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Gender equality (n): a social order in which men and women share the same opportunities and the same constraints in the economic, social and political realms of life. One week after the world celebrated the International Women’s Day 2016 tagged, ‘Pledge For Parity’, a Bill for an Act To Incorporate And Enhance Certain Provisions Of The United Nations Convention On The Elimination of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, The Protocol To The African Charter On Human And People’s Rights On The Rights Of Women in Africa And Other Matters (popularly known as the Gender and Equal Opportunity Bill), sponsored by Senator Abiodun Olujimi, who represents Ekiti South Senatorial District was presented on the floor of the Nigerian senate for its second reading. The bill seeks equal rights for women in marriage, education and job. It also seeks to open up discussion on issues around women’s right with regards to girl child education, economic activity, equal rights in marriage, divorce, l

There is a new trend in town. This new trend is called public and very elaborate marriage proposals. Almost anyone who is anyone in love has done it. Kanye West proposed to Kim Kardashian in a baseball stadium replete with pyrotechnics, a Jumbotron, and a 90-piece orchestra—with the exclusive film rights going to E! for Kim's reality show   Keeping Up With the Kardashians .    Littered all over various social media platforms are pictures and videos of lavish marriage proposals. These images and videos will have you struggling to catch your breath from the overwhelming emotions of them all.  In this day and time, it’s not just enough to propose to a lady. You must do so with all the accompanying glitz, glamor and photo shoot in three continents with amazing themes to boot. And don’t forget, the story must find its to BellaNaija.  Girl, are you crazy? You didn’t know? Don’t you know you aren’t engaged unless  the soppy story of how you met boo and how he proposed has single gir

Monday, March 7th, 2015, my colleague and I ran into Senate Conference Room 022, New Building, National Assembly Complex, venue of the Frivolous Petitions Bill, 2015 (SB. 143) public hearing organized by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters. The Frivolous Petitions Bill, An Act To Prohibit Frivolous Petitions And Other Matters (popularly known as the Social Media Bill) is a controversial bill sponsored by Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The bill seeks to prohibit frivolous petitions intended to report the conduct of any person of an investigation, inquiry or inquest without a duly sworn affidavit. What this means is that anyone submitting a petition to the government must have an accompanying affidavit sworn in the High Court of a State or the Federal High Court. There has been public outcry since the Bill passed the second reading on the floor of the Senate on December 8th, 2015. This is not unrelated to parts of the B

I hate time wasters. I understand that time is very precious so I really hate to have someone waste my time. If anyone's gonna waste my time, I'd rather it be me. That way, I know I have only me to blame. Out of all types of time- wasters that exist, the relationship time wasters to me are the worst. I am not a relationship expert but I do know that I have met quite a few in my lifetime (I was one at a point in my life, so yeah, I know a thing a thing or two about relationship time wasting). Relationship time wasters blow neither hot or cold. You can't tell where you stand per time. Are you in a committed relationship? Are you single? What exactly are you doing? You are never quite sure. It's just a horrible ride on an emotional roller coaster. These are the kinds our Igbo people call 'mmadu ibu ogbenye, burukwa amusu. Stay committed to a relationship, mba. Ngwanu, stay clear so serious people go see way enter, mba. Hian o. The thing about relationship