Tag: Girls

Period Pains: How monthly cycle keeps young girls out of school and kills their dreams

She couldn’t wrap her head around the question being asked of her. She couldn’t fathom the interest in her private business. Try as she may – even with constant nudging…

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Governor El-Rufai is setting the pace on girl-child education

The Governor of Kaduna, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has set a new pace with his recent declaration of free education for girls in all state-owned secondary schools. According to him, this…

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Bemore Foundation redefines summer through its 2018 bootcamp

This year's summer holidays will forever remain indelible in the lives of 400 girls who partook in the 2018 edition of the Bemore foundation two-week bootcamp held at Elizade University…

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The Purple Girl Foundation seeks to provide support for girl child education in Nigeria

The golden age of fifty is seen by many as a time to wine, dine and make merry, but for Mrs. Mary Akpobome wife of ace comedian Alibaba Akpobome, it’s…

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Parents are donating their girls as suicide bombers – Army

The Nigerian Army on Saturday said it has gotten revelations that some parents in the North were donating their children to terrorist group, Boko Haram. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen.…

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BREAKING: Names of 82 freed Chibok girls

by Azeez Adeniyi The Presidency has identified all the 82 Chibok girls released by terrorist group, Boko Haram, Daily Trust reports. The girls met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday…

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How to slide into her DM’s 101… Like a boss!

by Itunuoluwa Adebo Yes! I personally commend your courage and guts for wanting to take the very tricky step of sliding into a girl's DM or even dropping her a…

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#Impact365: “We can engage more women in leadership roles” | Fame Foundation commits to empowering girls and women

In 2016, the Nigerian Senate blocked the Gender Parity and Prohibition of Violence against Women. The bill which seeks equal rights for women in marriage, education and job did not see…

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#Impact365: This NGO has been around for over 20 years and is still making great impact

Youth Empowerment Foundation (YEF) is one of the non-governmental bodies in Nigeria whose interests cuts across board. Youth education, health development, sports development, employability, apprenticeship, leadership and more. With over…

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This looks harmless because it’s Pretty Mike but the Lagos govt. just did something dangerous

The Lagos State Government made a move on Thursday that initially came across as the lawful thing to do. The state's Police Command ordered the arrest of the now popular…

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Police arrest Pretty Mike for putting chains on girls

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested popular club owner, Pretty Mike for putting leash on young girls and walking them around. The club owner whose real name is Mike…

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Girls in Aba start having sex at 10 – Report

Girls in Aba, Abia State start engaging in sexual activities at the age of 10, a medical practitioner, Godwin Uwaoma has said. According to Uwaoma who is the Chairman of…

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Opinion: Stop violence and discrimination against girl child

by Jide Ojo The United Nations declared every October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child. This year’s theme was Girls' Progress = Goals' Progress: What Counts for…

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Moses Kamil: The story of my whole life at Kings College [Nigerian Voices]

by Moses Kamil I saw the article on this competition some days back and I felt like Eureka! This is what I've been waiting for a very long. I've always…

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Opinion: Yes, girls motivate me [Nigerian Voices]

by Joseph Abiagom I have a good command of Pidgin English, even though I am not as fluent as I was before. Nonetheless, I find it difficult to communicate in…

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#Impact365: You probably don’t know this NGO but it’s changing lives in Edo

Braveheart Initiative is an Edo state non-governmental organization that provides support services and leadership training for young secondary school girls and young girls in the state. In this interview with…

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#BringBackOurGirls: Ibrahim Idris is the new Joseph Mbu

By Joachim MacEbong For 879 days, the Bring Back Our Girls movement has pushed and pushed and pushed for the release of the Chibok Girls. In the early days, the…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today Police officer remanded in prison for killing Okada rider An Ondo State Magistrate Court has ordered that a police inspector be remanded in…

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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five news stories to monitor today 1. You lied - APC tells Fayose The Ekiti state All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Governor Ayodele Fayose's claim…

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‘How ‘chairlady’ forced us into sleeping with 20 men everyday’

In what would have best been described as a twisted home movie, four schoolgirls have told the story of how they were allegedly recruited into prostitution by one Abigail Nweke…

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How 6 girls were turned to sex slaves in Abuja

28-year-old Ifeoma Daniel has been arrested alongside her partner-in-crime, Collins Madueke, for allegedly engaging six girls in sex trade in Abuja. The six girls - Chidinma Amakwe, Blessing John, Nancy…

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Chibok parents yet to receive N30m donation from Aisha Buhari

Advocates of the missing Chibok girls are not being accountable to the parents of the girls as some people are said to be making money off them, parents of the…

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Conspiracy theories, pertinent questions about rescue of Chibok girl (READ)

On Wednesday, May 18, a girl believed to be one of the kidnapped Chibok girls was found loitering in the woods with a Boko Haram insurgent and a 15-month-old baby,…

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Opinion: Chibok girls; for how long will we live with this shame?

Burying my thoughts in the cadenced candour of poetry would only have produced an elegy. In truth, words fail me. Rhythm means nothing in Nigeria’s atmosphere of organised cacophony. How…

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5 things you may have forgotten about the abduction of 276 Chibok girls

Two years ago, 276 school girls were forcefully taken away into captivity by members of the terrorist sect Boko Haram from their hostels in Chibok, Borno state. After the kidnap,…

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‘Proof of life’ video should be used to rescue Chibok girls – Shehu Sani

A Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , Boko Haram, Shehu Sani says the Chibok girls abducted from Government Secondary School on April 14, 2014, are still alive. Sani,…

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Chibok parents identify ’15 girls’ in new Boko Haram video

A video showing 15 of the abducted Chibok girls was purportedly released to local officials on Tuesday, April 12. Boko Haram insurgents abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok two years ago,…

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US demands ‘immediate release’ of Chibok girls

In remembrance of the two years anniversary since 297 school girls were kidnapped from their school in Chibok, Borno state, the United States government has once again reiterated its call…

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‘Girls kidnapped by Boko Haram fought to become suicide bombers’ (VIDEO)

"They came to us to pick us. They would ask, 'Who wants to be a suicide bomber?' The girls would shout, 'me, me, me.' They were fighting to do the…

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Photo of the day: Governor Fayose takes a break from bashing Buhari to admire some ‘pears’

Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose might just have a soft side after all. The governor, who is famous for his continuously hard and resilient stand against the ruling party,…

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