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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.

sexual harassment market protest

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.

In Career Gems March 14, 2019 By Women of Rubies

FOUNDER, STAND TO END RAPE, OLUWASEUN AYODEJI OSOWOBI NAMED AS COMMONWEALTH YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR 2019

Osowobi, who also Regional winner for Africa & Europe for Excellence in Development Work in SDG5: Gender Equality, also received a prize of £5,000, which she will use to expand her activities in Nigeria.

She was presented the award by Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland.

Osowobi, a survivor of sexual violence, set up Stand to End Rape Initiative to provide support to women, men and young people who have experienced any form of gender-based abuse.

Ayodeji Osowobi and Patrica Scotland

Osowobi was selected from 16 finalists and four regional winners. More than 500 people from across the Commonwealth were nominated for the award.

She said:

This award reminds me that when young people don’t look away in the face of injustice, and say ‘no’ to cultural biases, we have the capacity to create change because we are magic.

Winning this award encourages me to keep working hard to build a safe community for women, girls and men in Nigeria and that my story is valid.

To my team and I, the award is a reminder that our work is seen, felt and should not stop now.

Our organisation provides medical, legal, mental health and psychosocial support, and empowerment services – depending on the requirement. In certain instances, we provide shelter access and financial support to survivors.

Having experienced sexual violence myself, I understand the cultural barrier of speaking up, and the lapses or lack of services available.

This award is a reaffirmation that elimination of sexual violence in Nigeria and other Commonwealth Countries is important and a core agenda of the Commonwealth Secretariat as we work towards achieving a ‘Connected Commonwealth’.

S.T.E.R Initiative

✔@StandtoEndRape

· 14h

Our founder, @AyodejiOsowobi is #Commonwealth Young Person of the Year 2019 and also Regional winner for Africa & Europe for Excellence in Development Work in #SDG5: #GenderEquality
She was presented with the award by @PScotlandCSG and will use the prize to expand our activities.

S.T.E.R Initiative

✔@StandtoEndRape

Peep the glow and prideeeee .
Read more about her and the awards belowhttp://thecommonwealth.org/media/news/nigerian-woman-named-commonwealth-young-person-year-abuse-support-programme …#CommonwealthYouth #CYA19 #StandtoEndRape pic.twitter.com/UgdjetJeyt

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In Career Gems March 13, 2019 By Women of Rubies

VETERAN RAPPER, MISSY ELLIOTT TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

Veteran American rapper, Missy Elliott, who will become the first female Hip Hop artist inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in June, is set to receive an honorary doctorate from the prestigious Berklee College of Music alongside pop royalty Justin Timberlake and conductor Alex Lacamoire.

The Berklee College Of Music made the announcement via Twitter.

According to the school’s website, Berklee President Roger H. Brown will present Elliott — a 5x-Grammy Award winner with nominations spanning three decades — Lacamoire and Timberlake with honorary Doctor of Music degrees at Berklee College of Music’s commencement ceremony on May 11 at Boston University’s 7,000-seat Agganis Arena.

This year’s honorary doctorate recipients are being recognized for their “achievements and influences in music and for their enduring global impact.”

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In Career Gems March 13, 2019 By Women of Rubies

BEVERLY NAYA’S DOCUMENTARY, ‘SKIN’ TO OPEN iREP DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

Skin’ the full feature documentary by Beverly Naya has been chosen as the opening film of the 2019 iREP documentary film festival.

Naya made the announcement on her official Instagram account few days ago and later confirmed it to Pulse in an interview.

“I mean this is an honour for us and a very big step for ‘Skin’. Our documentary was selected and has been chosen as the opening documentary film,” Naya told Pulse.

The documentary featured Eku Edewor, Diana Yekini, Phyno andBobrisky as some of the Nigerian celebrities that shared their views on colourism.

‘Skin’ is a documentary on colourism by Beverly Naya directed by Etim Effiong.

The documentary was revealed as one of the officially selected documentary films of this year’s iREP International Documentary Film Festival.

The annual international documentary film festival celebrates the best of documentary films in Africa and beyond.

For 2019, organisers noted that nothing will be different as the film festival kicks off on March 21, 2019, till March 24, 2019, at Freedom Park, Broad Street; and Nigerian Film Corporation, Ikoyi, Lagos.

1/1 Happy International Women’s Day from me and @NIVEA_ng ; the official sponsor of the Skin Documentary premiere! I am delighted to announce that the exclusive premiere of @SkinTheDocumentary is happening on 31st March, 2019. Beyond excited! More details coming soon…💙 #NiveaLovesSkin #SkinTheDocumentary #BeNayaLTD

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#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

FOUNDER, STAND TO END RAPE, OLUWASEUN AYODEJI OSOWOBI NAMED AS COMMONWEALTH YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR 2019

VETERAN RAPPER, MISSY ELLIOTT TO RECEIVE HONORARY DOCTORATE FROM BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC

BEVERLY NAYA’S DOCUMENTARY, ‘SKIN’ TO OPEN iREP DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL

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