Those who have come to the senator's defense say the row has highlighted long-standing women's rights issues in the socially conservative west African country. Mabel Adinya Ade, the founder of a ...

Despite the loss of Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential contest being met with much disappointment from Black women — 92% ...

Akpabio owes Senator Natasha, Nigerian women, and indeed the nation, a public apology. Anything less would be an endorsement of the Senate’s descent into a hostile, gendered battlefield.

saying African women are known for their decorum and should set good examples in public service. “You cannot talk back to the Senate President as if he is your contemporary. The Senate President ...

Senator Remi Tinubu, has called for increased efforts to close the gender gap and empower women and youths across Africa. Speaking at the 29th General Assembly of the Organisation of African First ...

Ogbara emphasised that the Senate followed due process before suspending Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Chairperson of the House of Representatives Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development ...

Fayemi, a women’s rights advocate, did not hold back in her response. "After she dropped the bomb, there was a flurry of activities. Senator Ireti ... prompts concerned African citizens and ...

The Federal Government on Friday said it would intervene in the leadership crisis of the National Assembly after the suspension of the senator ... of the Pan African Young Women Development ...

Gordly noticed that the white female prisoners she served ... In 1996, Gordly became the first African American woman to be elected to the Oregon State Senate. She held the position for 13 years.

Biography: Senator Wanda Thomas Bernard is the first African Nova ... with attention to populations of African descent. She studies the role of “whiteness” in undergirding anti-Black ideologies, ...