Man Seeks Divorce Over Wife’s Failure To Cook
A man has petitioned court seeking to terminate a six-year-old marriage after accusing his wife of cruelty and failing or refusing to cook for him. Mr Geoffrey Matovu, who filed the divorce case in the Family Division of the High Court last Thursday, accuses Ms Tryphena Nakiyingi of being abusive and disrespectful to him, which […]
FG To Retaliate Visa Delay To Nigerians
The Interior Minister, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd) has warned that Nigeria would no longer tolerate delay in issuance of visa to its nationals from any country. The minister stated this on Monday in Abuja at a meeting with the Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, to resolve some of the issues militating against visa issuance. The […]
Rant Of The Day -That Foolish Adult
Welcome to the rant column. In Africa, we have a communal system. We believe that everyone should be concerned about each other and that’s why when we greet,we ask about almost everything and everyone. In bringing up a child too, it is the same. In fact, there is a saying that, ”A mother gives birth […]
Invest In Food Security And Rural Development
FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October to commemorate the founding of the Organization in 1945. Events are organized in over 150 countries across the world, making it one of the most celebrated days of the UN calendar. These events promote worldwide awareness and action for those who suffer from hunger and […]
Think Of Women Not As Women, But As people.
If you truly want to help more women be professionally successful, there are tangible, everyday attitudes and action steps that both men and women can take. Here are some of my top suggestions (as someone who is both technically a woman and generally professionally successful). 1. Think of women not as women, but as people. A gentleman who ran […]
I Lost These 3 Self-Limiting Beliefs As A Woman Entrepreneur
As evidenced by McKinsey’s Women in the Workplace 2016 report, women are still not represented in the numbers they should be in corporate America. Men’s lot is rather more promising: Early in their careers, they are promoted at a rate 30 percent higher than that of women, leaving the female half of the workforce substantially more likely to […]
World Food Day – Zero Hunger
October 16 is observed as the World Food Day in honour of the founding of the Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1945. The theme for this year is “Change the future of migration. Invest in food security and rural development”. Check out some stats on WFD: 11.3% of the world’s population is hungry. That’s roughly 805 million […]
Reasons Why You Should Consider Soft Skills Before Experience
It’s no secret that business owners are struggling to find good employees these days. According to Patrick Valtin, a talent acquisition and retention consultant and author of No-Fail Hiring 2.0, the problem is not that there aren’t enough qualified candidates—it’s that employers are defining “qualified” all wrong. The Importance of Soft Skills “Many small business owners are […]
Bill Gates Support For Fight Against Cancer Among Women
AS cases of cervical cancer increase, screening services with existing family planning clinics can increase access to the services and treatment. Marie Stopes Tanzania Country Director, Anil Tambay, made the remarks in Dar es Salaam yesterday to mark the end of the Bill and Melinda Gates cervical cancer screening and preventative therapy project. Mr Tambay […]
Somalia’s ‘Deadliest Attack Ever’ Kills 276, Injures 300
At least 276 people have been killed and 300 injured by a massive truck bomb that tore through a busy shopping district of Mogadishu, the government said Monday, making it the “deadliest attack ever” to hit war-torn Somalia. The figure was a huge jump from an initial police estimate of 20 dead in the hours […]
Standard Bank In Girl Child Mentorship Initiative
Standard Bank Malawi on Wednesday took a total of 120 school-going young girls through a mentorship exercise as a way of motivating the girl child to stay and work hard in school. The group of girls were drawn from different schools from across Lilongwe and were paired with female staff members from the bank who […]
ECOWAS Court Awards N18 Million Against Nigeria In Rights Suit
The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has imposed a N18 million fine against the Federal Government in judgment of a case of violation of the fundamental human rights of one Dorothy Njemanze and two other Nigerians. The judgment, read by Justice Friday Chijioke Nwoke of the three-man panel, after […]
Residents Protest, Insist On Pre-Paid Meters Or No Payment
Residents of Okunola community in Mosan/Okunola Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have vowed to resist outrageous bills and called on the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IEDC, to install pre-paid meters in their homes without further delay. A community leader, Joshua Faboye said the community had resolved not to pay electricity bills without pre-paid […]
Women Represented At 6 Percent In Media, Says Afjo
Burundian women journalists say they are not sufficiently represented. They accuse media officials of underestimating them. The Association of Burundian Women Journalists calls on media officials to increase the representation and participation of women in the media. The number of male journalist is far superior to that of women, Agnès Nindorera, Chairperson of AFJO said […]
Rant Of The Day – I Want To Blow
Welcome to the rant column ”I want to blow. I want to make it. I want to hit it. I want to make 10million dollars in one night. I want the world to hear me and after I blow? The people must know. They will know that I have arrived. My wings must soar above […]