The Wife of the President of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, has congratulated Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2020 Children’s Day. The First Lady used the occasion of the celebration to call on government at all levels and stakeholders to
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Lawyer and a women’s rights advocate, Adebola Tolulope Adeoti was subjected to experiences of gender inequality from a young age. These unpleasant events spurred her passion to seek avenues to educate women and advocate for their rights. She is the
There has been much outcry about the plight of the girl child in Nigeria but particularly in northern Nigeria, and while it seemed that it bothered everyone else except the northerners, a young man from the northern extraction has spoken
The Emir of Bauchi, Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, has warned parents and guardians in his community against street hawking and compulsory marriage of the girl-child. The Royal father gave the warning during the graduation ceremony of 448 girls, who were
Dr Rilwanu Adamu has warned against the dangers inherent in early and compulsory marriage of the girl-child by parents. Dr Adamu, who is the current Emir of Bauchi, argued that such a practice portended grave danger for the would-be young
Kano State Governor, Abdulahi Ganduje, has revealed that the education policy in the state has reduced the menace of child-bride in the state. The governor disclosed this on Sunday night during the 2019 Human Rights Summit/Award with the theme, ‘Adopting
Worried at the increasing rate of sexual violence against women and the girl-child in the Country and the seemingly feeble effort at tackling the scourge, the Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi has called on the Federal government
Aishatu Mohammed, the wife of Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed has revealed that she had no formal education when she married her husband. The First Lady made the revelation on Saturday at a Youth Talk ceremony organised in commemoration of the
Adaobi Onyejike -Ananaba, 40, is an artist and social advocate. She sits at the helm of the Girl Child Art Foundation. From a child’s viewpoint and personal experience, she saw a society that placed lesser value on the girl child,
A Facebook user, Lucia Thioma, has identified what she believes to be fault-lines in how children are raised, especially with regard to the kind of books that they are entertained and groomed with. The Nigerian woman who is obviously intolerant
Inspirational Speaker, Mind Shifter and Girl Child Educator, Chidera Natasha is a certified Girls/ Women Rights Advocate with over 2 years experience in activism and advocacy. Natasha grew up in an Igbo dominated community, an environment that was hostile to
The first M-Net’s “Face of Africa” and renowned Nigerian American supermodel, Oluchi Onweagba -Orlandi is no stranger to the limelight as she found international fame at an early age. Oluchi grew up in the suburbs of Lagos, with her two
The place or a girl child through out history has been at a disadvantage. In Africa especially, not much was thought of the girl child and her future. Nigerian Facebook user, Daniel James, is still holding on dearly to the
A woman who was doused in acid by her father when she was just two-months-old has put behind her horrors and is helping other young girls be more confident and accepting of themselves by sharing her life’s story and enthusiasm.
Mothers in Bonny Island, Rivers State have taken to the streets to protest against the alleged rape of a 9 year old girl by a man who is now on the run and is trying to evade justice. The alleged
The Office of the Public Defender (OPD) Lagos State Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, rescued a 10-year-old girl in the Ikeja home of a self-proclaimed ‘Girl Child activist’ Ada Onyejike Ananaba. Ananaba is the founder of the Girl Child Art Foundation
On the commemoration of the International day of the girl child yesterday, 11 October, 2017, the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo granted audience to young girls at the state house where he shared motivational message with them. Sharing his experience when
Former minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, took to twitter to express her unruffled attitude towards men who call her unattractive and ugly. She went further to advise young girls to develop themselves internally rather than caring so much about
Yueyue, a Chinese woman has reportedly died after being forced to go through four abortions in a year because her husband wanted a son. According to Dailymail, the deceased, who already had a 4-year-old daughter was told by her husband to
Former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria and current Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, whose proposed family law for Kano has been a subject of debate in public domain recently, has explained the basis for establishing the law. He
The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called on all Northern leaders to promote girl child education in the North. While inaugurating the Aminu Dabo College of Health Sciences laboratory complex in Kano on Monday, he urged the leaders to give
A Twitter publicist, Ope has shared a story about how karma dealt with a Nigerian man who dumped his first wife and married a second one because the first wife had all female children for him. According to Ope, the second
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammad Sanusi II, has expressed his frustration at the low level of girl child education in the North during a conference on Islamic finance organized by the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIIBF)
Driven by the rural and cultural belief that female children are worthless than their male counterparts, an Indian Mother-in-law is on the run after pouring acid on her daughter-in-law’s baby bump. According to Dailymail, the 27-year-old pregnant mother identified as S Girija by
Ireyimika Oyegbami As parents we have been told to separate the child’s bad behaviour from the child and to avoid unnecessarily labelling our kid. In other words, we are to say: “Catherine, what you did was bad” and not “Catherine,
