Category: Uhuru Watch
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Women’s Representation, Politics and the Nigerian 2023 Elections
Following each election cycle, there is a specific emphasis on the number of women elected and represented, particularly in the National Assembly.
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#NigeriaElections2023: Towards Inclusive Governance and Political Participation
Women’s representation in Nigerian politics has shown a slow trajectory, albeit with room for improvement. In the 2019 general elections, women constituted 4 percent of the total elected representatives in the National Assembly.
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Sierra Leone Decides 2023: 30% In The Shadows
It is noteworthy to mention that Sierra Leone currently exhibits one of the most minimal degrees of gender parity on a global scale.To ask where all the women candidates for the upcoming June elections are is not entirely without merit.
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Are Women’s Appointments Enough Representation for Women in Politics?
With Nigeria just concluding its general elections, women made up less than 10 per cent of the candidates who contested the elections.
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Elected and Appointed: Nigeria’s First Female Senators
Despite the widespread belief that Franca Afegbua was Nigeria’s first female senator, studies by Nigerian historians have shown that Wuraola Adepeju Esan holds that distinction. The divergence stems from a linguistic point.
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Rejecting the Expected: A Conversation with Executive Director of Dinidari Foundation, Ndi Kato
Ndi Kato has become one of the strongest female political figures from Northern Nigeria. First running for a seat in the Kaduna State House of Representatives when she was 28 years old.
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Nasarawa Women Defy Police Ban, Protest Re-election of Governor Sule
On Sunday, the police leadership in Nasarawa had banned peaceful protests under the pretext of preventing post-election rioting.
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Binani: Female Voters Demonstrate Against Suspected Fraud In Adamawa’s Governorship Election
Remi Adiukwu led a group that issued a warning about attempts to subvert the decision of the people in the stymied governorship election results in Adamawa.
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Meet Newly-elected 26-year-old Kwara State Legislative Member, Rukayat Shittu
The 26-year-old has a certificate in both Mass Communication and Islamic Studies from Kwara State College of Islamic and Law Studies, which she attended after finishing primary and secondary school at Baptist LGA Primary School in Oku-Ire, Ilorin.
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Kenya: 13 Women Have Been Nominated by Ruto for CAS Posts.
Former Laikipia Woman Rep Catherine Waruguru made it to the list.