Thursday, 31 December 2015
Interior Minister Visits Anambra Over Gas Plant Explosion
The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, has sympathized with the government and citizens of Anambra State over the gas plant explosion that claimed several lives and injured many in Nnewi.
Abia Election: Appeal Court Declares Alex Otti Of APGA Winner
An Appeal Court has declared the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, Mr Alex Otti, as winner of the Abia State Governorship election.
Dasuki’s Lawyer Asks FG To Allow Rule Of Law Prevail
The lawyer to the embattled former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has appealed to the Nigerian government to allow the rule of law prevail in his trial.
Indonesia Promises To Assist Nigeria In War On Terror
The Indonesian government
says it is ready to provide assistance to Nigeria in its fight against
terrorism.
The Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria, Harry Purwanto, made the promise at a
meeting with Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in
Abuja, the nation’s capital city.
At
the meeting held at the Minister’s office on Thursday, both countries had the
opportunity to explore areas of mutual benefit.
In
their talks, Mrs Ibrahim also sought an agreement on prisoner swap between the
two countries, in an attempt to bring some Nigerians serving different jail
terms in Indonesia back home.
Saturday, 21 November 2015
Gunmen attack luxury hotel in Mali capital, 170 taken hostage
BAMAKO (Reuters) -
Around 27 people were reported dead on Friday after Malian commandos stormed a
hotel seized by Islamist gunmen to rescue 170 people, many of them foreigners,
trapped in the building.
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Armed Robbers on Rampage in Edo Several People Feared Killed
Tragedy struck in Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-EdoSeveral persons including policemen were killed during a bank robbery at Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, on Wednesday when a gang of armed robbers invaded a bank (Names withheld).
Segun Arinze Punctures Social Media as Cause of Broken Marriages
According to many, broken marriages in the Western world could be termed as "normal" but the fact that this act is gradually finding its way into African homes calls for concern. One of the most talked about issue in the movie industry world over is broken marriages.
Candy Crush Sold For $5.9bn
Activision
Blizzard, the American developer behind hit video game franchises World of
Warcraft and Call of Duty, has bought Candy Crush Saga creator King Digital
Entertainment for $5.9bn (£3.8bn).
The
deal will position Activision, which has previously focused on developing games
for PCs and consoles, as a global leader in mobile gaming – the largest and
fastest-growing area of interactive entertainment, that is expected to generate
over $36bn in revenue by the end of 2015.OMAWUMI SINGS A NEW SONG
Power
house vocalist Omawumi Megbele is set to drop her third album, titled, “I am
Omawumi”.
The
singer and songwriter announced this via her Instagram page to the pleasure of
her teeming fans and followers.
The
Itsekiri born songwriter took a break from the industry after taking time out
to deliver her second child in July, she has two successful albums to her name
with Wonder Woman which was released in 2009 and had hits like ‘In the music’,
Today na Today and Chocolata.
This
was followed up by ‘Lasso of Truth’ which featured songs like the runaway hit
‘If you ask me’, Bottom Belle ft Flavour and What a bang bang ft 2face Idibia.
Sunday, 25 October 2015
'Women given false hope about IVF' (EGG FREEING)
Freezing your eggs is a hot
topic for women in their thirties, and more of them are doing it. But is the
IVF industry giving women false hope about their real chances of having a baby?
An
increasing number of women are taking up the opportunity of freezing their eggs
to be used later, as a kind of motherhood insurance.
But
some doctors are warning that these women, mainly in their thirties, are being
misled, and being encouraged to freeze their eggs when there is little chance
of success.
Fulani herdsmen attacks: Enugu women protest, urge govt action
By
Francis Igata
ENUGU—Scores of women from four local government areas in Enugu
State,yesterday, called on the state government to quickly halt incessant
attacks occasioned by Fulani herdsmen who molest, maim, rape and destroy their
farmland and livestocks.
The
women from the Anglican Diocese of Enugu North comprising Enugu-North,
Enugu-East, Udi and Ezeagu council areas, lamented that the herdsmen have so
far, defied known measures in warding off their activities even as they
revealed that their lives are now in perpetual danger.
In a peaceful demonstration that took them to the Enugu State
House of Assembly bearing placards that read,’Fulani herdsmen kill our men with
AK 47;’ ‘All we are saying is, Fulani, leave our farmlands’.
Friday, 23 October 2015
Women 'don't understand' fracking due to lack of education, industry chief claims
Professor Averil Macdonald said men were more in favour of the controversial extraction technique because they were persuaded by 'an awful lot of facts'
Thursday, 22 October 2015
Social Media Dominates Women's Use of the Web
By Sumita Thapar
Poor women in cities are using the internet just as much as more affluent women and men, but are less likely to use it to increase their income or engage with politics online, a study has found.
The report launched today says that poor urban women are held back by a lack of education and language skills when they use the web. The study found that 97 per cent of women who use the internet do so through social media, especially Facebook. But, for example, just 20 per cent said they had used the internet to access information on sexual health and contraception.
Wife of South Africa's 'genitals in freezer' man shot dead
The wife of a Danish man who is accused by South African police of mutilating women and keeping genitalia parts in a freezer has been shot dead in Lesotho.
Anna Matseliso Molise, a key witness in the case, was due to testify against her 63-year-old husband at his trial.
She was shot four times outside her home in Maseru on Tuesday evening, and later died from her wounds in hospital.
Women dominate Polish election, with 3 vying to lead country in historic first
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's upcoming general elections are making history by having three women campaigning to lead the nation, with one almost certain to win. But the appearance of major social change in this conservative nation may be slightly deceptive.
Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz of the ruling Civic Platform is fighting to keep her job against a surging Beata Szydlo, who leads the conservative opposition party Law and Justice. The third woman candidate leads a cluster of leftwing groups, and is not considered a serious contender.
HIV positive man says he had unprotected sex with 300 women
A 31-year-old man confessed to the police on Monday that he had unprotected sex with around 300 women, after learning that he had contracted AIDS, according to a New Indian Express report.
Joseph James, a Secundrabad
based auto-driver, was caught by the police on Monday night for stealing gold
from his friend’s house. During interrogation, he confessed to the crime and
the police later recovered the stolen items.
“We recovered from his
possession five tolas (approximately 50 grams) of gold”, M Ravichandan Reddy,
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Malkajgiri) told the PTI.
Need a Lift? 4 Techniques for the Perfect Breast Lift
Let’s be real with each other: there may come a point where our tatas’ perkiness itself bids us ta ta. And what if you don’t necessarily need more volume? When implants are extraneous, but your girls need a little lift, a mastopexy (breast lift) may be exactly what you need to feel good about your bust. Should you do it at the first sign of sagginess or wait until after you have kids? Who should and should not have this procedure done? We caught up with board-certified plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael Yaremchuk to learn all about what you need to know before getting a breast lift — from the cost to the price to the recovery period.
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
One in four women has experienced domestic violence at partner's hands
The most comprehensive Australian study of family violence to date reveals 2.2 million women reported violence perpetrated by a male partner
One in four women has experienced
violence at the hands of an intimate partner, the most comprehensive national
study of interpersonal family violence carried out to date has found.
Do Women Need Female Viagra? Sexual Dysfunction May Be Due To Lack Of Communication With Partner
Female Viagra is here. In August, the Food and Drug Administration approved Addyi for premenopausal women experiencing hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or low sexual desire. While the disorder, which can also be marked by pain, is something several women experience — it may not need a prescription, according to a new study published in Fertility and Sterility.
For each round of treatment, women were asked to keep a diary
with their partner and assess how sexual function did or did not
5 Reasons Some Nigerian Women Choose To Be Single
Editor’s note: Inspired by the Linda
Ikeji N500 million mansion debate, Naij.com’s head of entertainment, Onyinye Muomah, analyses reasons why an “African woman” raised to view marriage as a
priority might choose to be single as well as a go-getter.
Blogger Linda Ikeji’s amazing feat
– buying a N500 million mansion in an exclusive area of Lagos while still
single – has been a subject for debate on the social media. The
35-year-old has been criticised for making herself “unmarriageable” by
flaunting her wealth. I doubt the same would be or has ever been said of a man.
Nigeria needs women like HID Awolowo – Aisha Buhari
By Daud
Olatunji
ABEOKUTA-Wife of President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, Wednesday, said
Nigeria needs good and honest women like the late HID Awolowo.
The Nigerian first lady who was in Ikenne, the hometown of
Awolowo to pay homage to the family over the death of HID Awolowo was
accompanied by wife of Vice-President, Dolapo Osinbajo, a former deputy
governor of Plateau state, Pauline Tallen , wife of immeidiate-past governor of
River state, Judith Amaechi among others.
Mrs. Buhari who arrived Ikenne at 2:45 pm was received by the
eldest child of Awolowo, Omotola Oyediran and some grand children of Awolowos .
In her
remarks, Buhari described the death of mama HID Awolowo as sad, saying, she was
informed of the planned centenary celebration of her the first time she visited
mama during the electioneering.
Men 'feel threatened by intelligent women'
Despite claiming to find intelligent women attractive, men choose not to date someone who is smarter than themselves, according to new research
The
next time a man tells you that he's attracted to intelligent women, you might
want to ask him whether he's ever actually dated one.
The study,
which will be published in the November edition of ‘Personality and Social
Psychology Bulletin’ but is already
available to read online, concluded that rather than find smarter women
attractive, men are actively intimidated by the prospect of an intelligent
partner.
Psychologists
at the University of Buffalo, California Lutheran University and University of
Texas, Austin, broke their research into two parts. First, 105 men were asked
to rank the merits of women who had out- or under-performed them in an
intelligence test as a prospective romantic partner.
They found that the men were more likely to declare their
attraction to women who had performed better than them. "Men formed favorable
impressions and showed greater interest in women who displayed more (versus
less) intelligence than themselves," the study authors wrote.
Mobile, internet use among Kenyan women very low, study shows
A new study reveals that digital literacy and mobile phone use is still very low among Kenyan women.
The findings of the study on women’s empowerment in information communication and technology in Kenya attribute this to the cost of accessing the Internet and web-enabled gadgets, lack of training and general illiteracy among women and girls.
The study was conducted by the International Association of Women in Radio & Television (IAWRT), a global organisation of professional women working in electronic and allied to the media.
Heart disease gene 'found in women'
Scientists have identified a gene that puts women at higher risk of heart disease, an early study suggests.
The
work showed that women who had a particular version of the BCAR1 gene were more
likely than other women to have heart attacks and strokes.
In
contrast, men who had the gene were not at increased risk.
Researchers say this
adds to mounting evidence that there are differences in how men and women experience
heart disease.
Thicker arteries
In
the study, published in the journal, Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics,
researchers from University College London pooled data from five European
research projects, involving nearly 4,000 men and women.
Women making the news
Toyin Saraki
While the men in power play their politics, all appears to
be well between their women. Wife of Senate president and a woman with a heart
for charity, Toyin Saraki, has been circulating via social media her acivities
in the recent 70th UN General Assembly, particularly in instances where she
represented the First Lady.
I’m
humbly honored to have represented the wife of the President of Nigeria, Her
Excellency Mrs Aisha Buhari at the Organisation of African First Ladies against
HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) United Nations General Assembly Side-Event Meeting.
According to Mrs. Buhari,This year’s theme – Building on MDGs to
invest in the post-2015 development agenda – is one that is close to my beloved
country, Nigeria’s heart.
The progress made on the MDGs across the world, including in
Nigeria – and indeed in a number of sub-Saharan African nations – has been
truly outstanding. Just fifteen years after, MDG 4 to reduce child mortality
came into effect in some countries; the global child mortality rate has fallen
by an outstanding 53%; whilst child mortality has fallen by 48% in the African
region.
She also
quotes Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, who while giving his address at the
meeting stated,
I have three grand-daughters, so the matters of women and girls are close to my heart.
I have three grand-daughters, so the matters of women and girls are close to my heart.
Diezani Alison-Madueke
FORMER
Nigerian minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has
trended for ten straight weeks before and after her arrest in London.
At one time, she denied seeking asylum in any part of the world,
stating that the Jonathan administration had done a lot in the Oil and Gas
industry that cannot be rubbished by malicious claims. But her arrest has
changed that music considerably, so much so that the United Kingdom-based
Chevening Scholarship, has removed her name from its list of female achievers.
Chevening, an international scholarship scheme which enables
students with leadership qualities from 144 countries and territories to
undertake postgraduate study or courses in universities in the UK, had given
Madueke its scholarship in 2002, which enabled her to attend the Cambridge
University for her MBA and on her return to Nigeria, became the first female
Executive Director of Shell Petroleum Development Company.
Her emergence as the first female to hold the position of the
Minister of Petroleum Resources and the first female President of the
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), prompted Chevening to
list her as one of its best female alumni in commemoration of the March 8
International Women’s Day.
But following her recent troubles and the invitation by UK’s
National Crime Agency on allegations of money laundering and corruption
offences, Chevening has delisted her name from its website.
Commentators are generally of the opinion that it says a
lot about “all these international honours”.
Seyi Shay
Another
female musical bright light making waves is Seyi Shay, who rocked the
blogosphere earlier in the year when she was pictured sitting next to former
president Goodluck Jonathan at an election campaign event in the hottest dress
of the year.
This month Seyi Shay signed a contract renewal deal with
Etisalat’s music platform “Cloud 9” keeping her as a brand ambassador of this
music platform alongside Olamide and Ice Prince. The deal was announced on
Cloud 9’s instagram page this week. Details still under wraps, apparently.
Linda-Ikeji
The
undisputed queen of the Nigerian blogosphere and latest neighbour of Mike
Adenuga had stunned the space by sharing photos of her newly-acquired palace in
Banana Island, releasing a statement generally prompting girls to work hard.
While her fans are cooing on her behalf, there are also a
million and one skeptics that question the source of this “sudden” wealth and
linking it to the 2015 presidential elections campaigns.
The photos are stunning, all agree.
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
Woman killed partner and child 'to ward off vampires'
Court told Shelley Christopher stabbed Richard Brown and daughter Sophia after receiving a signal from a lightbulb
Shelley
Christopher, 36, was mentally ill when she stabbed 42-year-old Richard Brown 29
times and her daughter Sophia six times before inserting wooden objects into
their bodies.
Christopher
also attacked another child and put a pencil in her body, but despite her
injuries, the girl survived, prosecutor Crispin Aylett QC told jurors. She
cannot be identified.
GUN RUNNING: 80-yr-old Woman Arrested In Edo
An 80-year-old arms
peddler, Madam Comfort Izeomwen, has been arrested and paraded by the Edo State
police command.
The octogenarian was
arrested following the arrest of her partner in crime, Stella Omobude, 48, who
was caught with 32 live cartridges by the police.
Edo State police
commissioner, Chris Ezike, who paraded the arm peddlers along with 71 other
suspects, said that acting on credible information, operatives/tactical units
of the command raided Evbueren village, along Benin-Auchi road, where Stella
was arrested.
Her confessions led to
the arrest of the octogenarian at Ekae village, Benin City, with 68 live
cartridges recovered from her.
Ezike disclosed that a
mop-up operation also led to the arrest of Monday Obaseki and Ita Ehiozefe,
aged 38 and 40 respectively.
Sunday, 18 October 2015
Ayade splashes N11m on Mother and Daughter Pageant’s contestants
Calabar – Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, on Saturday night in Calabar, splashed one million naira on each of the 11 families that contested at the maiden edition of Silverbird’s ‘Mother and Daughter Pageant’.
The pageant held at the Cross River International Conference
Centre, Calabar, involved 11 teams, each made up of a mother and daughter.
Also, the team of Mrs Angela Nwangwa and her daughter, Gift,
apart from the governor’s largesse, got N2 million cash and a family trip to
Dubai as overall winner of the contest.
The duo of Mrs Omo Alake and her daughter, Ife, emerged the
first runner-up, while Mrs Thelma Ukpai and her daughter, Mercy, were placed
second runner-up.
According to the governor, a contest which celebrates family
values should have no loser, as it will affect the confidence children have in
their mothers.
Cameroon girls take over Calabar sex market
Calabar, Cross River State capital, is famous as the home of bevy and succulent women. Their welcoming disposition gives the city a warm and alluring ambience to many a visitor to the city.
The bulk
of these women are girls from tertiary educational institutions in the city.
Teenage secondary school girls along with their city colleagues who are also
attractive make the population of women in the city burst at the seam. To keep
body and soul together, many of them resort to “hustling”, a nomenclature for
part-time prostitution prevalent in the city.
These ‘hustlers’ operate from their hostels and homes during
nocturnal hours. They roam the streets, especially around places with active
night life like Atekong Drive, Marian Road, Effanga Mkpa Street, Edabor
Street,Third Avenue, Second Avenue and highbrow eateries where people,
particularly visitors, congregate at night and can afford to pick them up for a
fee to satisfy their sexual appetite.
‘Nigerian women make the best out of anything’
Wofai Samuel, an on-air
personality is an amiable, energetic lady, and fun to be with. This Cross River
State-born persona is the last and only daughter of her parents.
Wofai as
she is fondly called by admirers is also a broadcaster who loves travelling, watching
movies and singing, especially when she is downcast.
“I sing
to derive my inspiration,” she said.
This
Environmental Biology/Zoology graduate of the University of Calabar feels
elated that her country clocked 55 years some weeks back, and she assured
Nigerian women that she would have done a lot to put smiles on their faces if
given the opportunity.
Yobe NGO Sensitises Female IDPs On Self-Protection Against Rape
A Damaturu-based non-governmental organization, Female Role Model Initiative, on Sunday organized a sensitization workshop for female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Yobe on how to protect themselves against rape and other acts of violence.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop, held in Damaturu
and attended by about 100 women and girl-child, also touched issues that
bordered on female reproductive health.
Speaking
at the occasion, Hajiya Halimatu Amshi, Coordinator of the Initiative, observed
that cases of rape of female children, was on the increase, hence the need to
educate them on protection measures.
“Child rape is on the increase, the girl child and mothers need to be enlightened to say no to violence against women.”
“Child rape is on the increase, the girl child and mothers need to be enlightened to say no to violence against women.”
“The
essence of this training is to sensitize the participants on how to protect
their bodies; they should not allow anybody to play with their bodies,” she
said.
Amshi said girl-child and mothers from Internally Displaced Persons camps and host communities, were carefully for the workshop.
The coordinator commended stakeholders for supporting the project adding that “the support rendered by religious and community leaders in the fight against domestic and sexual violence, is quite encouraging.”
Amshi said girl-child and mothers from Internally Displaced Persons camps and host communities, were carefully for the workshop.
The coordinator commended stakeholders for supporting the project adding that “the support rendered by religious and community leaders in the fight against domestic and sexual violence, is quite encouraging.”
'We can't go back' say women activists on Taliban Kunduz 'hit list'
While the
Taliban’s brief rule of Kunduz is over, their invasion may have dismantled the
city’s women’s rights network
Within
hours of capturing the city in northern Afghanistan, the
Taliban recruited young children, asking them to point out the houses of
government employees, NGO workers and especially women's rights activists.
“The
Taliban had a hit list of female activists,” said Ms Rustami, head of the
Kunduz Women and Youth for Peace NGO, a women’s rights organisation, which
included her name alongside “almost every active working woman in Kunduz.”
Four
armed men later arrived at Ms Rustami’s home, their faces covered and eyes
lined in kohl, and demanded her father hand her over.
The Playboy problem: has the brand ever endangered women?
An ex-bunny describes the loss of her ‘family’ as the magazine stops
publishing nude photos – but Gloria Steinem is among its detractors, saying the
publication has never expressed ‘the full humanity of men or women’
Jaki Nett, a 72-year-old yoga
instructor and former Playboy bunny, is worried.
“Do you
know if the magazine will survive?” she asks, on the phone from Germany.
Nett is
reacting to this week’s announcement that Playboy, a magazine first
published over 60 years ago featuring a nude Marilyn Monroe, has decided to no
longer feature photos of naked models in its pages.
Time has
marched on, but the move to take nude photos out of its pages seems so
antithetical to what the magazine has stood for and symbolized for six decades,
it does not seem like an overreaction to question the magazine’s destiny.
Air India Offers Schemes, Gives 25% Discount to Women Flyers
Rolling out freebies to its domestic fliers and the
business class passengers, national carrier Air India is offering four schemes,
including 25 per cent flat discount to women travellers, due to high air
travel demand during the festive season.
Air India offers four schemes - Executive Class Bonanza - to the premium segment of executive class passengers flying the domestic sectors as part of the super festival bonanza, the airline said in a statement.
Saturday, 17 October 2015
More women researchers needed 'to deliver food security'
Policy and business leaders have used a major food conference to
highlight the need for more women in the global agriculture sector.
One
of the speakers, Chelsea Clinton, told delegates that women were a
"crucial, vital and necessary" part of delivering global food
security.
Data
shows that progress has been made in recent years, but there is still a long
way to go to close the gender gap.
The
call for equality was made at the 2015 Borlaug Dialogue in the US.
"Certainly,
we are not on track at the moment to feed the population we expect to have
around the world in 2050," Ms Clinton, vice-president of the Clinton
Foundation, told the gathering.
Woman arrested over racist abuse on London bus
Police hold 36-year-old after video footage of Muslim women
being sworn at and threatened with violence goes viral
A woman has been arrested in
connection with the racist abuse of two Muslim women on a London bus, after video footage of the incident went
viral on social media.
The
36-year-old woman, who has not been named, was arrested on Friday at her home
in Willesden Green, north-west London, on suspicion of a racially aggravated
public order offence on the No 206 bus.
The
Metropolitan police said she remained in custody at a north London police
station as inquiries continued.
