Barrister Aida Nath Ogwuche has won the People Democratic Party (PDP) ticket for Ado, Okpokwu and Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State.
According to a report by the Daily Post, she beat Hon. Francis Ottah Agbo, the incumbent House of Representatives member at the primary elections with a total of 71 votes against his 35.…
Yemi Adamolekun, the Executive Director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, has won the 2022 Global Citizen Prize in recognition of her work in fighting against the abuse of citizens' rights in Nigeria through EiE.
According to an article on the Global Citizen website, Ms Adamolekun was inspired to start EiE Nigeria shortly after she…
Simi Olusola, a women's advocate and Executive Director of Aspilos Foundation, Abuja, has won the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Ticket to represent Ikere II at the Ekiti State House of Assembly.
A video posted on Twitter by ELECTHer showed the counting of votes at the primary election where Ms Olusola won with a landslide victory…
Oklahoma, a state in the United States of America has passed what is now the US' most stringent reproductive bill; one that outlaws nearly all abortions that begin "at fertilisation".
According to a report by SheKnows, the bill which is called HB-4327, is modelled after Texas' anti-abortion law which is primarily enforced by civilians and…
Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi is campaigning for the post of president of Nigeria ahead of the 2023 elections. The 38-year-old was also the first woman in the lineup of presidential aspirants to declare interest in the office.
Education and Career
Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi popularly known as KOL, attended the University of Lagos Staff School and Childville School, Yaba,…
Bella Alubo, a Nigerian musical artiste recently got featured on a song with the rapper Ty Dollar Sign and Notorious B.I.G.
The song is titled G.O.A.T and is a posthumous production of the late Notorious B.I.G and was done to celebrate what would have been his 50th birthday.
Announcing the feature, Ms Alubo took to…
A total of 104 candidates in the All Progressives Congress (APC) are jostling for the party's tickets to contest for the 30 available seats in the Jigawa State House of Assembly.
However, of the 104 known candidates, no woman is among them.
According to a report by TheParadiseNG, the chairman of the party in Jigawa,…
The Spanish government has passed a new draft law on abortion and menstrual leave.
In it, access to contraception will be free and women over the age of 16 will be able to have an abortion. Women over the age of 16 will also have the option to take time off for painful periods.
According…
Nigeria's Minister of Women Affairs, Minister Pauline Tallen has withdrawn from the senatorial race to focus on her ministerial position.
According to a report by Punch, Ms Tallen announced her resignation via a statement on Monday.
In the statement, she said, “With profound gratitude and great humility, I have decided to voluntarily step down from…
In less than a year from now, Nigeria will hold its presidential elections. As numerous candidates announce their presidential and non-presidential candidacy bids on social media, more light must be drawn to the role women have played in shaping Nigeria's political landscape.
Nigerian women from the Western and Southern regions first earned the right to…