Tag: Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin
Okei-Odumakin calls for creation of women’s trust fund for female aspirants
The Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA), an NGO, has called on government at all levels to establish a Women’s…
Joe Okei-Idumakin, others commend Anambra polls
Some human rights’ activists and politicians have commended the people of Anambra for making its Nov. 18 governorship election successful…
PICTURES: Bakare, Obasa, others grace premiere of ‘Gender Based Violence In Nigeria’
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Images from Women Arise and The US Consulate General, Lagos, premiered ‘GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA’,…
2 women groups mull suing LUTH after woman died
Two women advocacy groups on Thursday urged the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) to pay N50 million compensation to the…
In Pictures: Women Arise mark 200 Days of #BringBackOurGirls
Photos By Idowu Ogunleye Women Arise organised a rally to mark 200 days of Chibok girls abduction. The peaceful rally…
Ajimobi Seeks Empowerment Of Girl Child
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Wednesday urged government at all levels to focus on the empowerment of the…
100 Days After: Activists Hold Rallies For Chibok Girls
Kazeem Ugbodaga One hundred days after over 200 secondary school girls were abducted by Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram, hundreds of…
Maternity leave: Emulate Lagos, Odumakin tells FG, states
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, President, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has urged the Federal Government and other states to emulate Lagos…
No Lesson Learnt From June 12, Says Okei-Odumakin
Kazeem Ugbodaga Twenty-one years after the annulment of June 12, 1993 presidential election won by the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola,…
Chibok Girls: Police Stop Street Protest in Kaduna
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command yesterday disrupted a planned street peaceful protest organised by Women Arise For Change Initiative led…
Boko Haram: Women Mobilise For Mother Of All Protests
Kazeem Ugbodaga Thousands of women are gearing up for mass protest in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin and Abuja following Boko…
Rights group petitions Lagos speaker over 2 brutalised women
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The Women Arise for Change Initiative, a rights based in Nigeria’s city of Lagos, has petitioned the Speaker…
Ezekwesili, Odumakin Lead Agitation Against Child Marriage
Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education; Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, Executive Director, Women Arise for Change Initiative; Jimi Agbaje and…
2015 Presidential Race: Nigerians’ll Decide Jonathan’s Fate
Human rights lawyers, Bamidele Aturu, Balarabe Musa and others have said Nigerians will decide the fate of President Goodluck Jonathan…
Braithwaite: Celebrating An Icon At 79
The Oramiyan Hall, Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, southwest Nigeria was filled to capacity with hundreds of well wishers, including eminent…
Odumakin, Hafsat, Others Honoured
President, Women Arise and Campaign for Democracy, CD, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, Hafsat Abiola and Pastor Cecilia Okachi were among the…
Soyinka: No Regrets If I Quit Public Life
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says he has no sense of regret if he decides to quit public life today,…
We Must Fight For The Soul Of Nigeria, says Abiola’s Daughter
Daughter of the late business mogul, Hafsat Abiola-Costello has challenged Nigerian to join hands in fighting for the soul of…
Top Acts Converge For Heart Of Gold
Top Nigerian entertainers including ArtQuake, Daddy Fresh, Eedris Abdulkareem, Skuki, Jide Kosoko, Kanayo O Kanayo, Stella Monye and Orits Wiliki,…