The 10th year anniversary of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women was celebrated in Nigeria with a march past led by the minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Salamatu Suleiman.

Kemi Ikuomola, a 40-year-old cancer stricken woman in Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State, has appealed for assistance from individuals, organisations and governments.

As women can no longer be ignored in politics and good governance, a group, Idea Builders Initiative, has said corruption is keeping Nigerian women away from politics.

A Group under the aegis of Women in Agriculture Association (WAA), has implored governments at all levels to address the perceived imbalances and marginalisation of the Nigerian women in the scheme of things in the country.

IT is easy for individuals or organisations to stop doing charity work the moment they stop getting funding.

THERE are positive aspects of female genital mutilation (FGM), the Reproductive Education and Community Health (REACH)has said.

YOU didn't have to know Pamela to celebrate her victory. Weary of hiding from the lustful 40-year-old man who had been trying to defile her for years, the 14-year-old girl picked a stone and hurled it at him. Like the

Traffic flowing in and out of her office, each interruption addressed with effortless calm, the nurse in charge of Hospitalisation and Immunisation at Nyamata Health Center in Bugesera District, is a confident woman in her element.

For well over two decades, Kenya has remained sharply divided as to the nature, form and content of a new constitution.

NELLY, sleepy sleepy, wake up." said Comfort pleasantly, as she entered the office she shares with the former, and found her head down on the table, in front of her computer. "Didn't you sleep last night? Na wao. Sleeping at

The United Nations in Rwanda has joined the "16 Days of Activism against Violence" campaign in an event held in Muhanga District.

THE Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, Keiichi Kato, has appealed to parents in Uganda to support the education of their children.

A KAPIRI-MPOSHI women's group has commended the Government for uplifting the welfare of the less privileged in rural areas through the provision of goats.