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 …
The electoral system of any country plays a fundamental role in sustaining and shaping the political conduct of its citizens. The manner of conduct of elections in a country goes a long way to determine the level of political culture, political participation, good governance, and sustainable development in the country. The main purpose of …
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In our second episode of the women’s political participation chat series, we interview Mrs. Tari Oliver, Technical Adviser for Women in Agriculture to the Governor of Bayelsa State and Former Gubernatorial Aspirant. The interview focuses on Bridging the Gender Inequality Gap in the Political Space. Before we delve into how to bridge the gap of …
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Since the end of the Cold War, elections have been adopted by almost all nations of the world for their organization and existence. A country’s electoral process provides an important window into its practice of democracy. Sadly, in many nations, elections which are meant to be the best mechanism for the peaceful arbitration of political …
Founder of Women for Peace, Justice and Human Rights Initiative, Barrister Tofi Sewuese Lynda, in this interview with Abuja Discourse on the new chat series on Women’s political participation in Nigeria discusses factors affecting Women’s political participation in Nigeria. Why is women’s political participation important and how does it contribute to development? Women’s participation in …
Get away from the attacker to a safe place as fast as you can. Then call any of these numbers; 07013333307, 092908829, or the police. In most cases it may be difficult to get out of the situation but as soon as you do remember to call the numbers. 2. Do not change clothes, wash, …
International Women’s Day is a global day selected to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of women from all works of life and mark a call to action for accelerating gender parity. We at Dinidari Foundation understand that a huge factor that stands in the way of achieving gender equality is Sexual and Gender-Based Violence and …
Sexual consent is one topic that is still misunderstood by a lot of people, often defended with statements like “but na her husband” or “she has had sex with him before” such statements undermine the importance of sexual consent in romantic and intimate relationships. What is Sexual Consent?Sexual Consent is an agreement between participants to …
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of external female genitalia or other injury to female genital organs for non-medical reasons. Female Genital Mutilation is considered Sexual and Gender-Based Violence because it is usually performed against the will of the girl child and violates their right to …