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GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL TO STEP DOWN 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to step down at the end of her present term of office in 2021.
Punch reports that a party source confirmed the news to AFP, saying “She will not stand again for the chairmanship of her party.”

This is coming a day after her party, the Christian Democratic Union, and its coalition partner Social Democrats (SPD), suffered heavy losses in an election in the state of Hesse.

The coalition had suffered a similar loss two weeks earlier in Bavaria.
Angela Merkel has headed the CDU for 18 years and has been the German Chancellor since 2005.

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P&G PARTNERS WITH KEBBI STATE GOVERNMENT TO EMPOWER WOMEN IN THE STATE

On Friday, October 20th, 2018, Procter and Gamble (P&G) in conjunction with Kebbi State government, held a successful partnership ceremony to empower and train women in Kebbi. With both parties signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), P&G is proving support to Dr. Zainab Shinkafi, first lady of Kebbi state, through her Kebbi Women Entrepreneurs Project (KWEP)to train Kebbi state women on financial literacy and the various technical aspects to growing a business venture, including skills and techniques. Present at the signing were Commissioner of Women Affairs, Haj. Tshara Bawa, Members House of Assembly, Representatives of various departments from P&G Company, Permanent secretaries from Ministries of Education and Women Affairs, Directors, among others. Undoubtedly, capital is essential to begin and run any business.

In that light, P&G donated products (Always Sanitary Pads and Ariel detergent) to the women to generate funding and sustain a small-scale business. The partnership is one to be applauded for all that it stands to achieve: an economic and commercial representation of women in the society, wherein they can deliver their full capabilities. Also, it is a clear demonstration of P&G’s commitment to empowering women; providing them access to business opportunities and getting them integrated into the supply chain of multinationals.

Temitope Iluyemi, Director of Government Relations for Africa at P&G said, “This partnership is in line with our commitment to impact lives through sustainable investments and remove barriers to women’s economic empowerment. We are committed to empowering women to live to their fullest potential. Deepening economic equality & inclusive growth can only make our world stronger. Through our company and brand impact programs, we are helping to make gender and economic equality achievable. When a woman is empowered, her family is empowered and by extension, the society is empowered. Our aspiration is a better world for all of us – inside and outside of P&G – a world free from gender bias and a world with equal representation and an equal voice for both men and women. As such, we are committed to continually seek ways to give women a platform to become key economic contributors to the society.”

Remarkably, P&G is among multinationals across the globe working towards ensuring gender equality in the workforce, through several initiatives and networks that continue to emphasize their commitment to empowering women and girls to be confident, strong and fearless leaders.

Since it commenced operations in 1992, P&G has been committed to developing Nigeria’s inclusive growth agenda through social programs and reforms, including the Always School Program, the Pampers Baby Care Hospital Program and Mobile Clinics, Children Safe Drinking Water Program, Pampers/UNICEF Tetanus Vaccine Program, Always UNESCO education program and our employee volunteering programs amongst others.

 

 

Source: Bella Naija

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FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA, AISHA BUHARI UNVEILS FUTURE ASSURED NEWS MAGAZINE

The magazine was unveiled during an award night dinner organized to mark the third year anniversary of her NGO, the Future Assured, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The theme of the event was tagged: “3 Years of service to Humanity”.

Awards were also be presented to deserving Nigerians who contributed to better the society.

The Senior Special Assistant (Administration) in the office of the wife of the President, Dr Hajo Sani, said the aimed of the magazine was showcase activities of Future Assured Programme in the last three

Sani said the Future Assured programme was born out of Mrs Buhari’s passion to improve the health and physical wellbeing of women and children in Nigeria.

She said that the Future Assured and the Aisha Buhari Foundation had over the years champion the course of the helpless and voiceless Nigerians.

According to Sani, Aisha Buhari also presented awards to few Nigerians who contributed to the success of the Project.

She said the wife of the President also encouraged Nigerians to stand against all forms of abuse.

In his remark, the National Coordinator of Future Assured Programme, Dr Mohammed Kamal, said the NGO had impacted on the lives of women and children through partnership with other development partners.

Kamal expressed special gratitude to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and other partners for ensuring improved medical services to less privileged Nigerians.

Credit: Pulse

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SOFIA VERGARA NAMED AS THE HIGHEST PAID ACTRESS FOR THE 7TH YEAR IN A ROW

46-year-old Sofia Vergara has been listed by Forbes as the highest paid actress on the small screen for the seventh year in a row, earning $42.5m in 2017-18.

The actress owes this earning not only to her salary from ABC’s hit comedy The Modern Family but also to endorsements and lucrative licensing deals including, coffee maker SharkNinja Coffee and furniture chain Rooms To Go, which make up nearly half of her paycheck.

At number 2 is Big Bang Theory star Kaley Cuoco, who earned a total of in $24.5 million before taxes, and Grey’s Anatomy’s Ellen Pompeo at number 3 with $23.5 million.

Together, the world’s 10 highest-paid TV actresses earned a combined $168.5 million between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2018, up from $156.5 million in the same period last year.

All the earnings recorded are before taxes, and fees to agents, managers and staff.

See the top 10 highest-earning TV actresses below:

  • Sofia Vergara – $42.5 million
  • Kaley Cuoco – $24.5 million
  • Ellen Pompeo – $23.5 million
  • Mariska Hargitay – $13 million
  • Julie Bowen – $12.5 million
  • (tie) Mayim Bialik – $12 million
  • (tie) Melissa Rauch – $12 million
  • Kerry Washington – $11 million
  • Claire Danes -$9 million
  • Pauley Perrette  – $8.5 million

 

 

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GOOGLE HONORS LATE NIGERIAN DOCTOR STELLA ADADEVOH ON HER 62ND POSTHUMOUS BIRTHDAY

Google Doodle is celebrating Late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh’s 62nd posthumous birthday today, October 27, 2018.

Late Dr Adadevoh was a Nigerian Medical Doctor. She bravely curbed a wider spread of the Ebola Virus in Nigeria by placing the Ebola patient, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian Government. She is known for preventing the Nigerian index case from leaving the hospital at the time of diagnosis, thereby playing a key role in curbing the spread of the virus in Nigeria.

On 4 August 2014, it was confirmed that she had tested positive for Ebola virus disease and was being treated. Adadevoh died in the afternoon of 19 August 2014. She was survived by her husband Afolabi, and son Bankole, among other relatives.

Google wrote:

Stella Adadevoh’s 62nd Birthday

October 27, 2018

Today’s Doodle celebrates Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh, the physician whose expertise and heroic efforts curbed the spread of Ebola in Nigeria in 2014.

Born in Lagos, Nigeria on this day in 1956, Dr. Adadevoh descended from a long line of respected scientists and statesmen. Dr. Adadevoh completed her residency at Lagos University Teaching Hospital West African College of Physicians and Surgeons credential before doing a fellowship in London. Following her fellowship in endocrinology at Hammersmith Hospital, she returned to Lagos, Nigeria where she spent 21 years at the First Consultants Medical Center and served as the Lead Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist.

In July 2014 a Liberian-American attorney arrived in Lagos on a flight from Monrovia heading to a conference on economic development and collapsed in the airport. The patient was taken to First Consultant Medical Center, where one of Dr. Adadevoh’s colleagues first diagnosed him as suffering from malaria. Although no Nigerian doctor had seen a case of Ebola before, Dr. Adadevoh suspected the patient might have been exposed to the highly contagious virus and subsequently ordered blood tests to confirm while also alerting Nigerian health officials.

While awaiting test results, Dr. Adadevoh was pressured by Liberian government officials to let the patient go so he could attend the conference as planned. Despite threats of lawsuits, Dr. Adadevoh stood firm, stating that she would not release the patient “for the greater public good.”

The test results came back positive for the Ebola virus and while the patient could not be treated in time, Dr. Adadevoh’s medical insight and the courage of her convictions ensured that other exposed patients could be treated rapidly and that the outbreak was contained. Unfortunately, in treating the initial patients, Dr. Adedevoh contracted the virus and passed away, along with three of her colleagues at the medical center.

Her legacy lives on through DRASA (Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh) Health Trust, a nonprofit organization devoted to public health that works with communities and health workers to reduce the spread of infectious diseases and ensure that Nigeria is well prepared for future outbreaks.

Happy Birthday Dr. Adadevoh!

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LAGOS STATE APPOINTS SPECIAL TEAM TO TACKLE TRAFFIC JAM IN THE STATE

The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), AIG Chris Olakpe (Rtd), disclosed that the development was part of actions an concerted efforts to tackle traffic jam in the state.

This was disclosed on Thursday, October 25, 2018, in a press release signed by, Mamud Hassan, LASTMA‘s Public Affairs Officer.

According to Olakpe, the committee consists of the Police, LASTMA, Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and men from different military formations.

He expressed optimism that the officers would bring their experience and professionalism to compliment the efforts of existing LASTMA staff on ground.

Source: NAN, Pulse

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SAHLE-WORK ZEWDE BECOMES ETHIOPIA’S FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT

Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country’s first female president, making her Africa’s only female head of state.

(Photo: BBC)

President Sahle-Work, at her swearing-in ceremony, promised to work hard to make gender equality a reality in Ethiopia, and promote peace in the country:

“I urge you all, to uphold our peace, in the name of a mother, who is the first to suffer from the absence of peace.”

She was voted in after the unexpected resignation of her predecessor, Mulatu Teshome. President Sahle-Work has previously served as an ambassador for Ethiopia in Senegal and Djibouti. She has also held a number of UN positions, including head of peace-building in the Central African Republic and, most recently, the UN representative at the African Union.

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MO ABUDU, MEGHAN MARKLE, NAOMI HARRIS, OTHERS, NAMED AS ONE OF THE TOP 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN HERITAGE

Mo Abudu, chairman and CEO Of EbonyLife Media, has been named on The Powerlist 2018, an annual list of the UK’s top 100 most influential people of African and Caribbean heritage alongside Meghan Markle, Anthony Joshua, John Boyega, Idris Elba, Thandie Newton, Naomie Harris and more.

The 12-year-old Powerlist is chosen from a list of nominees by a distinguished panel, chaired by a former high court judge, that includes a Queen’s Counsel and leading professionals in business and the arts. Each year, the panel is reminded that ‘influence’ of the nominees is defined as “the ability to positively alter events and change lives as over a protracted period of time”.

Based on this, they give each nominee marks out of 10 on two indices: 1) how influential they are among their immediate sphere of expertise and 2) how far that influence reaches into the wider world. 

Reacting to the news, Mo Abudu said:

The Powerlist is the most authoritative recognition of Black influence in the UK, therefore I am honoured and humbled to be included. It’s nice to know that those of us who return home to make our contribution is not being overlooked. This publication is sent to schools and universities all over the UK, so I hope that my story can influence even one child to follow their dreams.

Topping the Powerlist is Ric Lewis, chief executive and chairman of Tristan Capital Partners, the largest black majority-owned private company in Britain, with total assets under management in excess of €10 billion (N4.7 trillion). His charity, the Black Heart Foundation, provides educational scholarships to young people in need in the UK and abroad.

The Powerlist was revealed at a gala dinner in the City of London on Tuesday 23rd October, held to celebrate the honorees and raise funds for related charities.  

See the full list here.

 

 

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