In the name of the Almighty, the Beneficent the Merciful O YOU who believe! Protect yourselves and your families from a fire which shall be fueled with people and stones… (Quran 66: 6) In other words, gangs are not ghouls. They are not apparitions. They are not spirit. They are not centaurs. No. They are…

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), violence affects millions of women in Africa. In a 2005 study on women’s health and domestic violence, the WHO found that 50 per cent of women

- CDD Canvasses Removal Of Barriers Limiting Women In Politics County representative of the United Nations Women and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Nigeria, Comfort Lamptey has called on the media to collaborate with UN agency to positively promote its activities, educating Nigerians on progress and challenges of women, as the…

To empower young girls with life skills to maximise their potential, Hope Inspired Foundation, organised a 5-day girls Boot camp, themed: “Finding your style and being YOU”.

The United States of America Consulate in Lagos and a non-profit organisation, HACEY Health Initiative, are advocated giving girls a safe space to discuss issues affecting them.

With his new look still having people talking, Bahd Guy Record boss, Falz paid no attention to opinions but what he had in store for his true fans - a new single titled "Girls" on which he enlisted dancehall star, Patoranking. Few weeks after the release, the "Talk" crooner has now dropped the official video for…

The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has challenged the three tiers of government to come up with policies and programmes that would encourage girls to realise their potential.

Mrs. Biodun Bello is the Administrator of Wholistic Outreach, a pet project of the wife of the General Overseer of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Folu Adeboye, with the aim of rehabilitating commercial sex workers, destitute, rescuing stranded and homeless girls, among others. In this interview with ENIOLA DANIEL, the coordinator spoke…

Scientists warn that sex ratios could be skewed even further by the discovery of physical differences between sperm. The finding that some chemicals slow down sperm that carry the X chromosome could lead to gels for home use that make a couple less likely to conceive a girl, scientists have warned.

Can you beat this? A young man, named Andrew Bankole, was still a virgin even at 35. It wasn’t that he had no phallus; Andrew had everything a normal male should have, but he felt he must not taint his puritanical background with ‘dirty’ love. He was a brainy and witty young man, about 5ft…

The first Mnet Face of Africa and renowned supermodel, Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi is no stranger to the limelight as she found international fame at an early age. Wife, mother, businesswoman and now founder of LuLu, she sat down with GUARDIAN WOMAN to talk about what it means to be woman amongst other things. What does being…

SOW&G foundation has organised a health outreach for women and girls in Sangotedo axis of Ajah, Lagos. The women were taught by seasoned health and nutrition professionals, who admonished them on the prevention of communicable diseases and healthy lifestyles, as well as daily maintenance of personal hygiene. The foundation’s secretary, Nedy Akwiwu said: “The foundation…