Khartoum, Sudan, 2007 © Eyevine

Free News Gets Scarcer As Paywalls Tighten

Struggling US news organizations are increasingly keeping content behind a paywall to make up for lost revenues from print advertising

For those looking for free news online, the search is becoming harder.

Facebook and Google, whose platforms help news go viral, have taken steps to help support digital subscriptions