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Photo source: Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Instagram
Disability

Senator Remi Tinubu Launches Empowerment Programme for PWDs in Anambra

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

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Zamfara First Lady, Huriyya Dauda. Photo credit: Huriyya's X handle
Mainstream

Zamfara State First Lady, Huriyya Dauda, Distributes Welfare Packages to Women

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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Disability

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: Celebrating Strength, Inclusion, and Impact

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

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A collage of Tuface, Natasha and Saida Boj
Entertainment

Saida Boj Defends Natasha Osawaru, Says Tuface is the Problem

Social media influencer Saida Boj has reacted to the viral video showing an altercation between Nigerian singer Tuface (2Baba) and his wife, Natasha Osawaru, at a London airport shop on Oct. 2, 2025. The incident, which showed Natasha yelling at the musician, led to Tuface’s temporary detention by London police

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Fatima, at a safe space in Abujan Talakawa PHC, where she’s getting psychosocial support.
Featured

How Falmata lost her life in Maiduguri’s Gubio camp 

Eight years ago, Fatima Abatcha was a little girl living in Baga, a small town in Borno state, Northeastern Nigeria. She lived with her family, being the oldest of seven siblings. She got her Primary School education in Baga, and she dreams of being a health worker. Fatima has known

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Farkhunda. Credit: 8am.media
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17-Year-Old Afghan Girl Dies After Forced Marriage

A 17-year-old Afghan girl, identified as Farkhunda, died under what relatives describe as highly suspicious circumstances, just six weeks after her marriage in Kabul. Her body was discovered on November 15, 2025, at her husband’s residence in the Gulbahar Centre area of the capital. Initial statements by the Taliban authorities

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Photo source: Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Instagram
Disability

Senator Remi Tinubu Launches Empowerment Programme for PWDs in Anambra

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

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Zamfara First Lady, Huriyya Dauda. Photo credit: Huriyya's X handle
Mainstream

Zamfara State First Lady, Huriyya Dauda, Distributes Welfare Packages to Women

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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Photo credit: UN city
Disability

International Day of Persons With Disabilities: Celebrating Strength, Inclusion, and Impact

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

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A collage of Tuface, Natasha and Saida Boj
Entertainment

Saida Boj Defends Natasha Osawaru, Says Tuface is the Problem

Social media influencer Saida Boj has reacted to the viral video showing an altercation between Nigerian singer Tuface (2Baba) and his wife, Natasha Osawaru, at a London airport shop on Oct. 2, 2025. The incident, which showed Natasha yelling at the musician, led to Tuface’s temporary detention by London police

Read More »
Fatima, at a safe space in Abujan Talakawa PHC, where she’s getting psychosocial support.
Featured

How Falmata lost her life in Maiduguri’s Gubio camp 

Eight years ago, Fatima Abatcha was a little girl living in Baga, a small town in Borno state, Northeastern Nigeria. She lived with her family, being the oldest of seven siblings. She got her Primary School education in Baga, and she dreams of being a health worker. Fatima has known

Read More »