Women’s Council To Focus On Fighting Teen Pregnancies In 2018
The National Women’s Council’s main focus for 2018 will be fighting unwanted pregnancies among girls in the country. The remarks were made yesterday during the council’s general assembly meeting in Kigali. The meeting was convened to reflect on what was achieved in 2016/2017 as well as looking at the priorities for the remaining part of […]
Escapee Suspected Killer Of 8yr-old Girl For Ritual Re-arrested In Jos
The Rivers State Police Command has announced the re-arrest of the suspected ritualist, Ifeanyi Dike, a 23-year 200 level student of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, who allegedly raped, murdered, and cut off some organs of his 8-year old niece, Victory Chikamso, last August, for ritual purposes. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP […]
UN Women Sign Agreement To Support Female Candidates
The UN Women’s organization in Liberia yesterday signed a number of project cooperation agreements (PCAs) with three of the country’s women organizations to galvanize energy and other resources to support female candidates participating in the ensuing elections. Madam Marie Goreth Nizigama, country representative, said “In UN Women’s work as the global champion for gender equality […]
UNICEF Collaborates With Anambra To repackage Health Care
THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has begun a collaborative effort with authorities in health care delivery in Anambra State for the purpose of repackaging Primary Health Care, PHC, system in the state. Apart from officials of the state’s Primary Health Care Development Agency, PHCDA, who anchored the programme at a week long training in […]
US To Enhance Maritime Corporation With Nigeria
United States Admiral Michelle J. Howard, who is the commander, Allied Joint Force Command Naples, commander, US Naval Forces Europe and commander, US Naval Forces Africa, is meeting with Nigeria Chief of Naval Staff. Vice Admiral Ibom Ete Ibas and other senior Nigerian civilian and military officials to discuss maritime collaboration and the enhancement of […]
Nigeria Loses 100 Children and Six Women To Poor Nutrition Every Hour’
A Washington DC-based international health and enhanced food nutrition organization, HarvestPlus, has reported that Nigeria loses a whopping 100 children and six women every hour to lack of proper nutrition. The Chief Executive Officer of the body, Mrs Beverly Postma told a group of select journalists at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA on […]
Zimbabwe: AGG Launches Women’s Desk In Mash West
Bureau THE Affirmative Action Group’s Women Desk has been launched in Mashonaland West province as a deliberate move to advance the involvement of women in the mainstream economy. Officially launching the desk, Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Prisca Mupfumira said sustainable development could not be achieved if it left out the marginalised in […]
Namibia: Call To Help Women Adapt To Climate Change
NAMIBIAN women are most affected by impacts of climate change, and it is important that Namibia comes up with strategies that take into account the gender perspective, says the environment commissioner. Teofilus Nghitila made these remarks in a speech read on his behalf by the deputy director for multilateral environmental agreements in the Ministry of […]
Chibok Girls Inspire Marvel’s New Superhero
Move over Captain America and watch out Wonder Woman, here comes Ngozi: a teenage superheroine inspired by Nigeria’s kidnapped Chibok girls who fights evil in Lagos, marking a new chapter in diversity for Marvel Comics. Ngozi is the star of new title “Blessing in Disguise”, the first Marvel story to be set in a real-life […]
Rant Of The Day – My Clothes Were Eaten…
Welcome to the rant column Let me share this conversation here: Me : {Calls a friend on the phone} How are you? Friend : I am good. Me: Are you going to be in church? Friend: Errrr… I don’t think so Me: Why? Friend : I don’t have what to wear. Me: Why now? I […]
FG Considering Dredging Of River Benue – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the Federal Government was seriously considering dredging the River Benue and constructing drainages along the river banks to mitigate the effect of flooding in Benue State. Osinbajo stated this, on Wednesday, in Makurdi, while in the state for an on-the-spot assessment of the recent flood which affected 21 […]
Rwanda Genocide Suspect To Face Trial In Sweden
A Swedish man of Rwandan origin will face trial in September in a special Stockholm court for his alleged role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, the court said on Wednesday. Theodore Tabaro, 49, has been charged with “murder, attempted murder, rapes and kidnappings” against the Tutsi minority. The alleged crimes took place between April 9 and […]
Women Need To Contribute To Their Country’s Development
Women’s network calls for a balanced participation of men and women in decision-making and peace consolidation dialogue. They have launched a common agenda for all Burundian women this September 5th 2017. In their program, Women’s Network focuses on an effective involvement of Burundian women in peace preservation. They say women have significant contribution to the […]
Ways To Motivate Others In Your Life To Do Something
Are you able to inspire and motivate yourself and other people around you? It’s a challenge that everyone from business owners to parents have struggled to answer. The good news, is that if you use these tips, you’ll be able to successfully motivate others to do whatever you ask of them. 1. Promote purpose. Purpose is an intrinsic motivator, […]
This All Girls Robotics Team Stood Up For Their Afghan Counterparts
In July, a group of teenage girls from Afghanistan were denied three times—twice from gaining visas to enter the United States and once from representing their country in an international robotics competition. The robotics team from Afghanistan quickly landed top headlines as their story was spread around the world, exposing the paradigm of America’s strict […]