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In Career Gems March 27, 2019 By Women of Rubies

#SURVIVINGCARDIB TRENDS GLOBALLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF OLD VIDEOS WHERE CARDI B ADMIT TO DRUGGING MEN TO STEAL FROM THEM

American rapper, Cardi B has come under fire globally following the release of some controversial old videos where she admitted to drugging men and stealing from them.

After the video went viral, the rapper was unapologetic and warned people to stop harassing her.

But as the backlash intensified and people called for her to be arrested for sexual assault, she posted another update addressing the videos.

Now, everyone is reacting to the story and calling for her to face the full force of the law just like R Kelly.

See all the reactions below…

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In Career Gems March 27, 2019 By Women of Rubies

WENDY WILLIAMS FOUND DRUNK AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER CHECKING OUT OF SOBER HOUSE

Wendy Williams is presently recuperating at a hospital after she was found drunk immediately after checking out of a sober home.

According to Daily Mail, Wendy Williams was taken to the hospital to sober up and recuperate.

It also reports that the TV host was given a banana bag, which is a bag of IV fluids which is a new tab used as a treatment for vitamin and electrolyte deficiencies in patients with chronic alcohol use.

Wendy Williams found drunk, rushed to the hospital after checking out of sober home [Instagram/WendyShow]

Her representatives are yet to release a statement as at this time of the report. Wendy Williams’ latest relapse is coming barely a few weeks after she revealed in her show that she was battling addiction and has decided to stay in a sober home.

Wendy Williams has revealed that she is presently living in a sober house because of her battles with addiction. The media personality made this personal revelation known live on her show. Wendy said she is currently living in a sober house somewhere in the Tri-State Area of New York, New Jersey & CT and has been there for some time now.

Wendy teared up quite a bit as her audience listened intently and in shock. She went on to reveal how she has battled cocaine addiction for a long time without seeking help until recently.

Earlier in the year it was reported that Wendy Williams and husband, Kelvin Hunter were reportedly set for divorce

Even though she didn’t mention which substance she is presently addicted to, the very vocal media girl talked about her experience with other guys at the sober house where she is presently receiving treatment.

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In Career Gems March 27, 2019 By Women of Rubies

OBY EZEKWESILI WINS FORBES’ SOCIAL INFLUENCER AWARD

Former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been announced as Forbes Woman Africa Social Influencer at the Forbes Woman Africa Awards inaugural gala dinner which held in Durban, South Africa.

The Anti-corruption campaigner and convener of the Bring Back our Girls movement was celebrated for her efforts in launching the viral #BringBackOurGirls campaign.

Other recipients of awards at the prestigious gala were Dr. Divine Simbi-Ndhlukula (Business); Rachel Sibande; Caster Semenya (Sports); Sho Madjozi (Entertainment); Uche Pedro (New media), among others.

The Managing Editor of Forbes Africa and Forbes Woman Africa, Methil Renuka, said:

“ The ceremony was the perfect conclusion to a highly constructive day of networking and concept sharing by Africa’s most dynamic women.”

Renuka congratulated the women for their efforts in impacting the lives of young women worldwide.

Ezekwesili was also named among the World’s 100 Most Influential People by Time Magazine in 2018 and was shortlisted for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.

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In Career Gems March 27, 2019 By Women of Rubies

#FREEOURGIRLS: PEOPLE ARE DOODLING ON BURUNDIAN PRESIDENT’S PHOTOS IN SUPPORT OF DETAINED SCHOOLGIRLS

7 girls had been arrested but 4 were later released and the remaining 3, who have now been identified as Belyse, Eliane and Micheline, were last Monday, charged with ‘insulting the head of state’.

This was not the first time the Burundian government was doing this, in 2016, on two different occasions, school children were arrested for allegedly doodling on the president’s photos.

Now, social media users are showing support for the girls with the hashtag #FreeOurGirls as well as photos of the president with their own doodles.

See below:

Landry Sibomana@landrysibo

· Mar 23, 2019

Replying to @ThierryU @pnkurunziza

You have definitely lost an opportunity to shut it . Worldwide mvt ?really ??? what did you smoke ? Poor guy desperate and in need of attention. Marketing Director of Sindumuja Corp & brother of @pnininahazwe know for the failed coup

Thierry Uwamahoro@ThierryU

I won’t shut it: #FreeOurGirls!
Yes, it’s worldwide. Top #Burundi news @Google search result is the indefensible jailing of schoolgirls. Similarly, #Burundi on @Twitter top results are doodled pics of Nkurunziza from the 4 corners of the globe. Shame on you, guys: #FreeOurGirls! pic.twitter.com/qbXddJW5hG

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In Career Gems March 26, 2019 By Women of Rubies

DEHLIA UMUNNA BECOMES THE FIRST NIGERIAN TO BE APPOINTED PROFESSOR IN HARVARD SCHOOL OF LAW

43-year-old Dehlia Umunna has become the first Nigerian to be appointed Professor in Harvard School of Law. She was appointed Clinical Professor of Law.

Martha Minow, Dean of Harvard Law School has sincew said, “Dehlia’s students revere her; her colleagues at HLS and nationally look to her as an exemplary advocate, teacher, and mentor.

“From her unprecedented win record in criminal defense trials, her deft leadership of the Criminal Justice Institute day-to-day, and her superb coaching of student moot court teams, her published scholarship, to her numerous awards in recognition of her outstanding work as a criminal defense attorney, advisor, and teacher.

“Dehlia is simply extraordinary, an inspiration to her students and her clients in every way. It is a true privilege to be her colleague.”

Umunna, is a decorated Lawyer with incredible experience throughout her career. (Facebook/Dehlia Umunna)

According to Harvard Law Today, Umunna has been a lecturer at Harvard Law School since 2007. She is the author of the article, “Rethinking the Neighborhood Watch: How Lessons from the Nigerian Village Can Creatively Empower the Community to Assist Poor, Single Mothers in America,” which was published in theAmerican University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law.

She is also Deputy Director and Clinical Instructor at Harvard Law School Criminal Justice Institute (CJI), through which she supervises third-year law students in criminal and juvenile proceedings and arguments before Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court and Appeals court.

These students represent adult and juvenile clients. Before joining Harvard, Law School, Umunna was was a trial attorney with the D.C. Public Defender Service and an adjunct professor of law and Practitioner in Residence at the Washington College of Law, American University.

Umunna was a lecturer for several years at the George Washington University Law School.(Facebook/Dehlia Umunna)

In her career, the eminent Lawyer has was a lecturer for several years at the George Washington University Law School.

In addition, Umunna is a board member of the District of Columbia Law Students Law Clinic. She currently serves as a faculty member for Gideon’s Promise, and is a frequent presenter at Public Defender trainings across the country.

Sharing her joy, Umunna said, “I am blessed and honored to join Harvard Law School’s remarkable faculty.

“I relish this extraordinary opportunity to continue work that I am truly passionate about, and I am grateful for the deep interest and commitment of the school to issues of criminal justice, mass incarceration, indigent defense and social justice.”

Educationally, Umunna holds a Law degree from the George Washington University Law Center and a Masters in Public Administration (MC) from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

She also has a B.A. in Communications from California State University, San Bernardino.

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In Career Gems March 25, 2019 By Women of Rubies

POLICE ARREST WOMAN WHO TORTURED AND RELEASED NUDE VIDEOS OF HER SISTER’S HUSBAND’S MISTRESS

A few days ago, short videos of a woman beating and disgracing a lady said to be her sister’s husband’s mistress surfaced online. The woman in the videos claimed that the mistress had the effrontery to come into her sister’s matrimonial home to have sex with her husband.

Instead of blaming cheating husband, the lady decided to humilate the mistress by stripping her naked in public and flogging her. Read previous report here

After much public outcry as many Nigerians were disappointed after seeing punishment meted out to the mistress, the police has stepped into the matter and arrested the woman that humiliated her.

A statement from the state police command says the mistress who reported the matter, said she met the man on Facebook and he never informed her that he was married. Read the statement below

On the 21/3/2019 at about 2:40pm, one Okafor Ogochukwu ‘F’ of Osile Village Ogidi reported at Central Police Station Awka that on 19/03/2019 at about 11:36am, she was invited by her male facebook friend, one Ifeanyi Azota ‘m’ to his house at Ezimezi village in Amawbia. All of a Sudden a woman who claimed to be his wife namely Azotani Toochukwu ‘f’ suddenly appeared into the house with her friend one Ogochukwu Nwankwo ‘F’ and Locked her inside the bathroom for almost four hours and left.

2. The women later came back with two big canes and opened the bathroom.

3. However, while the Suspect’s friend, one Ogochukwu Nwankwo stripped her naked and flogged her severally, the principal suspect was busy video taping the incident and thereafter pushed her out from the compound naked.

4. Complainant further alleged that the principal suspect, Azotani Toochuckwu called her on phone the following day and demanded for the sum of Sixty thousand Naira (N60,000) or they will post her nude video on the internet.

5.Consequently, When the Complainant refused to pay the money as requested, the principal suspect Azotani Toochukwu actualised her threat and posted the naked video to the internet and since then the vedio went viral.

6. Meanwhile, three suspects have been arrested and scene of the incident was visited by Police detectives attached to Central Police Station Awka. Case under investigation after which suspects would be charged to Court for prosecution.

SP Haruna Mohammed PPRO Anambra State Police Command,
For -Commissioner of Police Anambra State Command.

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In Career Gems March 25, 2019 By Women of Rubies

GROUPS PROTEST AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN ENUGU MARKET

Three Enugu-based non-governmental organisations on Saturday staged a protest against sexual harassment of female traders and buyers in Enugu market.

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The groups, Market March (MM) in partnership with I Serve 2050 and Yali Enugu took the sensitisation march and protest to Ogbette Main Market with a view to ending the menace.

The Coordinator of I serve 2050, Mrs Juliet Lego, said the event was meant at bringing people of like minds together to fight the ugly trend.

Lego traced the history of the march to Lagos where one Damilola Marcus had mobilised against the complaints of women about the harassment they go through in market places.

Several cases of men touching, cat-calling, groping, bullying and intimidating women were mostly reported.

So, it prompted the first march to Yaba Market and the feedback of the walk showed that a lot of men felt entitled to always touch women as they liked, she said.

Lego said that the Lagos experience made it imperative to launch the campaign in Enugu.

Today, we have engaged traders of both sexes to explain to them that there are laws against sexual harassment, she said.

The Coordinator of Yali Enugu, Mrs Adora Uche-Ugwonna, said that the spate of sexual harassment at Ogbete Market was alarming.

Uche-Ugwonna said that a lot of women were being discouraged to enter the market because of their bitter experiences.

She advised male traders to face their businesses which had brought them out than being in the habit of touching women lustfully.

Mrs Chidiebere Nwabuo, a victim of sexual harassment expressed optimism that the issue of harassment in the market was about to be taken seriously.

Nwagbuo said that she once had an ugly experience on a day she went to the market.

“As I bent down to buy onions on a particular market day, a man grabbed me from behind and pushed me.

When I accosted him for his action he simply told me to shut up”, she said.

The Chief Security Officer of Ogbete Market, Mr Ezebinagu Kasie, said that the leadership of the market was fully in support of the campaign.

Kasie said that, henceforth, any trader found guilty of harassing anyone would lose their shop and be handed over to the police for appropriate action.

The Head of Programmes, Yali Enugu, Iheanyi Igbokon said the campaign would not be a one-off event but a continuous one.

Igbokon appealed to male traders to discipline themselves in order not to fall prey to the law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the event was Nwanyi Bu Ife, meaning Womanhood is Significant.

The campaign was received with mixed reactions by traders in the market.

Some traders commended the exercise with the belief that sexual harassment was becoming a trademark of male traders, others saw nothing wrong with touching female traders and buyers.

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In Career Gems March 19, 2019 By Women of Rubies

NIGERIAN STUDENT BREAKS RECORD BY WINNING HISTORIC 20 GOLD MEDALS FROM INDIAN UNIVERSITY

Nigerian Student Emelife Chinelo Stella,has broken a record after winning a historic 20 Gold medals in Masters in Chemistry at the University Of Mysore in India.

Stella was the Best Graduating Student for a Msc from the University of Mysore, India, she was being celebrated and received outstanding honours for her impressive grades and achievements during her program.

According to reports, she graduated with a final grade point (FGP) of 9.263%, Stella received the maximum gold medals from the University, a total of 20 gold medals and five cash prizes at the 99th annual convocation of the university on Sunday.

According to the University of Mysore, this is perhaps the first time in recent years that a foreign student has bagged so many gold medals.

Stella, during her first degree, also graduated the overall best student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, Nigeria, in the 2012/13 set with 4.86 CGPA. “I want to say that I’m stunned, but everyone who grew up in Sokoto has heard of the Emelife excellency and of its torchbearer, Emelife Stella Chinelo, who has, since her primary school, remained top of her class. What we didn’t know, however, is that after receiving an Indian government scholarship to study in its country, she’d go on to top all of its citizens,” said Stellar’s sister Jennifer Emelife, on Facebook.

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In Career Gems March 19, 2019 By Women of Rubies

EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT PSYCHIATRIC TEST, PUBLISH NAMES AND PICTURES OF RAPISTS

Ekiti State Government on Monday expressed determination to conduct psychiatric test on rapists; as well as publish their names and photographs on the Ministry of Justice’s website.

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi

The state Commissioner for Justice, Mr Wale Fapounda, who disclosed this at a news conference in Ado Ekiti, said the government was out to curb rape and sexual offences in the state.

“As part of the efforts to tackle rapists and child abusers in Ekiti State, the government will henceforth conduct compulsory psychiatric test and publish the names and photographs of offenders on the website of the Ministry of Justice.

“The names of such offenders will also be announced on the state owned radio and television, while the monarch of the town the offender hails from will be alerted and their details obtained,’’he said.

Fapohunda expressed worry that cases of rape had been on the increase in spite of the large number of convictions in the state.

He said Gov. Kayode Fayemi, was miffed by the increasing cases of sexual violence and that there was need for proactive action to address the situation.

The commissioner said the new measures put in place would support the aggressive prosecution and exclusion of offenders from governor’s prerogative of mercy that had already been adopted and put into operation.

“The additional measures put in place include pasting the photographs of convicted offenders in prominent public spaces in their communities and their local government headquarters.

“Government will also be issuing an advisory to the traditional rulers of the offenders’ communities on the status of the offender.

“We will upload the sex offenders’ photographs on the website of the Ministry of Justice

“We will also start showing photographs of sex offenders on television stations; as well as announce their names repeatedly on the state radio.’’

He also said any offender that the Director of Public Prosecution had issued a case to answer for the offence of child defilement would undergo a compulsory psychiatric test.

“This also includes persons already standing trial,’’ he said.

The commissioner stressed that the government would take necessary stringent actions that would deprive offenders of their rights to dignity.

Fapohunda said that the government had realised that conviction alone were not solving the problem and so had to take these measures.

He said public education and awareness would be stepped up to sensitise the people on the new measures.

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In Career Gems March 15, 2019 By Women of Rubies

NIGERIAN-AMERICAN STYLIST, ADE SAMUEL NAMED AS ONE OF THE 25 MOST POWERFUL STYLISTS IN HOLLYWOOD 2019

Nigerian-American stylist, Ade Samuel has been rapidly rising through the ranks in the fashion industry, growing from her days as an intern at Teen Vogue to styling superstars like Kelly Rowland, Usher, Yara Shahidi and Cynthia Erivo.

American digital and print magazine, The Hollywood Reporter recently named her one of the 25 most powerful stylists in Hollywood 2019.

To compile the list, The Hollywood Reporter studied the red carpet show-stoppers spotted over the last year, from award ceremonies to movie premieres, analysing which stylists delivered looks that contributed to and impacted contemporary fashion debate.

Ade Samuel, who styled Black Panther stars, Letitia Wright and Michael B. Jordan last year, as well as Justine Skye, Usher, Kofi Siriboe and more, made her debut on this list, ranking a commendable 20 out of the 25.

Lady Gaga’s stylists, Tom Eerebout and Sandra Amador, were among other newcomers, joining old hands like Karla Welch, who styles Tracee Ellis Ross, Sarah Paulson and Justin Briber; and Wayman Bennerman and Micah McDonald, who styled Regina King this year.

Unsurprisingly, as the star’s go-to stylist, it was Michael B. Jordan’s velvet Tom Ford tux that was highlighted as Ade Samuel’s ‘Top Look’. Jordan wore the ensemble to the Oscars last month, accessorised with Piaget white diamond lapel pins to “jazz it up”, she told The Hollywood Reporter.

Career Gems

#SURVIVINGCARDIB TRENDS GLOBALLY AFTER THE RELEASE OF OLD VIDEOS WHERE CARDI B ADMIT TO DRUGGING MEN TO STEAL FROM THEM

WENDY WILLIAMS FOUND DRUNK AND RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER CHECKING OUT OF SOBER HOUSE

OBY EZEKWESILI WINS FORBES’ SOCIAL INFLUENCER AWARD

#FREEOURGIRLS: PEOPLE ARE DOODLING ON BURUNDIAN PRESIDENT’S PHOTOS IN SUPPORT OF DETAINED SCHOOLGIRLS

DEHLIA UMUNNA BECOMES THE FIRST NIGERIAN TO BE APPOINTED PROFESSOR IN HARVARD SCHOOL OF LAW

POLICE ARREST WOMAN WHO TORTURED AND RELEASED NUDE VIDEOS OF HER SISTER’S HUSBAND’S MISTRESS

GROUPS PROTEST AGAINST SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN ENUGU MARKET

NIGERIAN STUDENT BREAKS RECORD BY WINNING HISTORIC 20 GOLD MEDALS FROM INDIAN UNIVERSITY

EKITI STATE GOVERNMENT TO CONDUCT PSYCHIATRIC TEST, PUBLISH NAMES AND PICTURES OF RAPISTS

NIGERIAN-AMERICAN STYLIST, ADE SAMUEL NAMED AS ONE OF THE 25 MOST POWERFUL STYLISTS IN HOLLYWOOD 2019

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