Remember Slavery: ‘Let us renew our resolve to fight racism’- Ban Ki-moon.
In a video message released today by the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon to mark the International for the elimination of slavery and the transatlantic trade, he themed this years celebration as ‘Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and the Culture of the African Diaspora and its Root’. In his message, he pushed for thr recognition […]
Easter 2016: Key facts for Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.
It’s that time of year when many people’s thoughts turn to chocolate, egg hunts, bunnies and the resurrection. And for many in the west, it is the first bank holiday weekend of the year – with four straight days off work – will also be appealing. But Easter is that most confusing of dates – […]
Reflections as we celeberate the Elimination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Today 25th of March is significant as the day set aside by the United Nations to remember the elimination of slavery and the transatlantic trade. That period remains one of the darkest chapters in human history. It is a period that epitomizes man’s inhumanity to man. It was responsible for the forced migration of between […]
GEO BILL: Nigerian Women protest against Gender Inequality!
There has being alot of outcry in the wake of the incident that transpired on the floor of the senate on 15th March 2016, where senators threw out a bill seeking to legally guarantee women equal rights with men. The bill was presented by Senator Biodun Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti South) and the senate has since […]
Rape games and revenge porn: How the digital space has become unsafe for women
My laptop is suffering a serious case of the pop ups and as a result I have the most random things appearing on my screen. What often appears are adverts on how to earn money from my laptop which smell very much like Ponzi schemes. However, one day a disturbing cartoon popped up on my […]
World Tourist Day: 40 hotspots in Nigeria you should visit!
Today, 21st of march is world tourist day and there is no better time to profile breathtaking holiday locations and attraction sites in Nigeria. It is such an irony that Nigerians will spending hundreds of thousands travelling to Dubia to visit the artificial water-falls in the Atlantis when there is a naturally endowed one under […]
CSW60: ‘there can be no business as usual’ – UN Women Executive Director.
(As delivered) Chair of the Commission on the Status of Women, H.E. Mr. Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, President of the General Assembly, Secretary-General of the UN, Vice President of ECOSOC, Ministers, Women and civil society representatives, Representatives of the Youth CSW, Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. This 60th Commission on the Status of Women is the first CSW of […]
#MySistersKeeper2016: Photo Speaks!
To celebrate this years’ edition of International Women’s day, Abovewhispers.com in partnership with United Nation Women, Nigeria and WFM 91.7 (the only commercially run women’s radio station in Africa) teamed up to facilitate an online social movement using the hashtag #MySistersKeeper2016. The objective of the campaign was to raise awareness of the need for women […]
IWD2016: Aisha Alhassan assures on the commitment of the government to Gender equality.
As usual, International Women’s day is celebrated world-wide on March 8 and the 2016 edition was celebrated at the National Women centre, Abuja. The event was graced by stakeholders including prominent women, representatives of government parastatals, civil society organizations and International agencies who all pledged to continue the push for gender equality. The event was […]
IWD2016: Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi named as Goodwill Ambassador to UN Women, Nigeria.
This took place at the ceremony to celebrate the 2016 edition of the international women’s day at the National Women Centre in Abuja. The event was hosted by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs in Partnership with United Nations Women, Nigeria and the European Union. The UN Women representative to Nigeria, Dr. Grace Ongile before […]
Oscars 2016: Winning filmmaker gives powerful speech about honour killings in Pakistan
Filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy made a powerful speech at the Oscars last night, after winning the award for best documentary short. But rather than using the platform to gush thanks, Obaid-Chinoy took the chance to speak out about the topic of her film: honour killings. The practice – where men kill their own female family members for ‘dishonouring’ […]
You’ll never hear successful people say these 15 phrases
If you want to become more successful as an entrepreneur or in your career, you can start by making a habit of talking and thinking more like the people you know or read about who are already successful. Here are some phrases you’ll never hear a successful person say: 1. “We can’t do that.” One […]
Welcome to Mirabel: the first centre supporting rape survivors in Nigeria
When Imade was seven years old her teacher began to sexually abuse her after school. “He [told] me I was a smart and beautiful girl and gave me little sums of money,” says Imade, now 24. One day, he raped her. Imade told her mother, who complained to the school. “They fired him, but that […]
The ‘WHITE squatter camps’ of South Africa: Shanty towns built after the fall of Apartheid are now home to hundreds of families
Shanty huts sit next to clapped-out cars, as children sprint along the dusty wasteland under the scorching sun. Beyond the flimsy shacks lie ditches and pools of filthy, stagnant water where mosquitoes breed. These are the daily conditions endured by families in South Africa’s ‘white squatter camps’ where there is little food, running water and […]
Petina Gappah on Zimbabwe, Language, and “Afropolitans”
Contemporary literature in English is rich in international voices. Writers arrive holding multiple passports and complicated backstories. They deal in more than one culture, salt their sentences with Shona or Spanish. They cross and recross borders, carrying their stories with them. You might think Petina Gappah is such an international writer. Born in Zimbabwe in […]