Displaced North-East Women Protest Presidential Panel’s Snub
The Knifar Movement, a group of displaced women in the North-east Nigeria, representing more than 1200 men, women and children in military-run detention centres, has accused the Presidential Investigative Panel on Human Rights Abuses in the Military of denying it the opportunity to appear before it. The group said it celebrated the establishment of the […]
Monkey Pox Spreads To Lagos, Rivers, Five Other States
Following the outbreak of the monkey pox virus in Bayelsa State recently, other suspected cases have been reported in six more states in the country, bringing the total number of suspected cases so far to 31. The states that have reported cases of the virus are Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun and Cross […]
Rant Of The Day -The Rape Saga
Welcome to the rant column Hey people of the rant community. I wish you all a wonderful week ahead. Straight to the rant of the day/moment. A friend of mine called me some days back to break a very sad news to me about her friend who got raped by a man. This friend is […]
UNICEF Commends Military For Release Of 752 Children And Women
The UNICEF has welcomed the release of 752 women, children and elderly men from Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri, Borno State on Wednesday. UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Ms. Pernille Ironside, in a statement yesterday, said the children are victims of Boko Haram terrorism instead of being held as suspects. Ironside said this is the first important […]
Namibia: Gender-Based Violence Crisis In The Black Community
AT the beginning of this week, Namibians woke up to a nightmare that they are already accustomed to. That is the news of another senseless shooting, the spectre of gender-based violence (GBV) haunting this country, of Maria Megameno Kamati at the hands of her boyfriend of nine years, Erastus Heita. Maria’s middle name Megameno means […]
Liberia’s Amended Rape Law Sparks Protest At Capitol Hill In Monrovia
A group of young advocates under the banner Concern Citizens of Liberia yesterday stormed the Capitol Building where they called on the Senate to establish a fast track to handle rape cases rather than amending the rape law by making it bailable. The Liberian Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of making rape a bailable […]
Rant Of The Day – Sister, Do You Still Want The Change?
Welcome to the rant column Bus Conductor : Enter with your change o Passenger : Please, I don’t have 100naira, I have 90 naira Bus Conductor : Come down! Get down. If you no get 100naira. get out. {leave if you don’t have the exact t-fare} Passenger : Calm down. Please na, Na only 10naira. […]
AboveWhispers Panache: Let Your Lipstick Work For You
Hello ladies (and gentlemen. Yes! We recognise the men who read these articles)! Thank you for stopping by Abovewhispers Panache today. We are excited that you are excited about learning something new over here. We’ll delve into a little bit of makeup today, and we are certain that the tips presented to you today will […]
Kazuo Ishiguro Wins The 2017 Nobel Prize In Literature
Kazuo Ishiguro, the British author of “Remains of the Day”, has won the Nobel Prize for Literature, the Swedish Academy announced on Thursday. Japan-born Ishiguro won the Man Booker Prize for the 1989 novel that was made into an Oscar-nominated movie. The Swedish Academy hailed his ability to reveal “the abyss beneath our illusory sense […]
5-Year-Old Reunites With Family After Vegas Shooting
In the aftermath of the horrific shooting in Las Vegas on Sunday, many survivors have shared stories of kind and heroic strangers who stepped up to help people in need. One story involves a 5-year-old boy named Aden Huser. Aden attended the Jason Aldean concert at the Route 91 Harvest Festival with his mom Doris, 8-year-old sister […]
Traditional Healer Who Chopped Woman’s Head To Pieces Sentenced
A KwaZulu-Natal traditional healer who “influenced” four teenagers to procure a white, coloured or Indian woman’s head for him has been sentenced to life in prison. Sibonakaliso Mbili, 34, was sentenced by Judge Thoba Poyo-Dlwati at the High Court in Durban on Wednesday afternoon for the killing and decapitating of sex worker Desiree Murugan, 39. […]
How Dirty Is Your Phone?
Hands up if you’ve ever taken your phone with you into the bathroom. Uh-huh…. We’re betting you’ve either got your hand in the air right now or you’re lying. Look, it’s easy to do. The whole thing about pocket technology is you can take it everywhere with you, including some less-than-sanitary environments. But what does […]
Lots Of Girls Are Being Held Back By Low Self -Esteem
More than half of all girls (54%) do not have high body esteem and are missing out on key opportunities in life, according to a new global report. The research by Dove, given exclusively to HuffPost UK, interviewed more than 5,000 girls aged 10-17 across 14 countries. It found that having higher levels of body esteem […]
Hike In Gender Based Violence In Liberia
Gender base violence against women is said to be on the increase in Totoquelleh, Gbarpolu County. Acts perpetrated against women in the town remain a serious concern to the Assistant Town Chief and elders. Totoquelleh is the home town of the incumbent representative Alfred G. Koiwood. According to the Assistant Town Chief, Gbolu Koiwood, women […]
Onambutu School Takes On Menstrual Hygiene
ONAMBUTU Combined School in the Ohangwena region is determined to keep girls in school by providing them with sanitary pads and sensitising boys about menstruation. The Namibian accompanied a United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) team to the school, at Eenhana, last month. Unicef, in collaboration with the ministry of agriculture and the ministry of health, […]