Tag Archives: radiant news digest

  • So Was It or Wasn’t It Plastic?

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 30 December 2016Will Nigerian Women Ever Achieve Equality?[fl]K[/fl]nown as the Women’s Bill, the current reworking of Nigeria’s Gender Equality Bill is still considered inappropriate by some factions. Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and Nigeria’...

  • Menstrual Leave for Nigerian Women

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 13 January 2017Hunger-Free by 2030 [fl]U[/fl]ndernourishment and malnutrition are widespread in parts of Nigeria. Approximately 13 million people deal with dire hunger on a daily basis. While the Boko Haram situation in the northern areas of the country has exacer...

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  • Bikini Boot Camp: Titilolami’s Initiation Into Competitive Bikini Bodybuilding

    This story was first published in Radiant Health Magazine Issue N0.07 (February 2015).One woman’s foray into the world of extreme competitive fitness, the hurdles she faced, and her reasons for taking the plunge.[fl]I[/fl]n April of 2015, I competed in a bikini bodybuilding competition. Si...

  • Are Women Doctors Better than Men Doctors? This Study Answers the Question.

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 23 December 2016Women Doctors Better than Men[fl]W[/fl]e’re not just saying that. A recently released study by researchers at Harvard finds that female physicians are better at treating patients in the hospital and ensuring they have a healthy future after discha...

  • Women Beat Men Physically…When It Comes to Endurance

    RH Weekly News Roundup – 16 December 2016What’s Happening with Boko Haram?[fl]I[/fl]t’s difficult to believe that Boko Haram continues its terrifying attacks in the north of Nigeria. But they are. Recently, two suicide bombers detonated their bombs in the Maiduguri market. There are re...

  • Nigerian Women Athletes Taking World By Storm

    RH Weekly News Roundup –2 December 2016Love Your Locks – the Natural Hair Movement[fl]L[/fl]agos just hosted its third Natural Hair and Beauty show. Its purpose? To remind African women that they’re beautiful just the way they are! No need for relaxers here! With presentations by Afric...

  • Drug Use On The Rise With Nigerian Women

    RH Weekly News Roundup –25 November 2016Drug Use on the Rise with Nigerian Women[fl]N[/fl]orthern Nigeria isn’t the easiest place to live at the moment. Between the terror of Boko Haram, the threat of extreme hunger, health care concerns, and rising prices, life can be difficult. And it ...

  • Nigerian Conjoined Twins Separated

    RH Weekly News Roundup –18 November 2016 [fl]N[/fl]igerian Conjoined Twins Separated In June, a Nigerian family travelled to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. In the months that followed the Ayeni twin girls spent all their time together. They had no choice; the girls we...

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