•Governor Douye Diri Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed concern over a new trend in oil bunkering, saying children and women are being used as human shields at illegal refining camps. Governor Diri, who stated this today during a meeting with first-class traditional rulers in the state and local government chairmen at th...
The plan by Shell to sell its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and other multinational oil companies without cleaning up the pollution in the Niger Delta communities and restoring the ecosystem has sparked protests in Bayelsa State. Women from Bayelsa and other Niger Delta states who decried the plan staged a pro...
•Bandits Bandits have abducted about 43 persons, mostly women and children, from the Kakidawa ward in the Gidan Goga district of Maradun Local Government Area, Zamfara State. A source, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, said the incident occurred at around 2 am on Sunday, reports Daily Trust. “We have counted 43 people, including ...
•Afghan female students studying health studies walk along a street in Kabul yesterday Senior employees at several institutions offering nursing and midwifery courses in Afghanistan yesterday said women would be barred from classes, following an edict by the Taliban supreme leader. Health officials met with directors of education institutes on...
The Urhobo World United Union (UWUU), Lagos Zone, held a crucial lecture on female hygiene and domestic violence for women in the Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area, Lagos State. The event, themed, “Eko We Kobiruo,” meaning “Lagos, We Appreciate You,” aimed to empower women with essential life skills and express gratitude to the Lagos Stat...
•The protesting women Women from Alakahia Community, which hosts the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), protested at the hospital today, alleging marginalisation by the Federal Health Institution. The women, dressed in black, gathered at the hospital entrance as early as 5:30 am, carrying placards and calling for urgent acti...
•Kafilat Ogbara The 10th National Assembly is working toward legislation that would increase the representation of women in elective roles, it has emerged. The initiative is supported by a Bill of Rights within the current Constitutional Amendment review at the National Assembly, advocating for the creation of additional seats designated speci...
•Disappointed Harris’ supporters react to election results She needed their support, but it wasn’t enough: Kamala Harris failed to get as many women to back her as she had hoped, despite a presidential campaign heavily focused on abortion access, in the face of Donald Trump’s macho rhetoric, reports AFP. Exit polls conducted by CNN showe...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Muhammad Ali Pate, has announced a major policy on Caesarean section in the country. A caesarean section, also known as a C-section, is a surgical procedure to deliver a baby through incisions in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. It’s performed when a vaginal delivery would ...
•Bandits People of Ukwonyo community in the Ufia Kingdom of Ado Local Government Area in Benue State have raised concerns over ongoing attacks and harassment faced by women at the hands of armed invaders in their farmlands. The community members expressed worry yesterday, saying that the persistent threat has created fear among residents, maki...
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