Gender-based violence (GBV) is defined as harmful acts directed at an individual, mostly women, based on their gender. Every other day, we hear of a girl or woman whose human rights are being violated physically, sexually, or emotionally, sometimes resulting in their untimely deaths. A most recent case that comes to mind is that of 21-year-old Justina Otuene, a 300-level...
This 21-year-old OAU student is on the verge of setting a new Guinness World Wash-a-thon Record Subair Enitan is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the longest washing marathon. Enitan, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, commenced the 50-hour wash-a-thon on Friday, November 24. She had notified the Guinness World Record of her intentions in June this...
Actress Shaffy Bello has added her voice to the ‘What Do Women Bring To The Table? debate. In a chat with media personality Stephanie Coker on her ‘Me, Her, and Everything Else Podcast, she said that women shouldn’t feel bad when men ask them what they bring to the table. She also opined that a woman becomes more attractive...
Highlights The theme of the conference was “TechHER: Bridging the Tech Barriers, Building the Future.” The FMN Women’s Network is committed to supporting women in their pursuit of excellence in the field of technology. Participants had the opportunity to network with each other and learn from experts. It included a panel discussion featuring leading business and technology experts Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc (FMN), through its FMN Women’s Network (FMNWN), successfully held its 5th annual women’s conference on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Ebonylife, Victoria Island, Lagos. This year’s conference, which was focused on the theme “TechHER: Bridging the Tech Barriers, Building the Future,” brought together women and key stakeholders...
Miss Nicaragua wins Miss Universe 2023 with an answer about feminism Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Nicaragua, was crowned Miss Universe 2023 at the annual beauty pageant on Saturday night in El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador. With Palacios’ victory, the 23-year-old communicologist became the first woman from Nicaragua to win Miss Universe. She previously competed for Nicaragua in the 2017 Teen Miss...
1,145 fatal gender-based violent cases were recorded, and 393 perpetrators were convicted within the period under review. Nigeria recorded 27,698 acts of sexual and gender-based violence between 2020 and 2023. Sunday Agbakaba, the Data Manager, Federal Ministry Women of Affairs, stated this during the train-the-trainers workshop on the use of the GBV dashboard and reportage on Tuesday in Umuahia. He...
Leo Da Silva’s wife is none other than Maryam Laushi, an activist and advocate for women’s empowerment. Ex-BBNaija star Leo Da Silva got tongues wagging over the weekend when the news of his traditional wedding to Maryam Laushi emerged. In a tweet on Saturday, November 11, he revealed that he was in Kaduna for a wedding, but Airpeace Airlines had...
Helen Williams receives her GWR for the world’s longest handmade wig. A Nigerian wig maker, Helen Williams, has written her name in the history books of the Guinness World Records (GWR) for making the longest handmade wig ever. What is more remarkable is that she is the first person in the world to set this record. According to the GWR...
Diary of a Kitchen Lover is now a mother!!! Congratulations are in order for popular chef, Chef T of Diary of a Kitchen Lover as she welcomes her first child, a baby girl. Making the announcement on Friday via her Instagram page, she shared a behind-the-scenes video that has gone viral. She wrote: Chef T is a mum 🥺🥺 Little...
Nigeria’s first female major general, Aderonke Kale, has died at the age of 84 in London. E. O. Okafor, the president of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI), confirmed Kale’s death in a statement released on Thursday. While mourning her departure, Okafor described her demise as an “irreparable loss,” adding that burial arrangements would be announced by her...