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Azubuike’s Inspiring Story Of Youth Corps Community Service By Margaret Mwantok

The quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” by former American President John Kennedy appropriately captures the essence of Chibuzor Miran Azubuike’s book The Girl Who Found Water.

Russia Seeks Cooperation In Science And Technology With Brics Members

As a further step to consolidate the group's footprint, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered to sign a memorandum on cooperation with BRICS countries (namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) in the sphere of science, technologies and innovations, the official website of the Russian government reported in March.

MAXIMIZING IMPACT THROUGH STRONG HEALTH SYSTEMS

Since our founding, Mali Health has worked at the health systems level to improve not only access to basic healthcare, but the quality of care itself.  Today, we partner with clinics to improve the capacity and quality of the services they provide to the residents of our partner slum communities.

Benitez 10th man to take Madrid hotseat under Perez

The hiring of Rafael Benitez as Real Madrid boss on Wednesday makes the Spaniard the 10th coach to serve under Florentino Perez during his two spells as the club’s president between June 2000-February 2006 and since June 2009.  The 68-year-old has sanctioned the spending of reportedly over a billion euros on transfer fees during that time for the return of three league titles, two Champions Leagues and two Copa del Reys.  Here, AFP sports looks at the nine men that have come and gone under Perez’s leadership:  Vicente del Bosque (November 1999-June 2003)  Arguably Perez’s most famous and ludicrous decision was to let the now Spanish national team manager go just days after he had won a second league title in three seasons. 

5 Important Health Tips Every Woman Should Know The health of both, men and women is vitally important. However, it appears that there is a bit more emphasis placed on women’s health. This is for various reasons like the structure of their reproductive system, fertility, hormonal and emotional factors, etc.

With the genetic, physiological, as well as the nutritional sciences expanding forward in their discoveries, we simply know today that women’s health includes some different precautions, needs and characteristics. What we are told as women in the mainstream media however, is not always for the good of our health. All too often it serves more the well-being of the pharmaceutical companies and other corporations, who all too often prey on the fact that women do tend to be more proactive about their health, and thus willing to buy or use more products than men, while having less quality time for themselves. Thus today, I share with you 5 important health tips every woman should know, when it comes to optimal health from the holistic and natural point of view.

Orya elected as G-NEXID President in Switzerland

Lagos - Roberts Orya, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export- Import Bank (NEXIM), has been elected as the new Honorary President of the Global Network of Export-Import Banks and Development Finance Institutions (G-NEXID). This follows the conclusion of latter's tenth Annual General Meeting at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. Orya thanked the members for his election. "I see my election as a privilege to serve and continue in the giant strides already made by my predecessors towards forging and fostering a strategically vibrant and mutually beneficial South-South trade relationship. It is also an honour to my country, Nigeria, which is the largest economy in Africa especially as we have just concluded a very peaceful Presidential election." Orya lauded the outgoing Honorary President, Rubens Amaral Jr. G-NEXID, with a membership of 24 institutions, was established in 2006 at the joint initiative of Ex