Woman Commits Suicide Over Argument With husband
The wife of a Naval Rating officer committed suicide over a misunderstanding with her husband at Igando area of Lagos State. The deceased, Mrs Omojoye, reportedly left home on Sunday, saying she was going to church. Apprehension set in when she did not return home. Her husband, Seaman Band Omojoye, reportedly went to the church, […]
Kenya Bans Importation of Poultry From Uganda Over Bird Flu
Kenyan authorities Wednesday announced a ban on the importation of poultry and poultry products from Uganda, where an outbreak of avian flu was reported Sunday. The Agriculture ministry in Nairobi also cancelled all permits that had already been issued for the import of poultry in a bid to safeguard the 32 million chicken in the […]
Panic As Lassa Fever Resurfaces In Rivers State
The people of Rivers state were, on Wednesday, thrown into panic as rumours gave way to the confirmation of a case of the deadly lassa fever disease in the state by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Theophilus Odagme. In a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the commissioner disclosed that the state Ministry of Health has […]
Gambian Vice President Resigns As Jammeh Remains Defiant
In what is clearly the biggest indication that the President of The Gambia, Yayha Jammeh, has lost control of his government, the country’s Vice president, Isatou Njie-Saidy, on Wednesday resigned. She announced her resignation hours before official end of the tenure of Mr. Jammeh’s administration as the country’s political impasse gets worse over the refusal […]
Women Constitute 60 Percent Of Stateless Persons In West Africa
The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, says out of the 750,000 stateless persons in West Africa, women constitute 60 per cent. The commission’s Acting Executive Secretary, Oti Ovrawah, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja at the maiden celebration of the ECOWAS Human Rights Day. The event, organised by the commission in collaboration with the […]
Ethiopia: Women Strategic Center Launched
Women’s Strategic Development Center has begun operation planning to ensure women’s equal participation and benefit from development activities. Heralding the official launch of the Center, Women and Children Minister Demitu Hambisa said the center shoulders an essential responsibility of ensuring constitutionally guaranteed rights of women. According to the minister, the center would conduct practical researches […]
System Collapse Worsens Power Supply, As Electricity Generation Drops To 1,681MW
The collapse of the transmission infrastructure has worsened power supply as generation averaged 1,681.36 megawatts yesterday, down from a peak of 3,131.1 megawatts generated before the system collapsed on Sunday night, dropping generation to 10 megawatts. THISDAY gathered that before the system collapsed, power generation on Saturday had peaked at 3,410 megawatts, which lasted for […]
Namibia: Private Sector Urged To Take In More Women
SWAPO Party Women’s Council secretary Eunice Iipinge has called for full representation of women in leadership positions in the private sector, judiciary and regional councils. Iipinge made the call during the opening of the council’s central committee meeting in Windhoek on Saturday. “Though we have 50/50 representation in the party structures and in parliament, there […]
Trucks With 145 Under-Age Boys Heading To Plateau, Others For Unidentified Reasons Intercepted
Plateau State Police Command, yesterday, said it intercepted two trucks conveying 145 children, aged between four and eight, from Bauchi and Jigawa states. The command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Terna Tyopev, in a statement in Jos, said the children were to be sent to Plateau, Kaduna and Nasarawa states. He said: “Our investigation has revealed […]
Pastor Arrested Over Mugabe Death Prophecy
Kariba based pastor Patrick Mugadza who last week predicted the death of President Robert Mugabe by claiming 93-year-old would breathe his last on October 17 was arrested this Monday at the Harare Magistrates Courts. In a message sent to the media via WhatsApp, Mugadza said police were still holding him without any charge but claimed […]
Women Lead Battle To Save Senegal’s Shrinking Farmland
NDIAEL, Senegal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The women of Thiamene, a tiny straw hut village in northern Senegal, used to scrape together a living by collecting wild baobab fruit and selling milk from their cows. But their earnings have plummeted since an Italian-Senegalese agribusiness, Senhuile, took over the surrounding land five years ago, blocking their […]
The Powerful Story Of Linda Fagoo
That is what a doctor told her after she had a stroke in 2003. It happened on a Sunday, at the end of an exhausting weekend of chores, errands and obligations. Ms. Ragoo felt part of her body go numb. “I sat down by the bed and I felt my leg, like it was sleeping,” […]
Govt Extends Period For Handling Doctors Strike From 60 to 90 Days
The government has extended the time for resolving the doctors’ labour dispute from 60 to 90 days in a move seeking to compel the medics to end the ongoing strike. According to an advert in the local dailies, should the doctors accept the Ministry of Health’s return to work formula, it should be concluded by […]
Standing Legacy : The Faith That Fights Injustice -Things About Martin Luther King
As a minister, leader, civil rights activist, and effective communicator, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. inspired many by his words of wisdom and life. He helped to change the mindset of generations with his challenge to live free. But his life was also characterized by hardship and struggle, obstacles and trials. Though his life was […]
Food and Agriculture Organization Supports Fisheries Department Of Gambia With Fishing Gears
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 28 December handed over fishing gears worth over GMD4.7m to 12 communities and the Fisheries Department at a brief ceremony held in Banjul. The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources Pa Ousman Jarju who presided over the event received the donation on […]