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General Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories, Women Politics
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
Senate President Godswill Akpabio apologises to Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over ‘nightclub’ comment By John Alechenu, Abuja The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has apologized to his colleague, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, over comments he made while shutting her down during plenary last week. The Senate President had told Akpoti-Uduaghan not to speak without him recognizing […]
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Women Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics, Today's Politics
Monday, July 22nd, 2024
By Ikenna Ngere Embattled Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, claims she is being targeted by certain government cabals due to her refusal to sign a $500 million World Bank loan request. Recall that on July 10, 2024, a near-physical confrontation was narrowly avoided between Kennedy-Ohanenye and the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs […]
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Women Politics, Headlines, Niger, State News
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024
Women Affairs Minister sues Niger State Speaker over plans to marry 100 girls Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has approached the court of law to stop the Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-Daji, from marrying 100 girls. The minister, speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, said she has also […]
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Women Politics, First Ladies, Headlines
Friday, March 22nd, 2024
Japa: Nigerians relocating abroad to take up jobs they reject at home – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu First Lady Oluremi Tinubu By Biodun Busari First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has criticised Nigerians migrating to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada among other developed countries to engage in jobs they have refused to do […]
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Headlines, Latest Politics, Top Stories, Women Politics
Friday, November 17th, 2023
The president’s announcement was conveyed by the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, during his speech at the ongoing 75th Founder’s Day ceremony of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Friday. “The 40 per cent IGR automatic deduction policy stands cancelled. This is not the best time for such policy since our universities are […]
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Headlines, Women Politics
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
Nigerian police arrest woman, Chioma Okoli, over social media comment on tomato paste manufactured by Erisco Foods Limited, Lagos By Adejayan Gbenga Gsong A Nigerian woman has been arrested for claiming that a tomato paste she bought in a market tasted sugary. The paste, Nagiko tomato mix, is manufactured by Erisco Foods Limited, Lagos. The […]
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Headlines, Health, Women Politics
Saturday, September 23rd, 2023
Country Director of Sightsavers Nigeria, Dr Sunday Isiyaku, tells LARA ADEJORO why it is important for Nigeria to eliminate trachoma, said to be the world’s leading infectious cause of blindness What is trachoma? Trachoma is one of the oldest diseases known to humans. Bronze Age forceps for depilation, thought to have been used to remove affected […]
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First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Latest Politics, Women Politics
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
By Don Silas Naja’atu Mohammed, a former All Progressives Congress, APC, Campaign Director on Civil Society Organizations, has insisted that the wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, is now a cabal. Mohammed claimed that Aisha’s cabal consists of her children and her brothers, adding that the First Lady sometimes instructs service chiefs. She spoke while […]
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Abia, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News, Women Politics
Tuesday, December 27th, 2022
By Henry Uche Nwagba Blessing Okwuchi is a politician. She was in the Abia State House of Assembly from 2011 to 2019, representing Abia North Constituency. Now, she is running for office in the Senate to represent Abia South under the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview, recently, she told Daily Sun what she would do differently […]
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Air Force, Armed Forces, Army, Headlines, Navy, North-East, Women Politics
Saturday, September 17th, 2022
North East Women Forum for Peace and Stability (NEWFPS) a non-governmental organisation, has commended the Nigerian military for the sustained onslaught and recent successes against insurgents in recent time. The group, in a statement by its Coordinator, Mrs. Aishatu Jimeta on Saturday, urged troops of Operation Hadin Kai to remain focused against Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists. […]
