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Experts Call for Knowledge-Based Approach to Combat Disability, GBV Myths

Experts have emphasized that a knowledge-based approach, grounded in accurate information, education, and targeted support, is essential to dismantle longstanding ...

International Coalition Accuse Lagos Govt of Illegal Forced Evictions, Demand Halt to Demolitions

A coalition of national and international human rights, environmental, and social justice organisations has accused the Lagos State Government of ...

Bricklayer Remanded for Allegedly Raping 25-Year-Old Physically Challenged Woman in Osun

A 38-year-old bricklayer, Olusola Busayo, has been remanded at the Ilesha Correctional Centre over the alleged rape of a 25-year-old ...

KafComE Condemns Makoko Demolitions, Calls for Rights-Based Resettlement

The Kreative Arts Foundation for Community Engagement (KafComE), a non-profit organization that uses creative arts for community development and empowerment, ...

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Groups Convene Policy Dialogue on U.S. Christmas Airstrikes in Nigeria

The Conflict Research Network, CORN West Africa, in partnership with The Africa Disruptions Lab, will convene a second policy dialogue ...

Court

Federal Government to Appeal Court Ruling on Protection of Journalists Nearly Two Years After Judgment

In what comes as a shocking development, the Nigerian Government is taking steps to appeal the judgment directing it to ...

Osun Government Admits Delay in Mobile Court Establishment, Says Process Under Judicial Review

Following a BONews investigation that questioned the delay in the establishment of mobile courts for gender-based violence cases in Osun ...

Young Nigerians are going digital, but where are the girls? Source: Business Day

Young Nigerians are going digital, but where are the girls?

Young Nigerians are becoming increasingly digitised, but cultural barriers, poverty, and unequal access exclude young women from digital opportunities. Data ...

CSOs Condemn Makoko Demolitions, Allege Deaths, Mass Displacement, Unlawful Arrest

The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEEHOPE) Nigeria, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), and Corporate Accountability ...

Justice Delayed, Representation Denied: Gov Adeleke’s Unkept Promises to Osun Women 

By Boluwatife Adedokun April 12, 2025, started as a regular day for 20-year-old Ogundele Abigail until she was sent on an ...

Parenting Without a Manual: The Beautiful Exhaustion of Raising Humans

This is me thinking out loud so, try not to judge me from my first sentence or paragraph. Have you ...

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Groups Condemn Mass Forced Eviction in Makoko, Oko Agbon Communities

Civil society organizations have condemned the ongoing mass forced eviction by the Lagos State Government in Makoko, Oko Agbon, and ...

Inclusive Development not Feasible Without Women

In a renewed push to spotlight the critical role of women in shaping Nigeria’s development agenda, a new podcast titled ...

HOMEF, CEE-HOPE Condemn Fresh Demolition in Makoko, Urge Sanwo-Olu to Stop Evictions

Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and Centre for Children’s Health Education Orientation and Protection (CEE-HOPE) have strongly criticised the ...

Tax reform

CITAB Calls for Tax Revenue Reinvestment in Disability Empowerment

The Center for Infrastructural and Technological Advancement for the Blind (CITAB) has called on the Federal Government to dedicate a ...

Court

Court Orders NNPC to Disclose Details of $3bn Crude-for-Cash Loan to HEDA

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) to disclose details of ...

Exams, Exclusion and Injustice: Why Uche’s Case Should Trouble Us All

In Nigeria, losing your sight too often comes with something far worse than blindness: the loss of dignity. Across exam ...

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Ijesa Queens Empower Widows, Children During Third Anniversary Celebration

De Beautiful Royal Queens of Ijesaland, an association of 10 queens across Ijesa, has empowered widows with financial support to ...

Southwest Nigeria’s 2025 Budgets Reveal How Disability Inclusion Remains an Afterthought

A report by the Disability Not A Barrier Initiative (DINABI) has laid bare the persistent marginalization of persons with disabilities ...

Gold Dust, Broken Dreams: How Illegal Mining is Robbing Osun Children of Their Health, Future ‎ ‎ ‎

Fourteen-year-old Michael begins most mornings not in a classroom, but at an open gold mining site in Osun State. He ...

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