Category: News & Current Affairs
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Rotary Club Vaccinates 2,000 Girls Against Cervical Cancer
The Rotary Club of Lagos Island, District 9110, has begun vaccinating 2,000 girls against cervical cancer as part of this year’s mission for girl-child empowerment.
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Ekiti Landlord Bags Life Sentence For Raping Nine-year-old
Daudu Jimoh, 62, was found guilty of raping a nine-year-old child and given a life sentence by the Ado Ekiti division of the Ekiti State High Court.
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Negative Reactions Trail Yomi Black’s “Toxic Feminism” Film
Harmful stereotypical depictions, the trivialisation of rape and domestic violence, and stories that denigrate women and push moralistic misogynist views have come to be associated with Nollywood.
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91-Year-Old Civil Rights Leader Jean McGuire Stable after being Stabbed Multiple Times
Ms McGuire was the first Black social worker to work in Boston public schools and was stabbed five times while walking through a park in Boston.
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Blockchain Baddies enter Web3 accelerator Women Build Web3 in hopes of receiving funds to launch their blockchain-powered business
Blockchain Baddies entering Women Build Web3 accelerator to launch their web3 business The team hopes to receive funding for their innovative concept.
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Iranian Athlete Missing After Climbing Without Hijab
Elnaz Rekabi, an Iranian athlete who competed at the Asian Sport Climbing Championships in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday despite limitations imposed by the Islamic Republic, has vanished.
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Female-Focused Fintech, Herconomy, Hits $300,000 In Seed Funding Round
Herconomy was founded by Ife Durosinmi-Etti as a community of women in finance known as AGS Tribe and has evolved into a startup offering products and services to encourage women to invest, network, save and earn money.
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FCTA Hosts Farm Produce Display Market for Abuja Women
Ms Aliyu explained that the quarterly market was started to inspire rural women farmers from all six Area Councils to bring their finest farm produce to a public venue where anyone could buy it.
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The Women Set to be Anambra State’s next Senators
For Anambra State, these are the six women running for senatorial positions in Anambra Central and Anambra North senatorial districts.
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Aisha Binani Nullified as Adamawa Guber Candidate by Court, Adamawa APC to appeal
She is the second female governorship candidate to be elected by the APC in the NorthEast region since 2015. The first was the late Aisha Alhassan in Taraba state.