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Four best friends who have known each other since childhood and also share a love of chocolate, has decided to start a company called Kakawa Chocolates in Mozambique.

Kakawa Chocolates makes beautiful handcrafted chocolates bonbons with both local and foreign flavors.

The four friends are a team of 3 doctors and 1 architect but decided to start their company in 2017, after they all had completed their college degrees.

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While talking about their future plans and goals, they revealed that they are opening their first physical store soon. They also plan to expand their products to the rest of the country and to the world in the nearest future.
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The new President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúde has assumed office and three women were also voted in as vice presidents, and two of them are black (Afro-Cuban).

Cuba is becoming more progressive as the country is making moves toward diversity and away from its former white dominated legacy. The country is getting more black leadership with two Black women vice-presidentsInés María Chapman and Beatriz Jhonson. Both women are engineers, and they, along with the third female Vice President, Gladys Maria Bejerano Portela, will help lead this new historic Cuban government.

These appointments have great historical significance, the importance may now trickle down to the people who need it most – the Afro-Cubans who have struggled since Cuba’s 1990s economic downturn. There are three other Vice Presidents – in total, three VPs are black and three are women, making it the most diverse ruling council in Cuba’s history.

Cuba’s new National Assembly is all 53.2% women, which is a major development.

Alejandro de la Fuente, a professor of Cuban Studies at Harvard University said:

“Even if this was window-dressing, it would mean they feel the need to dress the window a certain colour, and that is something one would not have said 30 years ago.”

 

 

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has raided the four pharmaceutical companies exposed in a documentary – Sweet Sweet Codeine, recently released by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

This was made known by the NAFDAC’s Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, BBC reports.

The documentary drew attention to the effects of the drug on youths and how some officials of pharmaceutical companies distribute the drug to dealers on the street.

Adeyeye said:

“Our inspection and enforcement teams are in the premises of the four pharmaceutical companies that were shown in the [BBC] video.

“Our officials are there putting things on hold, and everything is being documented. When completed, we will prepare our report and then we will take appropriate action.

“If products that are fake or substandard are discovered, such products will be seized and destroyed.

“These companies that were caught, from our records, have a limited amount of codeine, but from what the documentary showed there is indication that the production is more than the quantity that was approved. So the question can be asked, was there smuggling involved?”

Following the startling revelation in the documentary, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced a ban on the use of codeine as an active agent in the production of cough syrup.

Emzor pharmaceutical company has since suspended the production of Codeine cough syrup.

One of the company’s officials was also seen in the BBC documentary, selling the cough syrup to undercover journalists.

Emzor on Monday, April 30, 2018, issued a statement saying that it has launched a full-scale internal investigation into the breach of the codeine distribution.

The company also said the official in the video has been dismissed, adding that his conduct is illegal and against Emzor’s policy.

The Ministry of Health said that the decision to ban codeine by the Federal Government is not based on a documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

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Obia Ewah, is a trained chemist, the founder and formulator of OBIA Naturals.

OBIA Naturals produces pH balanced, vegan and non-toxic natural hair and body care products fortified with natural ingredients.

Months to her graduation from medical school, Obia was diagnosed with cancer, which she believes had something to do with the chemicals she used to relax her hair.

After surviving cancer, Obia became very careful about the foods and products she allowed into her body. She also went natural to improve her health.

When she started her natural hair journey in 2010, Obia couldn’t find any hair products that could both tame her thick hair and health-conscious ingredients, she began some DIYs using natural ingredients.

Surprisingly, the mixture that Obia originally created for her hair alone, worked great for others also!  Friends began to ask for and purchase Obia’s formulations and that is how OBIA Naturals was started. The company officially launched in 2012.

OBIA Naturals boasts that their products do not contain any toxins or carcinogens.

 

 

 

 

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The First Lady’s admonition came after an investigative report by BBC revealed that codeine is being abused by young Nigerians intent on getting high at all cost; with the covert collusion of pharmaceutical companies.

A report presented to the National Assembly in 2017 indicated that 3 million bottles of codeine are consumed daily in Kano and Jigawa.

Codeine is an opiate, classified as a narcotic substance, which is largely used as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.

Even though it is not an illegal drug, codeine, which comes in tablet and syrup form, has been largely abused for years by youths in Nigeria.

Codeine abuse has also found its way into pop culture, with locally based artistes now glamorizing the syrup in energy sapping tunes.

“I have noted with alarm the exponential rise of drug abuse in our country, especially in the North.

“As a parent, I am deeply saddened by this fact, it is important that we interrupt the trend and encourage our children to stay drug free”, Mrs. Buhari said.

First Lady’s pet project

Mrs. Buhari’s pet project, the Future Assured, aims to empower and train young people into becoming better citizens of their country.

The First Lady says her project will come in handy in tackling the codeine pandemic.

“The Future Assured has a nationwide youth training and empowerment program which has constructive engagement as one of its direct goals. We also recently launched a war against substance abuse campaign.

“Simultaneously, the wives of Northern Governors are working tirelessly on the issue. They have recently renovated and commissioned a rehab center in Kogi and Kebbi state, while similar efforts are ongoing in other states.”

Codeine abuse can lead to common side effects such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, and drowsiness. More severe side effects include shallow breathing, low blood pressure, seizures, urination problems, confusion, agitation, and hallucinations.

Further abuse of codeine, such as mixing it with alcohol or other sedatives, can also lead to respiratory depression which can cause an overdose.

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The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) has revised the broadcasting license of a local radio station after it aired a sermon that was perceived as discriminatory against women.

In the offending sermon, aired live on January 29 on the Amazing Grace Christian Radio station, a local pastor, Nicolas Niyibikora said women are “a source of evil” and “against God’s plan”.

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The sermon immediately went viral on social media, rightly angering women’s rights activists across the country and beyond. The National Women’s Association and Rwanda Women Journalists’ Association went on to file separate complaints to the Rwanda Media Commission (RMC), the media self-regulatory body.

The radio station, Amazing Grace Christian Radio, was initially suspended for 30 days for the sermon before the revocation of their license, reportedly failed to comply with the sanctions imposed on it, which included making an apology to the public by correcting the aired programme and paying a fine of two million Rwandan francs ($2,331, N1,165,500), according to RURA.

Then a letter was sent to the radio demanding an explanation for non-compliance with the sanctions, but the regulators said that the reasons given in their response were found to be unsatisfactory, leading to the revocation of their license. The station were given two days to completely shut down operations.

 

 

 

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Former beauty queen and business woman, Dabota Lawson shared an inspiring post to celebrate hard-working people yesterday, May 1st that was also Workers day.

She revealed that she started work early and she worked her way to where she is in the present.

She wrote,

“Dabota Lawson .
University of Leicester.
BA Financial Economics 2:1 .
Today is workers day and I remember when I was 16 and got my first part time job in Leicester . I was in college, In boarding school in the UK . It’s was my official first step to becoming who I am today . Although back then my ideas and dreams of what I wanted my life to be like was totally different . I really imagined that I would become an investment banker make all the money and rule the world before I’m 40. 😂🤣
In my first year in university I was nominated as the course rep for my department, and in my second year I was the African Caribbean society President. By my 3rd year I had bought my first car . All the while working and schooling .
I mean I was on my way to becoming the first female president .. after school I went on to compete in the Miss Nigeria Uk pageant and won! Woohooo I’m the Queen Of the world. 😂🤣
And then I went back to school , this time to get my Ultimate Certificate as a Chartered Management Accountant . I enrol into the London School Of Business and Finance .
After that I moved back to Nigeria and suddenly EVERYTHING CHANGED 😩😫 Lord have mercy!!!! I never knew I could make so many wrong choices and mistakes in my life . I never knew how aggressive and angry I could be . Even serving God was a different ball game . I also have never experienced so much freedom and fun all at once .
All in all through it all my parents have been there for me . They had already given everything I needed to go through life . My parents sacrificed everything for me and many times I had betrayed them with my wrong choices in life .
Today I’m still chasing my dreams and they still stand by me . I’m really living my dreams , working everyday doing what I love so so much . I’m no longer working for people but steady building my empire. My small accolades in my Bio allows me to celebrate this day as a promising business woman. May God bless my parents . They are the real hard workers and God bless every hard working person out there. Keep chasing your dreams. Dreams come through.”

 

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Nabongo first went abroad when she was six years old, and since then has lived on four continents in five countries. She has already visited 108 countries out of 195 she set down for herself. If she succeeds, she’ll be the first black woman to do so.

Nabongo’s goal is to visit the 195 UN member countries and observing states, which includes the Vatican and Palestine before her self-imposed deadline of May 15, 2019, which is also her 35th birthday.

The Ugandan-American is not only a travel lover but also the Founder of a boutique travel agency called Global Jet Club. A company she started after leaving a 6-figure paying job.

The Millennial first decided to visit every country in the world a year ago, while in Bali, Indonesia. Since then, Nabongo has funded her own adventures, using money and miles to travel as far as possible.

Jessica has funded her own adventures, Forbes reports. However, she now has a gofundme page to help raise around $133,500 to visit the next 89 countries on her list. She is currently reaching out to brands for sponsorships and support.

Nabongo hopes to be an example of how people of colour can travel to off-the-beaten-track destinations. In order to promote the idea of African tourists, she will frequently use her Ugandan passport rather than her American.

Source: Pulse News

Music artiste Simi has been decorated with an honor by the US Consul General as one of the Human Rights Ambassadors from Nigeria.

Simi who posted the news on her social media how honored she was to receive the decoration and be able to use her voice as an activist.

She wrote,”A few days ago, I was decorated at the US Consulate, by the US Consul General, as one of the Human Rights Ambassadors from Nigeria, in conjunction with CRALI. It was, and is, an incredible honor to get a platform that enables me to use my voice – to the best of my ability – for this cause. This initiative has also kick-started another – @knowyourrightsng – which I will, at a later time, shed more light on. Thank you. In the meantime, please follow @knowyourrightsNG and we’ll keep you posted.”

 

 

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