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The commissioner expressed his regret that women were dying, especially in rural regions, from complications that could have been avoided. Timely and efficient administration of maternal care, he argues, can save many of these fatalities.

According to Hindustan Times, an advocate at the Supreme Court said that the hijab ban order led to 17,000 girls skipping exams.

Three hundred eighty-one women are running for office on the INEC list; one for president, 92 for senator, and 288 for the House of Representatives.

Her death on Monday came a week after two Dalit sisters, aged 15 and 17, were found hanging from a tree after being allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by six men.

Ms Davis was cast as a general, saddled with the duty to train the next generation of fighters in the Kingdom of Dahomey in Africa during the 1820s.

Three people have been arrested in the case so far. The accused girl and her boyfriend were detained following massive protests by students.

Kasra Hospital in Northern Tehran said in a statement that Ms Amini was admitted on 13 September showing “no vital signs”.

This week, Yemen appointed its first ever female judge to the Supreme Court, Denmark saw protests over a hijab ban and in Nigeria, a young woman was brutally murdered.

Ms Buhari was reportedly hacked to death in her family house at Janbulo Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano State on Friday night.