As part of its mission statement of being a global voice for women’s health, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), organised a walkathon against violence toward women. The
Naija Feminists Media (NFM) Founder, Simbiat Bakare, has called for the outlaw of surrogacy as she shares her findings about the practice on Nigeria Info’s programme, Hard Facts. The interview
Reality TV star, Natasha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, who is set to break a Guinness World Record, has visited her childhood one-room apartment in Nkpor, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Nollywood actress, Adunni Ade, has won a legal case against a Nigerian news platform and its reporter for breach of her privacy and false report. This lawsuit was linked to
The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested the General Overseer of Champion the Truth Cathedral, Bishop Ndibueze Okorie Onyagoziri, for reportedly sexually exploiting a 22-year-old woman living with sickle cell disease under the guise of changing her genotype from SS
Hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison, fined $500,000, and placed on five years of supervised release after being convicted on two counts of transporting women for prostitution. He was convicted on July 2,
A petition submitted by the law firm D.I. Aiyedun & Co. to the Inspector General of Police has accused former Senator Ishaku Elisha Abbo of raping a 13-year-old secondary school student and attempting to rape her 16-year-old sister. Apart from
Big Brother Naija Season 10 housemate, Faith Adewale, has been disqualified from the reality show for physically assaulting fellow contestant, Sultana. The decision was announced by Biggie on October 2, 2025, after an emergency meeting was convened in the main
Naija Feminists Media founder, Simbiat Bakare, led a key session at the fourth edition of the Africa Facts Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, where she addressed the growing threat of AI-powered gendered disinformation. She shared how manipulated content, targeting women, spreads quickly online and can
Who decided that men are the standard of humanity and women are the variation? Equality isn’t about making women “the same as men” but about dismantling the lie that men are the default and women are the exception. The very claim that men and women
At a one-day intergenerational dialogue in Lagos, the Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), with support from the United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women (UNTF), brought together women’s groups, advocates, and activists to reflect on decades of women’s movements and share
“ I do not just want a voice. I want a louding voice” — Adunni In the rural village of Ikate, Nigeria, a girl-child suffers discrimination, bias, and use as a financial means. But this does not exist only in Ikate; it’s dominant in Nigeria,
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced a leadership transition as Professor Mahmood Yakubu formally handed over to May Agbamuche-Mbu, who now serves as the Acting National Chairperson of the Commission. May Agbamuche-Mbu, INEC’s longest-serving National Commissioner, took over on October 7, 2025, during
The Nobel Committee has honoured Chinese scientist Tu Youyou’s contribution to medicine in a social media post just moments before announcing Mary E. Brunkow as one of the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. To honour her, on Oct 6, 2025,
Thirty-six female law graduates from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have made their mark in the 2024 Nigerian Law Bar examination. With their significant number, these women outshined their male peers, who are small in number. This achievement reflects a growing trend of women excelling
 Imisioluwa Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, has been announced as the winner of Big Brother Naija Season 10 on October 5, 2025, taking home the N150 million grand prize. Imisi left the house with not just ₦150 million in grand prize, but cash and additional
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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