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“Superfly” Actor Kalaan Walker Found Guilty of Serial Rape.

Rapper and actor on "Superfly" Kalaan Walker, has been found guilty of raping six women. Three of them include 16 year old aspiring models. He has also been found guilty of sexually assaulting a seventh woman. Prosecutors on his case said these were "sophisticated" attacks occurring from 2013 to late 2018. According to a report…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuApril 20, 20220Comments

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Over 500 human rights violations against LGBT+ persons in Nigeria last year: US Government

In 2021, the United States Government recorded that there were over 500 human rights violations against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Nigeria. In a report recently published by the United States Department of State, there were about five hundred and twenty human rights abuses towards LGBT+ persons. It went on to say…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuApril 13, 20220Comments

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Somalia’s First All Women Media Outlet Opens In Mogadishu

Somalia's first all women media outlet has just launched in the capital city of Mogadishu. Supported by the United Nations, it is the first solely female run radio and television outfit to come from the heavily conservative country of Somalia. According to a report by VOA News, the news outlet is named Bilan Media and…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuApril 13, 20220Comments

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Historical Moment as Federal High Court Passes 35% Affirmative Action For Nigerian Women.

History has been made as the Federal High Court, Abuja ruled in favour of the demand for 35% Affirmative Action for Nigerian women in politics. This has come following weeks of protests at the National Assembly by women's groups led by Nimisire Emitomo and Chioma Agwuegbo. The protests which were galvanised under the hashtag #NigerianWomenOccupyNass…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuApril 6, 20220Comments

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Landmark LGBT Conference in the UK Faces Crisis.

An LGBT Conference slated to take place in the United Kingdom may be cancelled following its exclusion of transgender people from plans to ban conversion therapy. According to a report by The London Economic, the possibility of the conference occuring has been called into question especially seeing as at least one hundred LGBT groups have…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuApril 5, 20220Comments

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FlutterWave Is Committing $50000 Fund To Support Women Led Businesses For #IWD2022.

Flutterwave, a Nigerian fintech company providing payments infrastructures for global merchants, has pledged $50,000 to support women-led businesses across Africa. This is to be part of their contribution to the International Women's Day celebrations. The grant, announced on Wednesday via LinkedIn, was made in light of the $42bn financing gap for women in business across…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 30, 20220Comments

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Nigeria’s First Female VC, Professor Grace Alele-Williams Dead.

Professor Grace Alele-Williams, the first woman to become Vice Chancellor of a university in Nigeria is dead. News of Ms Alele-Williams' death was reported on March 25 by News Here and There. Ms Alele-Williams, who once occupied the role of former Vice Chancellor of University of Benin, died at the age of 89. Ms Alele-Williams…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 28, 20220Comments

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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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