Scotland has become the first country to allow free and universal access to menstrual products, including tampons and pads, in public facilities. The Scottish Parliament unanimously passed the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill, which is designed to create a legal obligation for the government to ensure sanitary products are free and accessible for all who menstruate, including tampons and...
Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in July. She said this in an opinion article, titled “The Losses We Share” published in The New York Times. She describes a normal morning feeding her dogs, taking her vitamins, and changing her son Archie’s diaper, before feeling a sharp cramp. “I dropped to the floor,” Meghan, 39,...
Dr Anu also known as Sisi Anu is a popular cosmetic surgeon who runs a clinic called Med Contour in Lekki, Lagos. She has been at the center of controversy for some years over her failed and illegal procedures some of which have led to death. Here are some things to know about her. 1. Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju was...
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s chances of being the next Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is very likely as her only opponent, South Korean Yoo Myung-hee is set to withdraw from the race. According to a report by Washington Trade Daily, South Korea has decided to withdraw its candidate, Yoo Myung-hee, from the WTO’s top job in the coming days to...
A Nigerian lady named Adamma has graduated as the best graduating student of a Malaysian university. Adamma wrote her master’s thesis on the religious tweets of former senator, Dino Melaye. Melaye made the disclosure via his Twitter page on Tuesday. He wrote: Adamma is the lady who wrote her master’s thesis in a Malaysian University on the Religious tweets of...
Nigeria’s Aisha Yesufu and Uyaiedu Ikpe-Etim have made BBC’s 100 women list for 2020. The BBC 100 Women list seeks to celebrate 100 inspiring and influential women and leaders from over 60 countries around the world. The 2020 list highlights women who are “leading change and making a difference during these turbulent times.” Also, “in an extraordinary year – when countless women around the world...
YouTube is this week (Monday 23 to Friday 27 November) holding its first virtual YouTube Black Africa Creators Week, a week dedicated to engaging, educating, and inspiring African creators to grow on the platform. Highlights of the 1-week program include expert-led masterclasses covering topics like assessing channel performance and engaging a community, and understanding YouTube’s monetisation policies, among others. The...
A Nigerian lady, Fehintoluwa Okegbenle has again achieved a huge feat after she travelled from Lagos to Benin on a motorbike in 6 hours. Fehintoluwa, an entrepreneur also recently rode a bike to Abuja from Lagos in 13 hours to the amazement of many. Taking to Twitter, she wrote: Solo trip from Lagos to Benin and Back to Lagos on...
Chisom Chukwuneke, an exceptionally bright student who graduated with the best WAEC result from her school with 7 A1s in 2019, is dead. The 17-year-old died on the 18th of October, 2020, in Johannesburg, South Africa, and will be buried on the 1st of December in her hometown of Enugu State. Her father, Professor Felix Chukwuneke, shared the sad story...
Isa Abiola Fatima, Nigeria’s first female train driver, has shared her experience in a male-dominated industry. In a recent interview with BBC News Pidgin, she explained that becoming a train driver was her childhood dream ever since she set her sights on a train at the age of 12. She received two years of rigorous training in China and also...