WEPBI organized ‘ A Day Round Table Discussion’ with Traditional Rulers in Enugu State on constitution amendment and policy reform for women’s inclusion at state level.
POLICE ARREST WOMAN FOR STABBING 12- YEAR OLD GIRL IN RIVERS
The Rivers State Police Command on Saturday arrested a woman identified as Abigail for stabbing a 12-year-old girl named Oluebube. The suspect left the knife in the girl’s body in the incident which occurred at Rumuodara in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. Oluebube, lives in the same building with the 30-year-old…
Pregnant Woman Raped by Commercial Motorcyclist in Benue State
the woman became unconscious and the bike man, thinking that the woman was dead, dragged her and dumped her by a river bank where she laid till the next day.
Reappraise Bill Creating More Seats for Women in N’Assembly, Onyejeocha Tells Lawmakers-elect
“With no significant improvement in the number of women who won legislative seats after the 2023 elections, this issue remains critical for Nigeria both at home and internationally.
ONE- DAY FOLLOW-UP ENGAGEMENT WITH TRADITIONAL RULERS IN ENUGU STATE
The need for the increase of women in leadership and decision making spaces cannot be underscored, in the light of this WEPBI organized ‘A ONE DAY FOLLOW-UP ENGAGEMENT WITH TRADITIONAL RULERS IN ENUGU STATE ON THE INCLUSION OF WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL COUNCIL’ today 8th June 2023. The essence of the…
Spain Enacts Law that Allows for Paid Menstrual Leave
According to the law, the duration of the leave depends on how severe the menstrual pain is and how long it lasts.
Quaranic Teacher Arrested for Rape in Lagos State
Mr Perezi said the Quran teacher also had sexual intercourse with the lady without her consent.
25 YEARS OLD WOMAN HELD CAPTIVE BY HER FATHER RESCUED IN JIGAWA STATE
He explained that the room in which she was living served as her toilet, where she urinates, and her food was served on a bare floor.
WEPBI COMMEMORATES WORLD MENSTRUAL HYGIENE DAY
The issue of poor menstrual hygiene is one that have not been given the needed attention, many young girls and women, especially those in the rural areas are mostly the worst hit and this is caused by lack of education, persisting taboos, stigma, limited access to hygienic menstrual products and…
Gender and Equality Bill Scales Second Reading at the Senate.
The Gender bill which has been renamed the “Gender and Equality Opportunities Bill’seeks to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and people living with disabilities. According to the sponsor of the bill, Senator Biodun Olujimi, if signed into law, the proposed legislation will encourage women to aspire and reach…
Man drags woman to court for allegedly calling him impotent
A man, Jibrin Sawuta, on Thursday dragged a middle-aged woman, Hassana Yohanna, before an Upper Customary Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, for allegedly calling him impotent. Yohanna was docked on three counts of intentional insult, defamation and criminal intimidation. The offence runs contrary to sections 312, 371 and 376 of…
WOMAN FEARED DEAD, MANY INJURED AS BULLDOZERS DEMOLISH HOUSES IN KADUNA COMMUNITY
A woman reportedly died while other residents of Gbagyi Villa community in Kaduna sustained varying degrees of injuries during a protest. The residents were protesting when agents of Kaduna State Government embarked on the demolition of Gbaygi Villa residential complex on the outskirts of Kaduna metropolis. According to a source…
Lady Arrested For Cutting Female Teen Living with Her
The Lagos state police command has arrested a woman, Eucheria Ndigwe, for allegedly cutting a female teenager living with her at Adaloko, Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos. This was made was made known via a video of the victim , identified as Chinaza Aneme displaying a stab wound on her…
Woman a Nation Builder
The need for women to rise up to the challenges of nation-building has once again been brought to the fore. The Executive director of Women Empowerment Education and Peace building Initiative (WEPBI) Oguadimma Ijeoma Joy, in a live television program today, at the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) Enugu Network Centre,…