Kenya MPs Make Fresh Attempt At Gender Bill
A Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking to give effect to the two-thirds gender principle through the creation of special seats will be formally introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday. The Bill which is sponsored Majority Leader Aden Duale proposes that the number of special seats will be determined after the General Election and shall be […]
Makerere University Lecturer Ordered To Respond To ‘Sex-for-Marks’ Allegations
The Makerere University College of Humanities and Social Sciences has directed a senior lecturer in the department of social work and social administration Dr.Swizen Kyomuhendo to formally respond to accusations of sexual misconduct and harassment of female students. This comes in light of a story run on NBS television Monday night which specifically highlights Dr. […]
FG Sets Up Panel To Probe 110 Dapchi Girls Abduction
The Federal Government has set up a 12-member committee to unravel the circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 pupils of the Government Girls Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, on February 19. The committee was convened by the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), according to a statement on Tuesday by […]
Substandard Postnatal Bleeding Drug Fuels Maternal Deaths
A recent study has shown how substandard drug used to stop post partum haemorrhage (PPH) fuels maternal deaths in Nigeria. Earlier studies had identified PPH as the leading cause of maternal mortality across the country. To address this menace, the National Agency for Food Drug Administration (NAFDAC) with the support from United States Pharmacopeia (USP), […]
Five Feared Dead In Kaduna Worship Centres Attack
Five persons were feared dead while scores of people sustained varying degrees of injury, following Monday’s unrest in Kasuwan Magani in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Kasuwan Magani is 36 kilometres away from Kaduna metropolis and is the gateway to the southern part of the state, Plateau, Nasarawa and Benue states. Worship places, […]
Delta Youths Mix Methylated Spirit, Soft Drink To “Get High”
YOUTHS at Ughelli and environs in Delta State have resorted to blending methylated spirit and other chemicals with soft drinks to “get high.” Methylated spirit, also called denatured alcohol or denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous, bad tasting, foul smelling or nauseating, to discourage recreational consumption. In some cases […]
Rant Of The Day – Kindly, Return My Pen
Hello readers, Welcome to the rant column. Today, I want to discuss something that gets me totally pissed. The act of borrowing pen without returning it. I cannot count the number of times I have had to buy different pens because someone, somehow collected my pen and refused to give it back. You might say […]
Do The Impossible And Be A Success – The Exemplary Life Of Dr.Tererai Trent
I’ve learned that greatness can come from anywhere, everywhere or anyone. It all starts with a dream or a vision. Of course one of the secrets is never giving up, but the biggest one is that it needs to be yours. You need to know that your goals are your goals, not something pushed onto you […]
The BlockChain Women – Do You Know Them?
When entrepreneur Katrina Donaghy attended a Women in Blockchain meetup in New York City, there were a lot of things that surprised her. “Well, first of all it was funny hearing my voice, being Australian. I found my voice very different to everybody else’s,” Donaghy told HuffPost Australia. Accents aside, sitting in a room with over 50 female […]
Boko Haram Victims Totally Dependent On External Aid
The charity Doctors Without Borders says hundreds of thousands of people displaced in remote areas of Borno State in northeastern Nigeria by the Boko Haram insurgency are totally dependent on external aid for survival. Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym, MSF, describes the living conditions of hundreds of thousands of internally displaced […]
UNICEF Strengthens Distribution Of Safe Water In Lilongwe
Unicef Malawi has embarked on a campaign of distributing 40 000 liters of safe water on a daily basis to Mitengo community in Lilongwe, after the area recorded 10 cholera cases and ended the life of a 10 year old child. At Mitengo community, almost all members rely on wells and Lilongwe River as a […]
Serena Williams Almost Died After Giving Birth – Now, She Wants To Help Other Women
Serena Williams knows she’s lucky to be alive. The tennis superstar, who welcomed daughter Alexis Olympia almost six months ago, is once again opening up about the terrifying complications she experienced after giving birth, this time in an essay for CNN Opinion. “I almost died after giving birth to my daughter, Olympia. Yet I consider myself fortunate,” Williams wrote […]
Major Explosion In Leicester, England
Four people have been taken to hospital in a “critical condition” following an explosion in Leicester on Sunday. Emergency services were called to the “major incident” on Hinckley Road shortly after 7pm. Leicester Police said there is no indication that the incident is terrorist related. Emergency services, including a hazardous area response team and ambulance crews, remain at the […]
Woman Allegedly Drowns Inside Church’s Well, Pastor Arrested
A middle-aged woman identified as Mrs. Funke Ojo was found dead inside a well at the premises of a Cherubim and Seraphim church located at Ayedun Quarters in Akure, Ondo State, on Sunday. Residents said no one could say what led to the incident. A source who spoke to our correspondent on condition of anonymity, […]
‘15,000 Nigerian Women Die Annually From Breast Cancer’
About 15, 000 women in the country die of breast cancer annually, a medical oncologist, specialized in breast cancer, Dr Bisi Ademuyiwa has said. She disclosed this yesterday during a seminar organized by AXA Mansard HMO in collaboration with the African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) in Abuja. Dr Ademuyiwa who is ranked by Forbes as […]