YOLA — No fewer than 659 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have been recorded across the 21 local governments of Adamawa state from January 202-June 2022 with five local governments top on the list. According to the National Gender Based Violence Dashboard, the local governments are Yola North, Numan Yola South, Demsa and Girei local government areas reported the- highest incidents. This development has prompted NEEM Foundation to organize a round table with key...

By Ada Nwanagum (Correspondent)   AWKA — A gender-based organization known as Women Aid Collective (WACOL) in collaboration with 50-50 Action Women has called for the total elimination of violence and harmful cultural practices against women and the girl-child in Anambra State. The two gender-based groups made this call during a community town hall meeting sponsored by Ford Foundation in Awka, Anambra State capital. They decried the high rate of unlawful cultural practices, domestic violence,...

Feminist West Africa Sub-region has resolved to bridge the divides between the young and older generations of feminists to effectively advance women’s rights, and gender equality and achieve gender justice in the sub-region. About 30 women feminists from the West Africa sub-region resolved Abuja at a two-day workshop on West Africa Intergenerational Feminist Forum organized by the West Africa Society Institute, WACSI in collaboration with Baobab for women’s Human Rights with the theme “Building Collective...