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…
Women Excluded From Blockchain Implementation Committee
the omission of the architect of the policy from its implementation and steering committee sends a discouraging message to aspiring female tech professionals in Nigeria. It suggests that their contributions may not be recognized or valued and that they may be sidestepped when it comes to making crucial decisions, despite their expertise and competence.
Osun Police Reacts to Viral Video of Personnel Flogging a woman
On her part, the victim of the incident, Tola Abdulazeez stated that the trending video has brought about memories she had tried to let go.
In her words, “Reminiscing this moment has not been easy.
20-Year-Old Fatima Sues Father for Attempted Forced Marriage
Bulama said: “The father wants my client to marry a man in their village in Niger state. Right now, she’s living in her aunt house because he threatened to take her to the village and marry her off.”
Nigerian Women Have the Capacity to Reposition the Digital Economy
Women and youths must be identified as the biggest drivers of innovation, which is considered a vital key to the prosperity of any great nation.
Women won’t Accept Less Than 35% Political Appointments –Female Legislators
The agitation came amidst concerns about the poor representation of women in leadership positions in Nigeria.
Stanbic IBTC Raises Women’s Hope, Launches Blue Blossom Community
When women are exposed to and groomed in the art and science of business, coupled with receiving equitable financial services with affordable credit facilities, their potential for growth, leadership, and success is boundless.”
The Travails of Trafficked Nigerian Women in Iraq – NAPTIP DG
Available information shows that many of these victims have been admitted to hospital many times due to long work hours under harsh conditions they are forced to undergo……..
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,…
Pope Gives Women Historic Right To Vote
In a move that has been described as a historic first, the Pope will for the first time allow women to vote at an influential global meeting of bishops in October. The new rules announced on Wednesday will give five religious sisters voting rights at the synod, which is a…
Dr. Agnes Yemisi Asagbra Appointed as New NBMA Director-General
President Mohammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Agnes Yemisi Asagbra as the new Director-General/CEO National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) to replace Dr Rufus Ebegba, who has finished his two tenures. According to a statement by the public relations officer, Gloria Agbaki, the newly appointed DG, during a handover ceremony, said she…
Stake Holders Criticize Shortage of Women in Health Sector Leadership
“It is time to recognize the vital contributions women make to the health sector and to ensure that their voices are heard in decision-making processes.”
Adultery: Farmer Hacks Wife with Cutlass and Commits Suicide
“Apparently unsatisfied with the elders’ verdict, he attacked his wife with a machete on the farm and abandoned her in the pool of blood to die.
Nigerian Woman in UK on Trial for Starving Son to Death
A Nigerian woman, Olabisi Abubakar, 42, from Cardiff, is facing trial in the United Kingdom for two counts of manslaughter and child cruelty relating to the death of her three-year-old son, Taiwo Abubakar. Olabisi, accused of killing her three-year-old son through religious fasting, told police she had “locked herself away”…
Rape Allegation Against Trump Heads to Civil Trial
Jury selection is scheduled to start Tuesday in a civil trial pitting Donald Trump against a prominent former American columnist, who says he raped her in the 1990s. E. Jean Carroll, 79, says Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store and then defamed her after she went…