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30% of women, girls experience sexual abuse in Nigeria — Tallen On Kindly Share This Story: The Minister of Women Affairs, Sen. Pauline Tallen, has said 30 per cent of women and girls between the ages of 15-49 experience different forms of sexual abuse. Tallen said this, on Tuesday in Abuja, at a panel discussion to commemorate the International Day of the Midwife 2021, and the Orange World Campaign Flag-off. The theme of the event was, “Access to Services For GBV Survivors in Nigeria: A Call to Action.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the advocacy event was organised by ...

Bill Cox, 83, was born Aug. 10, 1937 to Archie and Isabel (Heggen) Cox in Lewistown’s St. Joseph Hospital and resided his entire life at Forest Grove.

A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies at once. This happened on Tuesday and it was two more than doctors had detected inside her crowded womb. She

Access to Services For GBV Survivors in Nigeria: A Call to Action.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the advocacy event was organised by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), as part of its mandate of engaging health professional associations in ending Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) in Nigeria. Tallen attributed the rising number sexual abuse, especially in the North East, to prevailing factors like child marriage and terrorism. The minister, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mrs. Anthonia Ekpa, said Nigeria experienced ...

A bevy of solid earnings reports also has lifted investors' optimism. According to FactSet, more than 60% of the companies in the S&P 500 have posted results, with the blended S&P 500 earnings growth rate in the first quarter at 45.8%, up from 24.5% at the start of earnings season and the 15.8% expected at the start of the quarter. About 86% of companies have surpassed analysts' expectations, a record high. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Monday the economic outlook in the U.S. has “clearly brightened” but the recovery has been uneven. The Fed chief said the "economic downtu...