DSS Arrests 3 Suspects Planning To Attack Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna
The Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday arrested three terrorists allegedly planning to attack Kano, Sokoto, Kaduna and Maiduguri during Sallah celebration this weekend. In a related development, restriction of vehicular movement has been reintroduced to Maiduguri, Borno State as a result of recent security breaches. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, DSS’s spokesman, Tony Opuiyo […]
Rant Of The Day – These Hoodlums
Welcome to the rant column. If you are a lagosian you will totally relate with this particular rant. I thought of it and discovered that these ‘hoodlums’ don’t have the kind of space they have in Lagos in other parts of the federation. Hmm!Really, Lagos is the land for anything. You know what they are […]
Graça Machel Visits Zambia
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Zambia announces the visit of one of the world’s leading advocates for women and children’s rights, Mrs. Graça Machel, to Zambia from the 20th to the 22nd June, 2017. During her three-day visit, Mrs. Machel is scheduled to meet with top Government officials, Members of Zambia’s National Assembly, […]
Liberia: UPP Boosts Female Aspirants’ Dreams
Following reports that all political parties vying in the October 10 polls are collecting thousands of US dollars from both female and male aspirants for primaries and fees at the National Elections Commission (NEC), the United People’s Party (UPP) has exempted female contestants by paying for their primaries. It may be recalled that some partisans […]
Tanzania: State Pushes To Boost Maternal Health Services
At least 100 health centres across the country are set to offer surgery services to pregnant women by December, 2017. That was said by Minister for Health, Community, Development, Gender, Elders and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, in Parliament yesterday, adding that opening of the said health centres will help to boost health services to pregnant […]
International Widows’ Day
Poverty Across a wide spectrum of countries, religions and ethnic groups, a woman is left destitute when her husband dies. Poverty is often made worse by little or no access to credit or other economic resources, and by illiteracy or lack of education. Without education and training, widows cannot support themselves or their families. Many […]
International Widows Day -Invisible Women, Invisible Problems
Invisible Women, Invisible Problems Absent in statistics, unnoticed by researchers, neglected by national and local authorities and mostly overlooked by civil society organizations – the situation of widows is dramatic and, in effect, invisible. Once widowed, women in many countries often confront a denial of inheritance and land rights, degrading and life-threatening mourning and burial […]
The Kiosk With Madame K – Show Your Loyalty
My kiosk people, you are welcome to the kiosk again…This time around, I have another person in my kiosk today. You see, people face a lot of challenges but for makeup, good clothes we hardly see a trace of it. That next door neighbour might just be suffering in silence. Amaka came to my kiosk […]
Motherhood Made Me An Entrepreneur
As a parent of younger children, I felt the intense pressures and emotions tied to keeping everything running smoothly both at home and in the office. Though I managed, it felt crazy. I tried every possible work schedule. There seemed to be no good solutions out there—until my co-founder Siva and I founded Kango, an […]
For Women In Dry North, Water Is Power
A new way of funding climate change projects at the local level is giving women more say over the use of precious resources Sitting a couple of kilometres outside the village of Wajir-bor in northeast Kenya is something quite rare for these dry parts: a small, well-maintained reservoir full of water with a watchman standing […]
These School Girls Need Proper Societal Care
It has come to light that a group of well-wishers, who have the welfare of young women at heart, has seen the predicament that afflicts schoolgirls in Kisarawe District secondary schools. The students, we are told, cover long distances on foot to school and back home. The well-wishers, a non-government organisation called Hope 4 Young […]
Parliament Urges Young People To Fight Against Sexual Violence In South Africa
Parliament has urged young people, particularly young men, to be at the forefront of the fight to eradicate crimes against women and children. This year’s Youth Month takes place at a time when the country is confronted with increasing reports of violent and brutal attacks on women and children. The South African Police Services crime […]
Minister Wants HMOs Scrapped Over Alleged Mismanagement Of N531bn
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, wednesday called for the scrapping of Health Management Organisations (HMOs) operating under National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for among other things, failing to deliver on their health care mandate. He said a total sum of over N351 billion had been paid to the HMOs by the federal government […]
Gambia: Activist Wants Govt Assurance On FGM, Child Marriage Laws
FGM activist and founder of Safe Hands for Girls, Jaha Dukureh, has called on the new government to affirm publicly that Female Genital Mutilation and Child Marriage laws passed by the former regime are here to stay. Jaha was briefing journalists on the upcoming FGM Media Award held at the GPU secretariat. “We are even […]
Kenya: IEBC Warns Of Stern Action On Violence Against Women
Security of women candidates is to be enhanced as the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) sent out a stern warning to male political rivals and their supporters against harassing their women opponents during this campaign period. Speaking in Nairobi during a meeting of women candidates vying for various political seats in the General elections […]