Tag: Discrimination
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Fatal discrimination based on sex – By Francis Ewherido
The news was shocking, but it did not come as a surprise to some of us. A 28-year-old man in Kano State, Misbahu Salisu, allegedly poisoned his one-day-old baby girl to death, because he wanted a male child and the wife gave birth to a baby girl.
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Plateau Varsity to release 2 movies on girl-child discrimination
The Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, near Jos, is to release two movies aimed at widening conversation against girl-child discrimination. Dr Ossai Edward, Head of Department of Theatre Arts of the university, disclosed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Bokkos. Edward, who is the Supervisory Director of the two movies, said…
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Nigeria pledges commitment to eradicating discrimination against women
Nigeria has assured the international community of its unalloyed commitment to the advancement of women’s rights and the eradication of violence and all forms of discriminations against women. The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to ECOWAS, Amb. Babatunde Nurudeen, stated this while making Nigeria’s presentation on ‘Advancement of Women’ to the UN General Assembly in New…
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Students strip naked in class over discrimination [Photos]
Students and their teacher were left confused after a Cornell University New York, senior Letitia Chai, delivered her honours thesis after stripping down to her bra and underwear in the class to protest against oppressive beliefs and discrimination. At least two dozen of the students also undressed in solidarity. Chai removed all her clothes except…
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International Women’s Day: Akeredolu’s wife rallies stakeholders against discrimination
The need to continue to work towards effecting change in the social and cultural aspects of inheritance while exploring legislation and policies that will protect female inheritance in Nigeria was one of the issues that took the front burners at the inaugural one-day workshop put together by the Office of the Wife of the Governor…