To safeguard their rights to financial support, training programmes, and active participation in the agricultural sector, particularly in cocoa production, the cocoa farmers in Ondo state have demanded inclusion in
DOHS Cares Foundation is sounding the alarm on an urgent national tragedy: 88 Nigerian women have been killed between January and June 2025 — an average of one woman every
Naija Feminists Media (NFM) has partnered with Twenty Pounds Entertainment for an upcoming film, “Ashawo.” The project seeks to challenge harmful social narratives about prostitution and highlight religious hypocrisy. Acclaimed
Pastor Ndukwe Ogbu, age 45, was on Monday, June 30, 2025, sentenced to 53 years imprisonment by a Lagos State Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. The conviction followed his
DOHS Cares Foundation is sounding the alarm on an urgent national tragedy: 88 Nigerian women have been killed between January and June 2025 — an average of one woman every 49 hours. These are not just numbers. These are grandmothers,
Pastor Ndukwe Ogbu, age 45, was on Monday, June 30, 2025, sentenced to 53 years imprisonment by a Lagos State Sexual Offences Court sitting in Ikeja. The conviction followed his trial for the sexual assault and exploitation of his 14-year-old
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has declared Nigerian singer Darlington Okoye, popularly known as Speed Darlington, wanted over reported offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. Recall on May 27, 2025 the singer, Speed Darlignton,
Nollywood actress Kate Amaka Henshaw has openly criticised media personality Ifedayo Agoro, popularly known as Diary of a Naija Girl, over her decision to opt for surrogacy despite having no fertility challenges. Ifedayo Agoro recently sparked debate after revealing on
In every 10 African marriages, there are 7 Ujus who society and religion have confined to an abusive marriage. Aiwanose Odafen’s debut novel, “Tomorrow I Become A Woman,” is a bold critique of religion and societal manipulation of women’s rights. It’s a call for gender
The Feminist Forum of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) kicked off June 27 to June 28, 2025, at Hotel Giralda Center in Seville, Spain. The Forum, a civil society-led gathering, will convene feminist movements, gender justice advocates, and grassroots organisations from
The 4th NalaFem Summit is set to take place in Freetown, Sierra Leone, from July 1–2, 2025. It will focus on advancing the shift from symbolic representation to transformative political power for African women. Under the theme “From Representation to Power: Women Leading in Crisis
The hall at Mende High School in Maryland, Lagos, buzzed with energy as over 100 teenage girls gathered for the 2025 Red Flag Conference, a space designed for learning and transformation. Held on June 20, the event empowered in-school girls with confidence, knowledge, and leadership
The Nigerian Women’s Beach Volleyball team has secured a spot at the 2025 World Beach Volleyball Championship, which will be held in Australia from November 14 to 23. The qualification came after the duo of Esther Mbah and Pamela Bawa defeated Egypt 2-1 to finish
Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has signed up for Brighton & Hove Albion on a free transfer from the French club Paris FC. The English Women’s Super League side announced the signing on June 27, 2025, via their official X page and website. She is
Renowned Nigerian economist and global leader, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been awarded the prestigious Cressey Award for Lifetime Achievement in Fighting Fraud and Corruption by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) in Nashville, Tennessee. The award was presented during the ACFE’s Annual Global Fraud
Chief Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the Iyaloja-General of Lagos State, has expressed gratitude to the Lagos State Government for establishing the Lagos State Market Advisory Council (LASMAC). The Council, inaugurated by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on June 23, 2025, at the Banquet Hall of Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja,
By naming ourselves as Feminists, we politicise the struggle for women’s rights, question the legitimacy of the structures that keep women subjugated, and raise social consciousness to demand change for gender justice. Our feminist identity is not qualified with ifs. Buts’, or `Howevers’. We are Feminists. Full stop” – Charter of Feminist Principles
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