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Nigerian minister accuses entertainers of promoting abuse of women’s bodies
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has accused entertainers of promoting abuse of women’s bodies by employing vulgar lyrics and depicting female dancers in a most disdainful manner. Tallen said this while speaking on the theme “My Body is My Own: Claiming the Right to Autonomy and Self-Determination,” at the launch of the State of the World Population 2021 report in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Tallen, entertainers are frustrating the government’s efforts which include tackling the fear and stigma of survivors of violence, weak community and facility referral systems, lack of counselling services for women and girls and the communities as well as seeking justice for victims. “It is almost disheartening to note that while we are confronting these obstacl...
Presidency: One million Nigerians benefitting from survival fund
The Presidency yesterday said that over one million Nigerians have so far benefitted from the Survival Fund scheme under the Federal Government’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). The Presidency said there are 500,000 beneficiaries from the MSMEs Payroll support track, 44,500 under the one-off General MSME Grant, and another 265,425 under the artisan support track, among others. Recall that payment to new beneficiaries of the Payroll Support track and the one-time General MSME Grant had commenced at the end of April. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Mr Laolu Akande, in Abuja last night explained that so far, under the ESP there are currently over one million beneficiaries nationwide from the various schemes...
OWN Debuting ‘The Legacy of Black Wall Street’ Special On Massacre’s 100th Anniversary
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: OWN Communications / OWN Communications The horrific story of Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is getting profiled by the Oprah Winfrey Network called OWN Spotlight: The Legacy of Black Wall Street. The first installment of the two-part special will air on the massacre’s 100th anniversary on Tuesday, June 1, followed by the second episode on Tuesday, June 8 on the network and Discovery+. According to Deadline, the docuseries will explore the bustling 36-block town of Oklahoma’s Greenwood district up to the deadly attack that left 300 people dead by racists mobs. It will also connect the stories of past and modern-day pioneers who continue to work to rebuild and heal the traumatized town. Viewers will learn about the stories of...
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MC Lyte, Yo-Yo & Remy Ma Featured In New Episode of OWN’s ‘Girlfriends Check-In’ [Video]
Source: YouTube / OWN MC Lyte, Yo-Yo and Remy Ma are legendary MCs, and aren’t too shabby on a reality show set either. The three Hip-Hop ladies are featured in the latest forthcoming episode of OWN‘s series Girlfriends Check-In. Each show features four celebrity girlfriends supporting each other in sisterhood via a virtual chat room check in. The convo is supposed to be light and bubbly, with plenty of tea—and its second season just kicked off last week This Saturday’s episode (July 18), will have the aforementioned women, as well as Lyte’s best friend Dr. Lynn Richardson connecting and building. In the exclusive clip below, the women are “building” a perfect man for Yo-Yo, and Remy Ma goes into detail about how Yo-Yo must take no shorts, as in making sure she has a well-endowed man. “He ...
