Bias Against Nigerian Women: A Constitution To Guarantee Equality And Freedom

By Cynthia Mbamalu The past week has been a battle and a period of protests for Nigerian women who watched with dismay as the National Assembly failed to pass the five gender bills for constitutional amendment. March 1, 2022, will be remembered for a long time as the day the 9th National Assembly voted against…

March 12, 20225Comments

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The Law and You

DOWNLOAD]: Full Judgement Of Federal High Court, Abuja Sacking Gov. Umahi And Deputy

On Tuesday, 8 March 2022, the Federal High Court Abuja presided over by Honourable Justice Inyang Ekwo while delivering judgment in Suit Number FHC/ABJ/CS/920/2022 instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party ordered the sack of the Engineer David Nweze Umahi and Dr. Eric Kelechi Igwe, Governor and Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State respectively. In the judgement,…

March 12, 20223Comments

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spotlight

ENOUGH is ENOUGH! It’s Women’s Hour!!

By Funmi Para-Mallam Our 10-Point Call to Break the Bias Enough of using culture to denigrate and debase us! Enough of using religion to dehumanise and divide us! Enough of using customary laws to deny our fundamental human rights and freedoms! Enough of using politics, policies and public office to disenfranchise and exclude us! Enough…

March 11, 20224Comments

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Poem

Bámiṣé…

By Tami komolafe My gaits were sure and precise as I walked towards Chevron, my phone was ringing again, that would be Maami, I had already told her I would be spending the night with Boda Tayo ìn Ikotun, but trust Maami to always call. This time, I reached into my bag blindly for my…

March 11, 20221Comment

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TIPS

Write your name right, by Chinua Asuzu

Unless a form, medium, or platform constrains you otherwise, state your name in this order: first name–[middle name or initials]–surname/last name. Place your first name first and your last name last. You’ve heard of Nelson Mandela, right? But you’ve never heard of Mandela Nelson. You’ve heard of Muhammadu Buhari, right? But you’ve never heard of…

March 11, 202242Comments

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Opinion

I Really Didn’t Want To Send This

By Joe Dauda The fact is that I don't like badgering my highly esteemed readers with posts every now and then. But my sincere desire to give out credible information (against the constant lies of the mainstream media) provides me the motivation. So please get this: For those of us who did not believe my…

March 11, 20220Comments

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Now that the queues are back

By Fatima Damagum Last week Sunday, my husband and I decided to brave the queue at the filling station. Armed with our bottles of water, me with my novel, him with his phone, we went out in our respective cars and joined the long winding queue from the very end. The wait did not seem…

March 10, 20222Comments

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Faith

What only God sees

‘Your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.’ Matthew 6:18 NKJV Have you ever been to a concert where they used the latest audio-visual equipment? Chances are, you were blown away by the multidimensional sights and sounds, and afterwards, left talking about the amazing skills of the performers. If the performance went without…

March 10, 20227Comments

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Opinion

The Judgement sacking Umahi is correct but confusing

This case has it origin in the defection of Governor David Umahi from PDP to APC. Umahi was lured to APC in November 2020. He was actually elected on the platform of PDP in 2019. Although there have been many cases of defection by other Governors, this particular defection agitated the PDP which led to…

March 9, 20220Comments

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Nigerian women insist they can do better than sing and dance at conventions and campaigns

By Ngozi Agueze "Why should Nigerian women be considered relevant only when it is time to sing and dance at campaigns or cast votes during elections? This however is a wake-up call for Nigerian women to strategize and take maximum advantage of their population and change the narrative." - PROWIN “When women are empowered as…

March 8, 20223Comments

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