Tobi Amusan, a world record holder, has again dominated the women’s 100m hurdles at the ISTAF 2022 Berlin meeting, winning with a time of 12.45 seconds. The meet is part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver level series.
Liz Truss has emerged as the new UK Prime Minister of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party after defeating her rival, Rishi Sunak, in a Tory vote where she polled 81,326 votes to beat Sunak, who polled 60,399 votes. As the leader of the ruling Conservative Party, Truss is now British Prime Minister, replacing Boris Johnson, who resigned in early July after a scandal-hit government.
A South African youth-led, women-led organization has unveiled that the former Miss South Africa runner-up Zimi Mabunzi will join the organization as their brand ambassador. This comes after months of working with Zimi in numerous campaigns that bring awareness to the plight of injustices to adolescent girls and young women in South Africa. The founder Sibulele Sibaca welcomed Zimi, stating that it was only fitting that Zimi, who is also an activist for the rights of women, join the organization.
Dr Modupe Elebute-Odunsi is a Consultant Haemato-oncologist celebrated for building the first comprehensive cancer centre and specialist in Nigeria. Elebute obtained her Bachelor degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the College of Medicine, the University of Lagos, in 1986. She finished her postgraduate education in internal Haemato-Oncology at various centres of excellence in London, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, St George’s Hospital and The Royal Marsden. She obtained a prestigious fellowship from the Leukemia Research Fund and obtained a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the University of London for her outstanding performance. After 30 years of service and practice in the U.K, Dr Elebute finally decided to return home to Nigeria with her wealth of knowledge and experience. She has since been breaking ground in the nation’s health care sector. Being the second child out of four kids, she was inspired by her mum and dad, who are Professors of…
You might feel uncomfortable talking to your coworkers about how much you make compared to your peers since it has historically been a taboo subject. To achieve female pay equity, however, normalizing pay transparency is a crucial first step.
Aishatu Madawaki is a Nigerian academician and politician. She is the first woman professor from the old Sokoto caliphate states (made of the present-day Sokoto State, Zamfara State, and Kebbi State), an Islamic-dominated region in Northern Nigeria.
Bra shopping can be annoying and exhausting. This is because many women do not know what they should look for when shopping for a bra, from the shape to the size, colour, and quality.
