Common examples of gender-based violence include: Intimate partner abuse This type of violence occurs in intimate relationships. It is also known as domestic abuse. Anyone can experience intimate partner abuse (IPA), but it disproportionately affects women. Gender inequity, sexist beliefs, and cultural practices that devalue women all increase the risk of IPA. According to the ..read more

In long-distance relationships, trust becomes the bedrock upon which the connection thrives.  The physical separation inherent in such relationships can amplify insecurities, making trust the foundation that anchors the connection. Trust acts as a stabilizing force, reducing uncertainties and fostering emotional security (Sawai,Sawai, Masdin & Aziz, 2023).  Therefore, unwavering trust is essential for navigating challenges, preventing ..read more

Abstract Background: Maintaining independence in older people or restoring and encouraging self-management in those with chronic conditions are ways of increasing health-related quality of life and at the same time may achieve cost savings. Nurses often carry out these types of interventions in follow-up home visits. Aims: To describe nursing interventions during home visits and their effects ..read more

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that the FCT Administration had commenced the procurement processes for drones to boost the security architecture of the territory. Wike made this disclosure when the Consul-General of the Embassy of Hungary in Nigeria, Endre Deri, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Abuja ..read more

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has frowned at the threats of violence against the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, by President General of the Grassroots Development Initiative, GDI, Bright Amaewhule. GDI, a political pressure group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is loyal to the immediate-past governor of the ..read more

Former Chelsea striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has recounted what went down during his season-long ordeal at the club. Aubameyang joined Chelsea from Barcelona in the summer of 2022 and endured a tumultuous season at Stamford Bridge. The Gabonese, who left Arsenal for Barcelona just 6 months earlier, left Stamford Bridge for Olympique Marseille last summer. He ..read more

The Federal High Court in Abuja has authorised the issuance of notices of contempt proceeding against the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso and the Director of Legal Services Department, Salam-Alada Kofo over their alleged failure to obey an order of the court. They were said to have failed to comply with ..read more

The UK is increasingly vulnerable to the threat of missiles and drones after decades of cost-saving cuts eroded its once world-class air defences, military sources and Cold War veterans have warned. Defence chiefs are understood to be exploring options to regrow Britain’s ability to protect critical national infrastructure – like power stations, military bases and ..read more

An unnamed woman was denied a top-secret security clearance this year due to being a “close” relative of an authoritarian dictator of an unnamed country, according to a publicly available document from the Defense Department’s Office of Hearings and Appeals. The administrative judge in the case ultimately decided to deny the clearance in what appears ..read more

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, MEZIESBLOG has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country. The proposal, which still must be reviewed by the White House Office of Management and Budget, would recognize the ..read more