Climate change, a term that refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns, has become a part of human vocabulary owing to its overwhelming influence and effect on our lives. Experts say human activities — such as bush burning, gas flaring, emissions from cars and generating sets etc — contribute to the changes we …
As part of efforts towards ending all forms of violence against women and girls in the world, the United Nations under the leadership of UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General’s launched the UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence Against Women Campaign which commences on November 25 of every year. The campaign is a …
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Faith Amos, 25, has been married to John Paul for about twelve years. These years have been a living hell as her husband, a bricklayer, uses her as a punching bag for the slightest excuse. Mr Paul blames her for not having four female children and no male child since they got married. In April, …
A CALL TO ACTION ON WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION One thing we cannot afford to do is to continue to be in denial about what Nigeria truly is.It is excellent to be patriotic and fiercely defend negative narratives, but we cannot deny that we are in a terrible place and that all hands – men, women, …
There are cultural and religious hindrances to Northern women – Lawyer and SGBV Advocate, Hassana Maina Hassana Maina, a Lawyer and sexual and gender-based violence advocate stated that while there are cultural and religious hindrances that Northern women have to deal with regarding entry into politics, at the same time, there are so many that …
The best way to bridge the gap of non-visibility of women in politics is to catch them young – Hon Stella Okotete, APC National Women Leader The current APC National Women Leader, Hon. Stella Okotete stated that as a woman who started her political career at a young age and who is still young and …
On its way to development, every nation must abide by the understanding that every progressive society needs its citizens -men, women, youths, PWDs, basically, all demographics to be adequately represented. We have seen movements like the “not too young to run”, highlighting the importance of youth participation in governance. While that has been a success …
PREAMBLEDinidari Foundation Africa held a Town Hall Meeting on Safeguarding Nigeria’s Democracy on 10th June, 2021. In attendance at the meeting are concerned youths, young activists and politicians from all geopolitical zones of Nigeria. THEMESince 2015, Nigeria has witnessed a vicious crackdown on social critics, bloggers, leaders of religious and indigenous movements, activists and peaceful …
TWITTER BAN: BUHARI IS KILLING NIGERIA’s DEMOCRACY We strongly condemn the audacity of the Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to announce the ban of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria. We emphatically state that such moves by the President Muhammadu Buhari- led government is a flagrant violation of Section 39(1) of the Nigerian …