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The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate killings in communities in Benue State by suspected herdsmen. Following a motion of urgent public

❚ You already voted!   Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has inaugurated a steering committee on prevention of gender-based violence in the state, Igbere TV reports. Inaugurating the committee, Gov. Ugwuanyi, represented by his deputy, Hon. Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo, stated that the body is saddled with the sacred mandate of developing and implementing programmes and policies for the prevention of gender-based violence in Enugu State, as well as “the rehabilitation of persons who still fall victim of gender-based violence despite all the preventive measures”.     It would b...

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has inaugurated a steering committee on prevention of gender-based violence in the state.

Punch Newspapers Sections Temiloluwa O’Peters Women leaders and activists have called on Nigerian women to work together and develop a platform to attain political and socio-economic power. A statement on Tuesday said the call was made by the wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Bisi Fayemi, Chairperson of Gender and Constitution Reform Network, Prof. Joy Ezeilo and others at the Womanifesto Conference 2020 edition, in Abuja. Ezeilo, who was also the chairperson of the conference, encouraged women to speak out against gender-based violence and get involved in the socio-political environment. F...

Alex Enumah in Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja Chapter, has identified factors responsible for the high disregard of human rights in the country by both government and others in Nigeria. The body in a communique issued at the end of its summit to mark this year’s International Human Rights Day, which has a theme: Recover Better, noted that the legal profession, both the Bar and the Bench have failed to do justice to the concept of fundamental rights. According to the NBA, a lot of judicial officers do not appreciate the gravity of fundamental rights and do not understand the...