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Aida Nath Ogwuche Wins PDP Enone Party Ticket.

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.…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMay 24, 20220Comments

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Simi Olusola Secures PDP Party Ticket For Ekiti State House of Assembly.

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…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMay 24, 20220Comments

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2023 Elections; Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi

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,…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMay 23, 20220Comments

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Ahead of 2023: Nigerian Women’s Role in Elections

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…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMay 16, 20220Comments

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The Effects Of Sexist Lawmakers on Nigerian Women and Possible Solutions.

On 24th May 2020, Amarachi Nickabugu, a Nigerian feminist and lawyer started a project on Twitter called #EverydaySexism. In it, every day she made a thread where each day a sexist law from countries around the world was highlighted with a primary focus on African countries. In an interview with Meeting of Minds UK, Ms…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuMarch 23, 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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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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Nigerian Women In Politics: A Timeline.

During the 2019 Nigerian presidential campaigns, some names of Nigerian women stood out for their participation in the largely male-dominated field of Nigerian politics. Although that election saw President Muhammadu Buhari re-elected into office, names of women like Remi Sonaiya, Oby Ezekwesili, and Eunice Atuejide were a constant in the public and social media discourse…

ByAngel Nduka-NwosuJanuary 21, 20220Comments

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