Lagos Inaugurates Ibile Oil, A State Owned Oil Company
The Lagos State Government Monday formally inaugurated the state-owned oil company, Ibile Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC, as a business arm of the state in the oil and gas industry. Speaking at the formal inauguration of the company’s corporate head office in Lagos, the state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, said the initiative was another giant step […]
EFCC Rearraigns Fani-Kayode
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has rearraigned a former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before a Lagos Division of the Federal High Court. Mr. Fani-Kayode, who was part of former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election campaign, was rearraigned alongside Nenadi Usman, a former minister of state for finance on a 17-count charge of money laundering and […]
Bomb Hits Mogadishu
Somali authorities were Monday evening interrogating suspects behind an explosion at Hamarweyne, Mogadishu’s oldest district. A vehicle packed with explosive materials went off at the heart of the Somali capital on Monday afternoon. The incident occurred at the back of a building known as Guriga Hooyooyinka (Women’s Building), which is the headquarter of the Somali […]
We Do Not Tolerate Patriarchy In Marriage – Men Should Think About Their Roles
Acertain section of men around town subscribe to the modern dream husband. They take the pleasure in seeing the children to bed and waking them up to prepare for school, doing the dishes after dinner such that there is little for them to do in morning. They would not mind calling their wives for a […]
The Rise Of Accounting Queens In Africa
ACCA currently attracts more women than men than it did over a decade ago. According to Joyce Tamale, ACCA Uganda Network Panel Chairperson, women gave the course a wide berth before because it was deemed to be very demanding. “It is a certification course; it is never easy to acquire any certificate. ACCA is designed […]
UN Women And The Police Force Fight for The Rights of People With Albinism
Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it has increased its efforts to completely stump out abuses and violation of rights of people living with albinism in the country. The commitment was sounded Wednesday by Northern Region Commissioner of Police, Martha Suwedi, when she received a donation of assorted items from United Nations Women (UN women) at […]
Kára McCullough, Miss District Of Columbia, Crowned Miss USA
When Miss District of Columbia Kára McCullough was crowned Miss USA 2017 on Sunday night, she made history. It was the second year in a row that a contestant from Washington, D.C. had nabbed the competition’s top honor. Described by contest officials as “one of the most intelligent contestants in recent memory,” the 25-year-old scientist […]
Ugandan Troops Harm Women
Ugandan soldiers in the Central African Republic have sexually exploited or abused at least 13 women and girls since 2015, including at least one rape, and threatened some victims to remain silent, Human Rights Watch said today. The Ugandan military has been deployed in the country since 2009 as a part of the African Union’s […]
East Africa: UN Course On Peacekeeping Starts In Gishari
The second United Nations Police Officers Course (UNPOC) started on Monday at the Peacekeeping Training Centre in Gishari, Rwamagana District where 45 participants from seven African countries will get a clear and same understanding on peace building activities to improve their operational capabilities. Participants in the two-week course are from Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Comoros, Sudan, […]
Five Extraordinary Mothers Of The Bible
1. Sarah: The Mother Who Waited In Genesis 11:30 we learn, “Now Sarai was childless because she was not able to conceive.“ This would have grieved both Sarah and Abraham, and in Genesis 15 when the word of the LORD came to Abram he answered, what will you give me LORD since you have not given me an heir? […]
Tasha Vasconcelos Offers A Helping Hand To The Poor
As an international supermodel, Tasha Vasconcelos is used to travelling the world in luxury. But these days she travels in relatively low-key style. Born in 1966 in Beira, Mozambique to a Portuguese father and British mother, Tasha’s family fled to Zimbabwe and then to Canada to escape civil war in those countries. “I have suffered […]
South Africa: Listen To The Girl Child, Pleads First Lady Tobeka Madiba-Zuma
President Jacob Zuma’s wife, Tobeka Madiba-Zuma, on Saturday launched the Listen to the Girl Child campaign in KwaZulu-Natal. The Tobeka Madiba-Zuma Foundation, in partnership the eThekwini Municipality and the UN Aids programme, said it led a dialogue in sexual health, violence directed at children, girls and women, for 500 girls from schools around Inanda, KwaMashu […]
Imam, 20 Others Killed In Niger Herdsmen Attack
The Imam of Etogi village in Gbara ward of Mokwa Local Government Area in Niger State was among the 21 persons reportedly killed by suspected herdsmen on Saturday morning. The imam was said to be leading 20 other faithful in an early morning prayer, when the herdsmen attacked them with dangerous weapons and embarked on […]
Kenya: Man Stabs Wife And Son In Row Over Maize Flour Price
A 24-year-old Nyeri man is in police custody after he allegedly slashed and injured his wife and toddler on Sunday in a row over the price of maize flour. This came as millers in Rift Valley and western Kenya resolved to reduce flour prices, which have skyrocketed in the past two months beyond the reach […]
Cote d’Ivoire: Six Wounded In Ivory Coast Anti-Mutiny Protest
Six people, including a mother of three, were wounded when renegade soldiers in Ivory Coast opened fire at a protest against an army mutiny in Bouake, according to witnesses. The mutiny over a pay dispute began in Bouake on Friday, and spread quickly to other cities and towns, mirroring an uprising by the same group […]