House of Representatives Reconsider Rejected Gender Bills.

The House of Representatives has reconsidered three pro-women bills it initially rejected after protests and backlash from Nigerian women. On the 2nd of March, Document Women reported that women's groups led by Chioma Agwuegbo and Nimisire Emitomo had occupied the National Assembly, Abuja in protest of the legislators' refusal to pass pro-women bills. Some of…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 11, 20220Comments

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Document Women Celebrates One Year Anniversary.

On Tuesday 8th March, Document Women marked her one year anniversary as a media organization. The birthday which coincided with International Women's Day was celebrated with a giant photo exhibition and movie screening at the British Deputy High Commissioner's Residence, Ikoyi. See my baby oh 🥺❤️ pic.twitter.com/o7SYvlssco — Grand Commander of the Feminist Battalion (@kikimordi)…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 10, 20220Comments

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Nigerian Women Occupy National Assembly In Protest Over Anti-Women Citizenship Policies.

Nigerian women occupied the National Assembly on Wednesday in protest against the refusal of lawmakers to grant women the right to confer citizenship on their non-Nigerian spouses. The protest came a day after the House of Representatives were reported to have voted against proposals aimed at removing anti-women policies and laws seen in the Nigerian…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 2, 20220Comments

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Wildfire in South Sudan Kills Eight Women

A wildfire reported in the East County of Lakes State in South Sudan has killed eight women. According to statements made by the police, eight women died in the bushfire while three are still missing. In all, a total of eleven women are said to have been victims of the tragic event. Although there are…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 1, 20220Comments

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Namibian First Lady Monica Geingos Sues Teacher Over Slander

Mr. Abed "Bishop" Hishoono, a Namibian primary school teacher has been made to deliver a formal apology to Mrs. Monica Geingos, the First Lady of Namibia, following a defamation lawsuit filed against him. Mr Hishoono issued the apology to Ms Geingos at the office of her lawyer, Sisa Namandje, in Windhoek. “I accept and record…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuFebruary 25, 20220Comments

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What Is The Role of the Nigerian First Lady?

The First Lady is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wives of the president and governors of Nigeria. When President Muhammadu Buhari was first elected into office in 2015, one of the major changes he brought was around the issue of the First Lady of the nation. His change was that his wife…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuFebruary 21, 20222Comments

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Sudanese Women’s Advocate Amira Osman Freed After Two Week Arrest.

Amira Osman, a Sudanese women's rights activist has been freed following a two-week arrest by men believed to be working for the Sudanese secret police. Ms Osman, who is a trained engineer, member of the Sudanese Communist Party and leader of the women's group called No To Women's Oppression, was reportedly taken from her house…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuFebruary 16, 20220Comments

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Veteran Singer Onyeka’s Onwenu’s Best Selling Memoir To Be Made Into TV Series.

Onyeka Onwenu has announced that her best selling memoir "My Father's Daughter" which was published in 2020 shall be made into a TV series featuring some of Nollywood's finest actors. The singer, actress and human rights activist whose career spans over three decades made the announcement in Lagos at a special occasion in Four Points…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuFebruary 14, 20220Comments

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The Political Homelessness Of Nigerian Female Politicians.

In April 2007, Grace Folashade Bent won the senatorial seat in the Adamawa South constituency in Adamawa State. What makes her election as senator special is that she, a Yoruba woman and South Westerner, was elected to a powerful position in a Northern Nigerian state. For a country that can currently boast only seven women…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuFebruary 9, 20220Comments

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Dr. Tulia Ackson Mwansasu Made Speaker of Tanzania’s Parliament.

Dr. Tulia Ackson Mwansasu has emerged as the second female speaker of the Tanzanian parliament following an election by Tanzanian members of parliament. It comes shortly after the swearing in of President Suluhu in 2021; who is Tanzania's first woman to hold a role as President. Dr Mwansasu's election into office follows the resignation of…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuFebruary 9, 20220Comments

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House of Representatives Reconsider Rejected Gender Bills.

Document Women Celebrates One Year Anniversary.

Nigerian Women Occupy National Assembly In Protest Over Anti-Women Citizenship Policies.

Wildfire in South Sudan Kills Eight Women

Namibian First Lady Monica Geingos Sues Teacher Over Slander

What Is The Role of the Nigerian First Lady?

Sudanese Women’s Advocate Amira Osman Freed After Two Week Arrest.

Veteran Singer Onyeka’s Onwenu’s Best Selling Memoir To Be Made Into TV Series.

The Political Homelessness Of Nigerian Female Politicians.

Dr. Tulia Ackson Mwansasu Made Speaker of Tanzania’s Parliament.

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