The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, has received kudos from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) for his fight against rape and other gender-based violence

The menace of gender inequality that we struggle with within the Nigerian society largely stems from a dysfunctional parenting model that reinforces heterodox gender roles. This parenting model is deleterious to the fight of gender equality and inclusion, and it embodies a vicious cycle that is passed from generation to generation. We have to hack…

The atmosphere this Friday morning looked arty. From the environment to the speakers, everybody had one thing or the other to do with the arts

It is still strange that twenty-five years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a progressive roadmap for gender equality, the 2020 International Women’s Day

- CDD Canvasses Removal Of Barriers Limiting Women In Politics County representative of the United Nations Women and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Nigeria, Comfort Lamptey has called on the media to collaborate with UN agency to positively promote its activities, educating Nigerians on progress and challenges of women, as the…

A new “Cinderella” remake is set to premiere in 2021 and will feature Billy Porter as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. He is perhaps the first man to hold the role in a mainstream adaptation of the tale, and he calls it  "a classic fairytale for a new generation." But, Porter says he will portray the Godmother as 'genderless'. "It hit…

Escalated tension between the United States (U.S.) and Iran has lately gone on a roller coaster drive, with reverberating effects in many parts of the world including Nigeria.

In the 1960s, an idea started to form and made very popular by Dr Shettles and Rorvik in their book How to Choose The Sex Of Your Baby. In this book, Dr Shettles claimed to have noticed that there were two distinct populations of spermatozoa and concluded that the ones with the smaller heads had the…

The Australian Government and the World Bank are backing the Federal Government’s move to factor in the unique needs of women and people with special needs in the design of project implementation under the pubic and private partnership (PPP) in the country.

From lists ranging from oil production to corruption to butterfly population variety, Nigeria’s massive population, high rates of violence and booming economy always guarantee its place in the top three of any African list regardless of the topic. Like a three-time Olmypian always ends up somewhere near the top but with female representation in executive…

NWUDE v. NWUDE & ORS (2019) LPELR-48337 (CA) In the Court of Appeal
In the Enugu Judicial Division
Holden at Enugu ON THURSDAY, 1ST AUGUST, 2019 Suit No: CA/E/181/2013   Before Their Lordships: IGNATIUS IGWE AGUBE, JCA CHINWE EUGENIA IYIZOBA, JCA ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, JCA   Between IKECHUKWU NWUDE                               -Appellant(s)   And                   1. OBIORAH NWUDE
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Karen King-Aribisala is a writer and professor in the 26Department of English at the University of Lagos. The Guyana-born academic recently spoke with SUNDAY AIKULOLA at the launch of her award-winning book, Our wife and other stories.