Month: June 2025
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Sports
Nigerian Referee Yemisi Akintoye Selected for 2024 WAFCON in Morocco
Nigerian referee Yemisi Eunice Akintoye has been selected by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as one of 18 officials appointed to officiate at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). It is scheduled…
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News
Amnesty Reports Negligence of Female Boko Haram Survivors
Female survivors of Boko Haram insurgency in the north-east, including victims of forced marriages and trafficking, are still neglected by Nigeria’s government despite the landmark report of Amnesty International and its campaign of the #EmpowerOurGirls#…
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Featured
June 12: The Women Who Built Nigeria’s Democracy
Today is June 12. Democracy Day. A day meant to honour Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, and the people who made it possible. But for many women, democracy has never meant power. It has meant…
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Featured
12 Women Who Shaped Nigeria’s History
Nigeria’s history is marked by ancient civilisations, colonial domination, and post-independence challenges that span thousands of years. From the Nok culture and pre-colonial empires to the post-1960 quest for stability and nationhood, Nigeria’s story is…
