The election of Zuzana Čaputová as Slovakia’s first female president was greeted Sunday as a vote for change, with the anti-graft activist expected to provide a check on a government tarnished after last year’s murder of a journalist. The 45-year-old … Continue reading Slovaks Elect Woman as President for the First Time
Pastor Festus Olushola of the Christ Disciples Church, Ilorin, has urged mothers to be discipline and be a good example to their children. Olushola, who made the call on Sunday in Ilorin while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria … Continue reading Mother’s Day: Cleric Urges Mother’s to be Good Example to Children
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has raised the country’s minimum wage to 2,000 Egyptian pounds ($116) a month from 1,200 pounds, he said at an event on Saturday celebrating women. Sisi said the raise would apply to all Egyptian workers … Continue reading Egypt President Raises Minimum Wage, Now $116 from $70
A man has jumped to his death from a network mast situated in a bank in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The man, suspected to be mentally unstable, was naked when he entered the bank premises on Saturday, located at … Continue reading Man Jumps From Mast, Crashing Down Into Bank In Ibadan
The African Development Bank and Tony Elumelu Foundation have signed a Letter of Intent to accelerate youth entrepreneurship across Africa. The partnership will bring about future collaboration focused on strengthening small to medium sized enterprises, talent and skills development and … Continue reading Tony Elumelu Foundation Partners with AFDB to Support Africa’s Young Entrepreneurs
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in Algeria to demand the resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Estimates say crowds in the capital, Algiers, reached a million. It is the sixth successive Friday of mass anti-government protests … Continue reading Huge Rallies as Algerians seek Departure of Bouteflika, old guard
Popular Nigerian actress and comedienne, Helen Paul has bagged a Ph.D in Theatre Arts from the University of Lagos. Paul is also a stand-up comedian, popularly known as Tatafo, characterized by a voice range that makes her sound like a … Continue reading Helen Paul Becomes the First Nigerian Stand-up Comedian to Bag Ph.D
Facebook’s Policy Programmes Head in Africa, Sherry Dzinoreva, says the company will intensify its female entrepreneurship training in 10 universities in Nigeria in 2019. Speaking during the ”SheMeansBusiness” dinner in Lagos, Dzinoreva said that Facebook was collaborating with ”She Leads … Continue reading Facebook Set to Train Female Entrepreneurs in Nigerian Universities
Three students of the University of Lagos, (UNILAG) have reportedly developed a software that can track and expose human traffickers as well as rescue and rehabilitate victims. The three undergraduates, David Popoola, Eyitayo Ogunbiyi and Chukwudumebi Onwuli are said to … Continue reading Three Unilag Students Develop Software to Unmask Traffickers from UNODC’s Initiative
An American Surgeon based in Lagos Nigeria has taken to her heels after killing a Nigeria Beauty Queen in a failed fat transfer surgery for buttocks and hips enlargement. The Face of Democracy Transformation 2013 Winner Onwuzuligbo Nneka Miriam has … Continue reading How ex Beauty Queen Died from Butt Enlargement Complications
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