In the green chambers of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, the numbers tell an unforgiving story: out of 360 federal lawmakers shaping national legislation, women hold barely a dozen seats. Despite driving the nation’s commercial engine, managing the informal economy, and turning out in overwhelming numbers on election mornings, Nigerian women remain routinely shut out from…
In Nigeria’s National Assembly, the numbers tell a damning story of systemic exclusion. Out of 109 seats in the Nigerian Senate, women occupy less than four percent of the Red Chamber—one of the lowest rates of female legislative representation on the African continent. For decades, the political establishment has relegated women to campaign rally mobilizers,…
Every four years across Nigeria, a familiar and insulting script plays out in rural wards and urban communities alike: political convoys roll into towns, campaign agents unpack bundles of faded wrappers and miniature 1kg bags of rice, clap for women as the “backbone of the party,” and the moment the final ballot is counted—fiam, they…
The political scene in Bayelsa State is currently facing a major crisis over a forced impeachment. The State Government is reportedly pushing the State House of Assembly to carry out the impeachment of the Sagbama Local Government Council Chairman, Hon. Alice Tangi Allen. This impeachment process is causing a massive uproar because it completely ignores…
Democracy in Bayelsa State has suffered a devastating blow. In an overzealous and unscrupulous act of total lawlessness, the state’s political leadership executed an unconstitutional coup against the democratically elected leadership of the Sagbama Local Government Area. Hon. Mrs. Alice Tangi, only the second elected female chairman in the 30-year history of Bayelsa State—and its…
(By The Political Razzmatazz Editorial Team | Legal & Parliamentary Updates) A serious drama has erupted between the National Assembly and top legal practitioners in Nigeria. A consortium of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs), led by prominent lawyer Chief Chikaosolu Ojukwu, has publicly called out the Nigerian Senate and Senate President Godswill Akpabio for failing…
Recently, the Nigerian legal ecosystem witnessed a historic moment as Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, emerged victorious in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential race. She made history by becoming only the second female president in the association’s over six decades of existence, and the very first woman to be directly elected by its…
The fabric of our society is held together by the strength, resilience, and daily sacrifices of our mothers. Yet, when the socio-economic burden becomes too heavy to bear, even the strongest pillars of our communities are forced to react. Recently, Yoruba women have taken a bold stand, raising their voices and speaking out against the…
