A 25year Old Man Abducted And Raped A Physically Challenged Girl
A 25-year-old man, name given as Sunday Aremu, has pleaded guilty to abducting a physically-challenged girl and raping her.Aremu was arraigned on monday before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos state. He was charged on a three-count of conspiracy, abduction and unlawful carnal knowledge. The accused, however, pleaded guilty to the charge. The […]
Protests Against War and Economic Hardship In South Sudan
Students from South Sudan’s University of Juba took to the streets Monday to protest against the worsening economic crisis and the rebellion ravaging the country. The students slammed President Salva Kiir for failing to stop the conflict and tame the high cost of living. They said the government had failed and was on the verge […]
Ace Musical Maestro Femi Kuti Breaks World Saxophone Record
Femi Kuti has broken the World record for the longest single note held on a saxophone at the New Africa Shrine. He attained the feat on Sunday at the New Africa Shrine as shared by his sister, Yeni Anikulapo-Kuti on her Instagram page @yenikuti; “This evening 7th May at the New Africa Shrine, Femi Kuti […]
Child Marriages Remain A Social Scourge
Tendai Magwaza is an astute bright young teenage girl, who wants to become a journalist once she finishes school. She has lived all her life in Madziva, in Zimbabwe’s Mashonaland Central Province, but she yearns for a life in a big city, where she hopes to ply her trade, once she graduates from university. However, […]
Have You Paired Your Passion With Experience Yet?
It still makes my heart pound a little to say this, but I co-founded a company that combines my experience in pharmaceuticals with my passion for animals and I raised more than $120 million in funding to make it happen. My current reality has surpassed my wildest dreams, and I want you to do the […]
Let There Be Greater Access To Women In ICT
Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) are radically transforming how we live and work, our future opportunities, our societies, and our economies. But what if fifty percent of the population doesn’t have the same access to education and technologies as others? Education and ICTs have been two of the most powerful forces of change in the […]
Never Let Anything Come Between You and Your Dreams – Tahiya Musa Speaks To Women Across Africa
Neither did early marriage nor marital problems that followed stop her from pursuing her dream. She wanted to do just anything meaningful to earn her own income rather than be the housewife her husband and his family wanted her to be. Today the single mother of two, Tahiya Musa, is living her dream. She […]
Kano Government Orders Immediate Trial of Child Rapist
Kano State Government has ordered the immediate trial of suspected rapist of a six-month old girl (both suspect and victims names withheld). According to the state Commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Malam Muhammad Garba, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has already directed the ministry of justice to expedite the trial of the suspect in accordance […]
Edo First Lady And Fida Plan Advocacy For Women, Kids
Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, wife of Edo State Governor, with Mrs. Edeke Maria Omozele, state chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) during a courtesy call on the governor’s wife in Benin City… yesterday The wife of the governor of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has called on women in the state to stand […]
CBN Offers N2bn Agric Loan To Shonga Farms
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has said that the bank and Committee of Governors have decided to supplement the foreign investment in the poultry syndicate of Shonga Farms Holdings Limited in Kwara State with a loan of N2 billion under the Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme. Emefiele disclosed this during […]
Police Arrest ‘Kingpin Notorious for Kidnapping Women Riding Flashy Cars’
Delta State Police Command has paraded alleged leader of a five-man kidnapping syndicate, one Mr. Tola Saliu, a 40-year-old former army lance corporal who was said to have specialised in the abduction of women riding flashy cars in Asaba and environs. Also paraded were 174 other suspects arrested across the state for kidnapping, armed robbery, […]
Apple plans to spend $1 Billion To Support Advanced Manufacturing Jobs In The U.S.
Apple says that it intends to bolster the U.S. manufacturing sector by creating a $1 billion “advanced manufacturing fund” — with some of that initial money going toward a company the tech giant is prepared to partner with, chief executive Tim Cook said. The announcement, which Cook made Wednesday on CNBC, comes after months of focus by President […]
Warren Buffet Rebukes Wells Fargo On Illegal Sales Practices
Billionaire investor Warren E. Buffett rebuked Wells Fargo’s handling of widespread illegal sales practices that spanned at least 15 years and included targeting undocumented immigrants to open new bank accounts. Buffett said the San Francisco banking giant’s executives failed to act immediately after finding out that employees were creating countless fake and fraudulent bank accounts to meet […]
The Sad Story Of The Teenager Shot By A San Diego Police Officer
San Diego police fatally shot a 15-year-old boy early Saturday morning and claimed they fired their weapons after the teen pointed at them what they later discovered was a BB gun. Police arrived at the parking lot of the Torrey Pines High School in northern San Diego after 911 dispatch received a call shortly before […]
82 Chibok Girls Get Released In Exchange For Prisoners
Nigerian authorities have said 82 Chibok schoolgirls have been released into military custody in the north of the country. The girls have received medical attention and are to be flown to Abuja to meet the president. A military and a civilian militia source in Banki, near the Nigerian border with Cameroon, said “at least 80” […]