Category: News & Current Affairs
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NCSW Urges Non-discriminatory Framework for Women Ahead of 2024 Pakistani Elections
The group issued a statement stressing the critical importance of fully implementing the national narrative of women’s empowerment, which is predicated on the principles of gender equality, equal rights, and equal opportunity.
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Food Network star Darnell Ferguson Faces Charges for Strangulation of Enstranged Wife and Six Other Counts
Accusations of breaking into a residence and strangling a lady with whom he has children led to the arrest of Darnell Ferguson, a famous chef and Food Network personality, near Louisville, Kentucky.
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New Zealand MP, Golriz Ghahraman, Resigns Following Shoplifting Allegations
As the Green Party’s spokesman for international relations and human rights, she has lately been under fire for her stances on pro-Palestinian rallies and Israel’s military activities in the conflict in Gaza.
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Salvadoran Woman Released After Over Seven Years in Prison for Abortion Conviction
A Salvadoran lady was released from jail after serving more than seven years for an abortion-related conviction. First Post reported that Lilian, a 28-year-old woman, received a 30-year jail term in 2015.
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Salvadoran Woman Released After Over Seven Years in Prison for Abortion Conviction
A Salvadoran lady was released from jail after serving more than seven years for an abortion-related conviction. First Post reported that Lilian, a 28-year-old woman, received a 30-year jail term in 2015.
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Around The World In 5
Around the World in 5 is an ongoing series that highlights news related to women in five countries, updated every week. This week’s post covers January 7 to January 13.
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Lawyer Raises Alarm Over Armed Policemen Laying Siege to Okoli’s Home Over Erisco Tomato Review Against Court Orders
They have not served Chioma with any summons or charge. They secretly filed a charge against her at the Federal High Court in Abuja (instead of Lagos where the case arose) which pending before Hon. Justice A. R. Mohammed.
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Outside Contact Restrictions Placed on Iranian Women Journalists in Prison Following Protests
Three female journalists are currently serving time in Tehran’s Evin prison for chanting slogans about “unfair sentences” during a visit by high-ranking judicial officials late last month.
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Suspended UNICAL Dean, Cyril Ndifon, Remanded in Kuje Prison Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), facing allegations of sexual harassment, has been remanded in Kuje Prison by the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, FCT.
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BBC To Unveil Abuse, Atrocities and Staged Miracles in the Life of Late Pastor TB Joshua
The documentary delves into the clandestine lifestyle of the late SCOAN founder. Abuse, harassment, rape, manipulation, and fake miracles were all covered in detail.