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INEC Sets Dates for 2027 General Elections, Women’s Representation Bill Coalition Calls for Urgent Action
Summary: INEC has announced the timetable for Nigeria’s 2027 general elections, with presidential and National Assembly polls set for February 20 and governorship and state Assembly elections on March 6. Following this, the Reserved Seats…
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Online-Technology Facilitated Violence: How Misogyny Adapts to Digital Spaces
Summary: Online misogyny is not new but a digital extension of gendered hostility, using technology and anonymity to harass, discredit and silence women while normalising systemic inequalities. Online misogyny is not a new form of…
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Hamamat Montia’s Shea Butter Museum and the Future of Ghana’s Shea Butter Industry
Summary: Hamamat Montia’s journey from beauty queen to Ghana’s Shea Butter Ambassador spotlights the economic power of women in the shea industry. Her leadership challenges the undervaluation of women’s labour, advocating for fair trade, local…
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Electoral Act Amendment: The Misogyny Behind Feminising Godswill Akpabio to Express “Incompetence”
Summary: Amid outrage over the Electoral Act amendment, critics of Godswill Akpabio resorted to feminising him to imply incompetence. This article argues that such rhetoric is misogynistic and distracts from real accountability. Nigeria’s political failures…
