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Female Lawyers Protest, Lament Bias In Ondo Judiciary

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March 8, 2022

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Female lawyers in Ondo State on Tuesday joined their counterparts and other women organisations across the country to protest against the alleged constitutional bias meted to women in the country.

The lawyers, under the auspices of the International Federation Of Women Lawyers, Ondo State chapter, lamented the alleged bias in the state judiciary as very few women were allegedly elevated to higher positions in the judicial sector of the state.

The state chairperson of FIDA, Catherine Ogunjebi, who addressed journalists after the protest, which was held at the state House of Assembly, Akure, the state capital, said the association was ready to address issues of gender bias and all forms of violence against women in the state.

She lamented that in the state judiciary, only four females were elevated to the position of judges out of the 28 judges, the rest are males. She called for more elevation of females in the state judiciary.

Ogunjebi said, “It is our mandate to protect, preserve and promote the rights of women and children in the society. To this end, allow me to reiterate that we have well trained and capable hands to handle gender cases and engage communities and the government in driving the needed change.

“As we speak, the mega rally to protest the constitution bias meted to Nigerian women is ongoing. We joined our sister organisations/associations to protest this morning (Tuesday) at the House of Assembly. We are ready to do more and we know that Nigerian women and Ondo women shall be free from all gender-based discrimination and violence.

“It is important to note at this point that the government of Ondo State under the leadership of our Executive Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu continues to elevate women in places of authority. We are grateful to Mr Governor for the appointments of more women in the cabinet of the state.

“We use this opportunity to ask that women be elevated to the bench of the Ondo State Judiciary where we currently have an appalling 24:4 ratio of men to women judges in the state.”

She enjoined women to participate in politics, register to be members of political parties so that their voices could be heard and enable them to have more representation in the political and elective positions in the country.

“As we continue to protest the constitutional bias of the National Assembly against Nigerian women, which has smeared this year celebration; we assure you that we shall continue to engage our rural and urban women on the need to take part in politics, our political party leaderships to create safe spaces for women in politics to thrive; and government to allow women to thrive greatly.

“It is our hope that, come 2023, Ondo will have her first female senator and member of the house of assembly,” the FIDA leader stressed.

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Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger Finalise Regional Alliance Project

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May 18, 2024

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Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia.

Their foreign ministers met Friday in Niger’s capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES).

“The objective was to finalise the draft text relating to the institutionalisation and operationalisation of the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)”, said Niger Foreign Minister Bakary Yaou Sangare as he read the final statement late Friday.

He said the text would be adopted by the heads of state of the three countries at a summit, without specifying the date.

“We can consider very clearly, today, that the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) has been born,” Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop said after meeting General Abdourahamane Tiani, the head of Nigerien military regime.

The third foreign minister at the meeting was Burkina Faso’s Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore.

The Sahel region has been subject to deadly jihadist violence for years, which they accused France of not being able to curb.

The three countries said late January they were quitting The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which they said was under French influence, to create their own regional grouping.

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Paul Kagame, Chimamanda Adichie, Aig-Imoukhuede, Other Africans Make Top 100 Influential Global

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May 18, 2024

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Combo of Paul Kagame, Chimamanda Adichie, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede,Remi Dairo.

Rwanda President, Paul Kagame, Nigeria’s Chimamanda Adichie, and Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, have been listed among top 100 influential global voices 2023/24.

Others list are president, the president , Institute of Productivity and Business Innovation, Africa and the Chief Operating Officer of Productivate Plus LLC, headquartered in Houston, Texas, Mr Remi Dairo; Adebayo Ogunlesi; Jumoke Adenowo, Ibukun Awosika; Malala Yousafzai, Strive Masiyiwa, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.

In recognition of this groundbreaking record, Dairo was honoured by the Leaders Without Borders Development Centre at the event which took place on 19th April at House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, United Kingdom in recognition of being a global voice.

Commenting, Dairo said, “I feel so excited and motivated for the journey of my efforts and contribution to productivity in the community is globally recognized. The journey started in Nigeria as the School of Productivity in 2007 and metamorphosed into the Institute of Productivity and Business Innovation (IPBiM) in 2017.”

Remi Dairo is the president of the Institute of Productivity and Business Innovation Management (IPBIM), a distinguished African institution with global outreach that globally focuses on African institutions of productivity and innovation learning. The institution is in partnership with some of the world’s best institutions around the globe.

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Disregard Claim Of Me Bringing Investors To Nigeria – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

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May 18, 2024

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The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied sending a WhatsApp message claiming she’s bringing investors to Nigeria due to Tinubu’s “commendable policies”.

A message had been circulating on Whatsapp alleging that former Minister of Finance has been contacted by President, respected instutitions and investors who congratulated her because Nigeria has finally found a “focused leader.”

Anything forwarded to you purporting to be a WhatsApp message from me is fake – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala debunks news claiming she?s bringing investors to Nigeria due to Tinubu?s ?commendable policies?

Reacting via her X handle, Okonjo-Iweala described it as fake. She wrote;

‘’It’s been brought to my attention that another FAKE message has been manufactured and is being forwarded on WhatsApp in my name. I want to make clear that this fake message is not from me. I am pleased that those who know me instantly recognized this as fake.

“Thanks to friends who brought this to my attention. Please be aware that I do not use WhatsApp broadcasts, thus anything forwarded to you purporting to be a WhatsApp message from me is FAKE.

“This is a bad example of the use of social media. I want to warn those in the business of manufacturing FAKE messages, that they will not succeed.”