INEC Extends Voters Registration Exercise By 2 Weeks
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the ongoing voter registration exercise by two weeks. This came as the commission said it has registered 23 new political parties, bringing the number of registered political parties in the country to 91. The commission had sent letters of invitation to the affected chairmen of the new parties […]
The Future Of Product Design: Less Transactional, More Inspirational
As director of product design for the world’s largest ticket marketplace, StubHub, Safia AliWo leads the team accountable for “product experiences” on all digital platforms. And she certainly seems to keep customer experiences at the forefront of her thinking. Is that the future of product design, an arms race of pleasing an increasingly demanding customer base? “It’s […]
Paramilitaries Kill 40 In Ethiopia
At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia over the weekend, a senior regional official said on Monday, in the latest spate of violence driven by ethnic divisions. Unrest first broke out along the border of the country’s Somali and Oromiya provinces in September, displacing nearly a million people, though the […]
Aisha Buhari Receives Doctorate Award From The Sun University, South Korea
The wife of the President Mrs Aisha Buhari has dedicated her award of Doctor of Humanity by the Sun Moon University, South Korea, to Nigerian women and children. Buhari, in a tweet on Monday, said:”I dedicate this honour to all Nigerian women and children.” She also commended the love and support shown to her pet […]
President Essebsi Promises To Give Women And Men Equal Inheritance Rights
Tunisian President Essebsi has vowed to soon submit a bill to parliament giving women and men equal inheritance rights. The country has long been seen as a pioneer for women’s rights in the Arab world. Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi marked Women’s Day in Tunisia on Monday with a speech in which he pledged to […]
FBI Fires Special Agent Who Investigated Clinton’s Mail
The FBI on Monday fired Special Agent Peter Strzok, who worked on both the investigations into Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server and Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, U.S. media reported. The Washington Post reported Strzok’s lawyer said FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich fired his client even though […]
Alice The Game Changer – Meet The Woman Behind Ayoka-Deco
Ayoka-Deco is what happens when art, visibility and affordability come together. For Alice Gbelia, the Ivorian-French entrepreneur behind the project, the idea to build an online platform for young, black artists came after she was in need of paintings for her new home. “I went to Instagram and found all these young, black artists,” says Gbelia. “But […]
Silence Can Be Healing for Rwandan Youth Born Of Genocide Rape
Elie* is in his early 20s and lives with his mother in a rural area of central Rwanda. His mother is one of the estimated 350,000 women who were raped during the 1994 Rwandan genocide and Elie is the child she bore from that assault. The aftermaths of the Rwandan genocide are alive in people like Elie, […]
How To Care For The Aged
Wouldn’t it be great if our aging parents came with an instruction manual? But no guidebook exists. We don’t have a troubleshooting checklist. Yet, many of us are struggling to navigate the family role-reversal. The parent who cared for us now needs our care. And we are often physically, emotionally, and spiritually exhausted. So, how […]
160 Ugandan Police Officers Leave Mogadishu
An AU police contingent of 160-personnel is due to leave Somalia over the weekend, after a year’s tour of duty in the Horn of Africa country. The team from Uganda’s Formed Police Unit is part of a multi-national police force under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which is training and mentoring Somali police […]
World Bank Donates To Monrovia City Cooperation
The World Bank through its Clus Project has donated three new Double Cabin Hilux pick-ups to the Monrovia City Corporation (MCC). The donation was made by the World Bank to be specifically used by the Monrovia City Government Solid Waste Management Department. The Solid waste management Department envisions a clean and healthy city of Monrovia […]
Women’s Bank Disburses Over $23 000 In Loans
The Zimbabwe Women’s Microfinance Bank Limited has disbursed loans worth over $23 000 since it started operating at the end of June and is in the process of processing other applications totalling $300 000. The applications for loans are mostly coming from people involved in agriculture and others seeking funding for education. The bank continues […]
Man Batters Wife For Serving Late Meal
A pregnant woman is nursing serious injuries after she was allegedly beaten by her husband. Valarie Masibo, 29 suffered facial, ear and dental injuries after she was allegedly being beaten by Naftali Luzeli, 26, at Kipkaren Estate in Eldoret on Friday. Reason? She delayed his supper. Ms Masibo’s photos went viral on Facebook and Twitter. […]
Tyra Banks Lands Deal At Universal TV
Tyra Banks, fashion model and current host of ‘America’s Got Talent’, landed a first-look deal with Universal Television and Universal Television Alternative Studio for scripted and unscripted projects. The Universal Television president Pearlena Igbokwe who’ll work with Banks on the scripted front expressed excitement in having the model on board. “Tyra is one of the […]
Quadri Is The first Nigerian Player To win The International Table Tennis Federation Challenge
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri made history on Sunday as he became the first Nigerian player to win the International Table Tennis Federation Challenge Nigeria Open at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Quadri beat Frenchman Antoine Henchard 4-2 in the final of the men’s single in front of a capacity crowd at the […]