Category: News & Current Affairs

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.

Around the World in 5 examines the advancement of women’s rights, including prosperity and stability. This week’s post covers October 8 to October 15.

Suu Kyi has a history of convictions for bribery and election fraud. Since the military took over, human rights organisations have voiced repeated concerns about the treatment of pro-democracy activists in the country.

After being convicted of a first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape in New York and given a 23-year sentence, Weinstein, now 70, is poised to go on trial again.

The festival spans ten days and two events, one in the Northern Hemisphere and one in the Southern Hemisphere. Participants come from all walks of life and all countries.

People assume girls don’t choose science because they’re not inspired.” Girls are already showing an interest. It’s more about getting parents and educators on board and educating pupils about various science-related occupations.

A 22-year-old man identified as Tres Genco has pleaded guilty to plotting a mass shooting to “slaughter” 3,000 women at an Ohio university.  Mr Genco was taken into custody in July 2021.

Breast milk samples were taken from 34 healthy mothers a week after giving birth in Rome, Italy. Microplastics were detected in 75 per cent of them.

HealthTracka, a Nigerian led health startup focused on making lab testing easy with at home tests, has launched a first of its kind test for women battling Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).