Be The Lady In Red – Don’t Be Afraid To Stand Out
1. Don’t be afraid to stand out. Be “the lady in red.” Regardless of the industry, women bring qualities to a project that men may not possess. For example, I inherited my grandmother’s keen attention to detail. For her, “detail” had her designing rooms with built-in vacuum cleaners, walls covered in velvet wallpaper and meticulous […]
There Are Lots Of Things To Be Done In Fighting Gender Based Violence
The ghost of sexual corruption is reported to dig its roots in offices, learning institutions and trading areas. The Police Gender Desk has confirmed that house-maids are another group of victims facing this form of harassment at a hefty extent. The law enforcers state that sexual assault to house maids is increasing because the victims […]
President Mutharika Calls For Respect And Protection Of Women
President Peter Mutharika has urged the citizenry to put to an end various acts of abuse happening in the country, especially to women. He made the call Sunday during his whistle stop tour conducted in selected constituencies in Lilongwe. Mutharika, who is the torch bearer for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party 9DPP) in the forthcoming […]
25-Year-Old Nigerian Migrant Commits Suicide In Italy
A 25-year-old Nigerian man identified as Prince Jerry killed himself in Italy after authorities denied him a residence permit. Jerry’s funeral was held Friday morning, at the Chiesa dell’Annunziata in Genoa. Prince Jerry was a chemistry graduate and was continuing his studies at a University having arrived from Libya on a boat two and a […]
Dubai Company’s Port Official Shot Dead In Somalia
A senior representative of Dubai-based harbour operator DP World has been killed in the port town of Bosaso in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Bloomberg reports. Bloomberg is quoting local police as saying that the official was rushed to hospital, where he died. Local media outlets are naming the official as Paul Anthony Fermosa, the DP World […]
The Story Corner : BBN Palava
My people, my people. Let me wish you a happy new month first. Happy New Month! This gist is fresh from the oven, fresh from my reliable sources and I saw it myself o. Big Brother Naija called for auditions and guess what? people flooded the venue. Youths, especially Lagos youths, they have no chill […]
Rural Women Share Experiences In Farming, Governance
The women participated in a crash planting demonstration of cabbage A group of women Councilors from the Eastern Region of Sierra Leone have ended a two-day learning and exchange visit to their counterparts in Kabala, Koinadugu District, in the North of the country. The women from the East, mainly drawn from the women in governance […]
Few Women Hold Executive Positions In South Africa’s Work Space
The CEO of one of South Africa’s top four banks – Absa – announced this week that she is retiring after 10 years in this role. Employment equity at the bank improved under Maria Ramos’s guidance. Both the number of black women and men in senior management positions increased during her period as CEO. Given that she was […]
Bow Wow Arrested for Woman Battery
American entertainer, Bow Wow has been arrested for beating up a woman hours after promoting his mother’s Super Bowl pop-up shop during the Super Bowl weekend. His alleged victim is his off and on girlfriend, Leslie Holden also known as Kiyomi Leslie. According to TMZ, he has been charged with Battery Substantial Physical Harm by […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Survives Chopper Crash In Kogi State
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Saturday spoke to Nigerians after his ghastly air accident. Osinbajo whose accident shocked many and threw Nigerians into a confused psychological state, thanked the almighty God for delivering him and boasted that his party, All Progressives Congress, APC, would continue with their ‘Next Level’ engagements and plans for Kogi State. His […]
General Motors About To Begin Laying Off 4,200 Salaried Workers
General Motors will begin laying off 4,200 salaried workers Monday as part of its scramble to save billions of dollars in annual costs, The Detroit News reported. GM announced in November that it was cutting a total of 15 percent of its salaried workers, including 25 percent of company executives. It’s also planning to shut […]
Powering Africa Energy Summit To Welcome 370 Investors and Public and Private Stakeholders In Miami
The 5th Powering Africa: Summit at the JW Marriott Hotel in Miami will host over 370 investors and public and private stakeholders across Africa’s energy sector. The World Bank, OPIC, MCC, Power Africa, USAID and USADF alongside African energy leaders from Morocco, Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Mozambique and Nigeria are attending the summit to […]
Central African Republic Rivals Reach Agreement In Khartoum
Rival parties from Central African Republic (CAR) on Saturday reached agreement on the two serious bone of contention, power sharing and interim justice, thus paving the way for a final and comprehensive peace agreement in the landlocked state. Ambassador Atta Al Manan Bakheet, head of the Sudanese team facilitating the talks under the auspice of […]
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#AW Gist : The Synergy
The crusader : Madam, there is a mentorship platform for women, we would like you to join so you can promote your business, share with people and other women like you on the platform. Unbeliever : Thank you ma but I don’t want to. The crusader :Why now? you don’t want to promote your business? […]