Kemi Afolabi: Eight Facts You Should Know About Lupus

YOUR HEALTH…4 MINS WEEKEND READ Nigerian actress, Kemi Afolabi, recently opened up on her battle with Lupus, an inflammatory condition where the immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. The actress who disclosed this during an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, revealed that her doctor said she has only five years to live and she has lived one year out of that already. “I have lupus. It’s not curable. You just have to...

Medical Doctor Narrates How A 13-Year-Old Girl Was Gang Raped By Seven Men In Lagos

IKEJA, (LAGOS) — A medical doctor, working at the Mirabel Centre, a sexual assault referral centre, Mistura Shogunle, on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, narrated how a 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by seven men in her neighbourhood. Shogunle testified before the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court at the trial of a 20-year-old fashion designer, Rasheed Fashola who is being charged for two counts of conspiracy and defilement of a child. Fashola had, however,...

OPINION: Conspiracy and Mistrust Poison Congolese Politics

Access to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s natural resources has been largely controlled by a privileged elite, fueling mistrust and violence between competing groups. For people around the world, the past few years have painfully illuminated the toxic effect that mistrust, an inability to access reliable facts, and resulting conspiratorial thinking have on social cohesion and governance. For the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this is familiar territory. The tremendous potential of their...

OPINION: How Governor Obiano Will Be Remembered

Governor Obiano in eight years democratized political opportunities especially for young people. It is now exactly seven days before Governor Willie Obiano takes a bow. The outgoing governor in following the custom of democratic transition, has been inundated with pre-handover activities in an attempt to finish strong. However, it might have become imperative to x-ray Obiano’s performance in the past eight years and how he would be remembered. Political leaders make impressions that can be...

Women’s Day: Beyond Social Media Pictures and Quotes

“Celebration of the Women’s Day should reflect in our thoughts, interactions and dealings, every single day of our lives” ―Favour Chiagozie Ebubechukwu It is not new to have the walls of social media splashed with pictures to depict how strong, enduring and amazing a woman is. Probably pictures of a woman hawking bread under a very sunny weather with her nose-running child strapped to her back; or pictures of a woman farming or breastfeeding her...

Senate Throws Out Buhari’s Request to Amend Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act

ABUJA — The Senate has rejected the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to amend section 84 of the Electoral Act. The section in question prevented the appointees of political office holders from contesting from election from party primary except they resign. The request was thrown out after the Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi of APC Kebbi North, made the lead debate for the second reading of the bill on Wednesday. The Senators kicked against it...

OPINION: Reflections: Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on the Dilemmas Diplomats Face

Former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin Russ Feingold reflects on his time as U.S. Special Envoy for the Great Lakes and the Democratic Republic of the Congo and other diplomatic roles he has held throughout his career. Welcome to Reflections, a bimonthly series of conversations that invites former senior U.S.-Africa policymakers to discuss difficult issues that they confronted in their careers with the benefit of hindsight. The second conversation in the series features Russ Feingold, who served...

“There is No Limit to What You Can Be” ―Joy Smart Francis Reflects on Politics And Woman Empowerment

“And that is what we are talking about today, being the International Women’s Day where we all put our voices together to break the bias and include in the law, policies that protect the woman.” ―Joy Smart Francis  The International Women’s Day, first celebrated in 1911, is celebrated every year on the 8th of March. The celebration is usually centered around the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women and creates awareness about women’s...

DEVELOPING STORY: Court Sacks Ebonyi State Governor and His Deputy

ABUJA — A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has removed from office, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his deputy Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe on Tuesday, for defecting from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order in response to a petition filed by the PDP demanding the removal of Governor Umahi and his deputy, Dr. Igwe, from office. Justice Ekwo ruled that...

Pete Edochie Celebrates 75th Birthday, Buhari Sends Greetings

Popular Nollywood veteran, Pete Edochie has clocked 75 today, March 7, and he has taken to social media to celebrate. In a video shared via his Instagram page on Monday, the ace movie star cum multiple award recipient said attaining the age of 75 “is not a small age” and that anyone who says age is just a number should be subjected to “psychiatric evaluation”. “75 is not a small age. How does it feel...

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