Sierra Leone: Govt Urged to Ban FGM After Death of Teenage Girl
Sierra Leone has the one of the highest rates of FGM in the world, with nine in 10 women and adolescent girls cut, says U.N. The death of a teenage girl in Sierra Leone during a female genital mutilation (FGM) procedure performed by a women-run secret society should spur the West African nation to ban […]
AIG Orders Mental Tests On Lagos Policemen
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos, AIG Abdulmajid Ali, has ordered that mental test be carried out on policemen in the command. The AIG, who also ordered drunkenness test on all personnel of the command, said the move was necessary in order to “avoid any accidental discharge or […]
Zimbabwe Women Take To The Streets To Demand Free Education
According to parent associations, thousands of children have been thrown out of classes around the country for failing to pay tuition Thousands of women took to the streets of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe on Thursday to demand free education for their children as protests against the government mount across the country. The protest dubbed #BoycottSchoolFees was […]
Okagbare Leads Nigeria’s 4x100M Relay Team Into Final
Double Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, on Wednesday led Team Nigeria’s 4x100m women’s relay to the final of the event in 42.55secs. It is perhaps, her last chance of redemption for a medal here after failing in both 100m and 200m, She opted out of the long jump because it clashed with the longer […]
12 Killed In Ebonyi Jail Break Attempt
Two prison warders and 10 inmates are feared dead following an attempted jail break at the Abakaliki federal prison yesterday. Our reporter gathered that the incident occurred early on Thursday. An official, who craved anonymity, told Daily Trust that some of the inmates protested over the poor breakfast served to them by prison officials. Another […]
Everyone As Messengers Of Humanity
A record 130 million people are dependent on humanitarian assistance to survive. Grouped together, these people in need would comprise the tenth most populous nation on Earth. These figures are truly staggering, yet they tell only a fraction of the story. Hidden behind the statistics are individuals, families and communities whose lives have been devastated. […]
Right Shoes For The Big Age
Some people think the big age comes with so many weights being shed off. The doctors comes with a list of Do’s and Dont’s. Sometimes you crave for nice things but the age weighs and turn you down. The big age of Sixty and over sixty is not a dilemma, it can be Fun and […]
Draining Low-Income Schools
It’s bureaucratic jargon with a name seemingly calculated to cure insomnia. But a new analysis reveals that the real-life effect of those two words is shortchanging public-school students in poor neighborhoods nationwide by nearly $9 billion per year—the difference between the substandard education they’re getting now and the quality one enjoyed by their affluent peers. […]
Kaduna Rep Empowers 500 Women, Youths
A member of the House of Representatives from Kaduna State, Muhammad Usman (APC, Kaduna), has empowered about 500 women and youths for self-reliance in his Makarfi/Kudan Federal Constituency. The event, which took place in Makarfi town yesterday, saw 40 women getting a sewing machine each, 20 motorbikes to 20 male youths, 10 tricycles and another […]
Egypt: Lose Weight or You’re Out, TV Anchorwomen Told
Eight women working for Egyptian TV have been ordered to lose weight or be taken off air, according to BBC. The women have been suspended, and told to lose weight or they may lose their jobs. The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) has given them one month to do, on the order of newly […]
28 Couples To Get Fertility Grants From Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation
As part of efforts to tackle infertility and raise awareness about fertility treatments in Nigeria, the Ibidunni Ighodalo Foundation (IIF) has awarded financial aid to 28 couples who require fertility treatments. President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Mrs. Ibidunni Ighodalo, said the grant offered by the Foundation was borne out from the desire […]
We’ll Prosecute Those Using Buhari’s Name To Solicit Favour — FG
The Federal Government has warned fraudsters using the name of President Muhammadu Buhari and those of his family members and senior government officials to solicit favour or contracts from ministries and other government establishments to desist from the criminal act or face the wrath of the law. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, […]
Women Are Running Away From Politics – Joyce Banda
Malawi former president Joyce Banda, a campaigner for women and girls rights, on Tuesday was shown on Ben TV of London in a popular Pauline Long interview show which she said many professional women get discouraged from entering politics because of the treatment they get when they are trying to get into positions of power […]
Tanzania To Host Africa Women Forum
The Graça Machel Trust has announced plans to launch a pan-African initiative that would increase the power of women to transform the continent economically and socially. The Trust will convene the first-ever Women Advancing Africa (WAA) Forum in 2017 to highlight the critical role that women play in shaping Africa’s development. The WAA Forum will […]
Nigeria: Austerity – Oyo State Clerics Urge Women to Embrace Family Planning
Clerics and community leaders in Oyo state have embarked on a healthcare campaign to sensitize women on the need to embrace family planning in view of the present socio-economic situation in the country. The awareness rally initiated by the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) took the clerics and community leaders to Egbeda Local Government […]