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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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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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Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs Advocates for Increased Women’s Representation in Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Motunrayo Adeleye, the Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development advocates for more inclusion of women’s representation in the proposed constitutional amendment in political leadership across Nigeria. Speaking at the Town Hall Meeting…
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Ghana’s VP Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Becomes First Female Chair of Police Council
On June 10, 2025, Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, was officially sworn in as Chairperson of the Ghana Police Council by His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama. Her appointment marks a historic milestone…
