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Summary
This week’s NFM Digest highlights women leading in advocacy, journalism, and sports, alongside urgent calls for justice and critical conversations on health. Together, these stories showcase voices and actions shaping society.
From women leading in advocacy and sports to urgent calls for justice, this week’s top stories spotlight voices and actions shaping society. Catch up on the most compelling news shaping culture, justice, health, and sports this week:
- Simbiat Bakare Named Finalist as Tech-for-Good Entrepreneur at 2025 PAWENpreneur Awards
Investigative journalist and founder of Naija Feminists Media, Simbiat Bakare, has been named one of the top three finalists for the Tech-for-Good Entrepreneur Award at the PAWENpreneur Awards 2025. She was recognised for her impactful women-centred journalism and leadership in using media to drive social change.
- #JusticeForOchanya: Tiwa Savage, Aisha Yesufu, Others Join Call for Justice
Public figures, including Tiwa Savage, Aisha Yesufu and BBNaija’s Wanni and Handi, are speaking out and demanding justice for 13-year-old Ochanya Ogbanje, who died in 2018 after years of abuse. Ochanya was raped by her uncle, Mr Andrew Ogbuja, and his son, Victor Ogbuja. The abuse led to her developing Vesicovaginal Fistula (VVF), a condition that caused her death.
- Breast Cancer Month: Black Women’s Exclusion from Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
The month of October symbolises Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It advocates for equal access to improved treatments for breast cancer. This year’s theme emphasised inclusivity, yet Black women with breast cancer are excluded from clinical trials. This has indirectly contributed to the surge in the mortality rate of Black women living with breast cancer. This article examined how the underrepresentation of Black women in breast cancer clinical trials contradicts this year’s theme, their lives, and the purpose of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- Menstruation isn’t about bad character: A response to Apostle Femi Lazarus’ misogynistic sermon
Apostle Femi Lazarus’s comment that women’s behaviour during menstruation is a sign of bad character reflects a broader problem: the casual dismissal of women’s biological experiences as a moral failing. Menstruation is a natural, hormonal process, not a moral weakness. Instead of judging women for what their bodies naturally undergo, society must learn, empathise, and educate. Spirituality and leadership should uplift truth and compassion, not perpetuate gender bias.
- Michelle Alozie Shortlisted for 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World XI
Super Falcons defender Michelle Alozie has been shortlisted for the 2025 FIFPRO Women’s World XI following her performances for Nigeria at the 2023 WAFCON and Houston Dash in the NWSL. She is the only Nigerian and one of three Africans to make the prestigious list.
