During the second reading of the Bill to Amend the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA 2025) on December 4, 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan raised concerns about disparities in earnings for Nigerian content creators on global digital platforms. Representing Kogi Central, she emphasised the need to protect Nigeria’s digital
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has urged African countries to take full ownership of their public health priorities. She made the call on December 4, 2025, while delivering opening remarks at the 23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2025).
Every 49 hours in Nigeria, a woman is killed because she is a woman. In Canada, a woman is murdered by her intimate partner every six days. Between the statistics and the silence sits a haunting truth: these women are being killed twice. First by violence. Then by erasure. When
The Ikorodu Family Court, on Dec 2, 2025, struck out Mr Joseph Aloba’s latest application after his new counsel attempted to compel the court to use two foreign hospitals handpicked by his team for the DNA testing of Mohbad’s son. This ruling follows earlier proceedings in which the court warned
Are women truly poorer than men? 100% yes. Not just temporarily broke, but poorer over their entire lifetime; Lower savings, Lower investments, Lower pensions. Lower assets. And unless something very uncomfortable changes in how society is structured, this gap will remain. Why is this the case? First, most women spend
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched empowerment programmes for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Anambra State as part of her nationwide “Renewed Hope Initiative Social Investment Programme.” Coinciding with the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, the programme is being launched simultaneously across all 36 states of the
Esi Schimming-Chase, a High Court judge, has been appointed as a permanent judge of the Supreme Court of Namibia in an announcement made on December 2, 2025. In a historic move, she became the first woman to take a permanent seat on the country’s highest court. The appointment was confirmed
Every action has consequences—and for many women across Nigeria and beyond, those consequences are deadly. From gender-based violence (GBV) to wartime abuses, millions of women continue to fight for survival in environments where their rights, safety, and dignity are routinely threatened or dismissed. One of the least acknowledged dimensions of
The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has distributed comprehensive welfare packages to women from different groups, unions, and security formations to reduce the nation’s economic hardship during the 2025 Christmas celebrations. This event took place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Government House, Gusau, Zamfara
Every year on December 3rd, the world observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a global observance established by the United Nations to promote understanding, protect the dignity of people with disabilities, and advocate for their full inclusion and participation. This year’s theme, “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social
During the second reading of the Bill to Amend the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA 2025) on December 4, 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan raised concerns about disparities in earnings for Nigerian content creators on global digital platforms. Representing Kogi Central, she emphasised the need to protect Nigeria’s digital
Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, has urged African countries to take full ownership of their public health priorities. She made the call on December 4, 2025, while delivering opening remarks at the 23rd International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA 2025).
Every 49 hours in Nigeria, a woman is killed because she is a woman. In Canada, a woman is murdered by her intimate partner every six days. Between the statistics and the silence sits a haunting truth: these women are being killed twice. First by violence. Then by erasure. When
The Ikorodu Family Court, on Dec 2, 2025, struck out Mr Joseph Aloba’s latest application after his new counsel attempted to compel the court to use two foreign hospitals handpicked by his team for the DNA testing of Mohbad’s son. This ruling follows earlier proceedings in which the court warned
Are women truly poorer than men? 100% yes. Not just temporarily broke, but poorer over their entire lifetime; Lower savings, Lower investments, Lower pensions. Lower assets. And unless something very uncomfortable changes in how society is structured, this gap will remain. Why is this the case? First, most women spend
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has launched empowerment programmes for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Anambra State as part of her nationwide “Renewed Hope Initiative Social Investment Programme.” Coinciding with the International Day of Persons With Disabilities, the programme is being launched simultaneously across all 36 states of the
Esi Schimming-Chase, a High Court judge, has been appointed as a permanent judge of the Supreme Court of Namibia in an announcement made on December 2, 2025. In a historic move, she became the first woman to take a permanent seat on the country’s highest court. The appointment was confirmed
Every action has consequences—and for many women across Nigeria and beyond, those consequences are deadly. From gender-based violence (GBV) to wartime abuses, millions of women continue to fight for survival in environments where their rights, safety, and dignity are routinely threatened or dismissed. One of the least acknowledged dimensions of
The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Huriyya Dauda Lawal, has distributed comprehensive welfare packages to women from different groups, unions, and security formations to reduce the nation’s economic hardship during the 2025 Christmas celebrations. This event took place on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Government House, Gusau, Zamfara
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