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AUGUST 1, 2019Exclusive: Women need to break the rules – Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin More inclusion of women in governance cannot be overemphasized in Nig [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [banner]( [***] AUGUST 1, 2019 Exclusive: Women need to break the rules – Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin [Dr.-Joe-Okei-Odumakin]( More inclusion of women in governance cannot be overemphasized in Nigeria's economy. Dr. Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin, a.k.a Dr. Joe publicly known for her activism and fight for human rights spoke with 1STNEWS' Olanike Akinrimisi on various issues about women. In this exclusive interview, she urged women to break the culture of silence in all spheres of life...Excerpts __ You are not only an activist, but also a woman of many parts. Would you like to share? It has always been my passion to support any pro-people action. I am a social crusader and a human right activist. So any activity that will ameliorate or end the suffering of an ordinary Nigerian and the masses in general in whatever area be it health, education, politics, works, housing, agriculture, entrepreneur, economy, government budget, youth, women, and security becomes my interest. [Read more]( [***] [***] That Sinking Feeling - Soji Akinrinade [SOJI-sinking]( That Sinking Feeling Social media will be the death of Nigeria. An exaggeration? Maybe. But that sentiment is not far from the truth. All you have to do is to look at issues affecting our dear and beloved country from the confined social media angle and you’ll think no Nigerian has a life or lives it anymore. I have had friends tell me that their children living abroad constantly worry about them. This is on account of the picture of Nigeria they get from the social media. A friend told me I was bold to get on the road to travel to my village in the State of Osun because of the news about bandits, kidnappers and herdsmen on that road. [Read more]( [***] [NNPC-tower]( NUPENG, NNPC in critical meeting to avoid strike, stem fuel scarcity Representatives of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) and leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) are presently meeting in Abuja to avert industrial action as a result of the seven-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government on Wednesday, July 31, by NUPENG. NUPENG had asked the FG to compel Chevron Nigeria Limited to honour the agreement it reached with the union on June 20, 2019, saying its members would embark on strike if the agreement was not respected in seven days. 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Mourinho told Sky Sports News: “I have some time to think, to rethink, to analyse and what I feel is exactly that ‘Ze’ (Mourinho’s nickname as a boy) is full of fire. [Read more]( [***] [Health]( [***] [endometriosis]( How to prevent endometriosis pain during sex Endometriosis occurs when cells that resemble the uterus lining grow elsewhere in the body, including the ovaries, fallopian tubes, or bowel. Sometimes, these growths can get in the way during sex, which can be painful. Symptoms of endometriosis include heavy menstrual bleeding, painful periods, and sometimes, pain during sex. Dyspareunia is the medical term for pain during sex. It frequently occurs in people with endometriosis because penetration and other movements associated with intercourse can stretch and pull the endometrial growths. [Read more]( [***] [cherry]( Can cherry juice improve cognitive function? 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