Girls Takeover 2025
Girls Takeover 2025 by Plan International is a part of the Global #StandWithGirls Campaign. This initiative will give young Nigerian girls the unique opportunity to step into leadership positions, engage with…
NGO Rallies Men to Confront Gender-Based Violence, Promote Equality
As part of broader efforts to foster unity, peace, and national development, a non-Governmental Organization the Kozaki Transformation and Development Foundation, based in Gboko, Benue State, has urged Nigerians to…
Three Transgender Persons Shot Dead in Karachi’s Memon Goth
In a chilling incident that underscores the rising violence against marginalized groups in Pakistan, three transgender persons were brutally shot dead on the outskirts of Karachi in the Memon Goth…
Chanja Datti @ 10
With its Hausa name meaning “transform dirt'' Chanja Datti has grown into one of Nigeria’s leading social enterprises in plastic the recycling space. Founded in 2015 by Olufunto Boroffice, in…
Celebrating World Breastfeeding Week with Dr. Vera Chikezie-Oke
In commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week 2025, renowned intimacy coach and wellness advocate, Dr. Vera Chikezie-Oke, in partnership with NTA Channel 10, Lagos, hosted a special programme dedicated to honouring…
SheCode Africa Empowers 200 Women
Over 200 Ibadan women benefitted from a digital literacy programme organised by SheCode Africa, a non-governmental organisation focused on empowering women and girls with technology skills. The two-week training, held…
Lagos in the grips of rising Femicide
Lagos is witnessing a disturbing surge in femicide cases, sparking deep concern among rights advocates, security experts, and legal practitioners who warn that unchecked gender-based killings pose a serious threat…
Sheroes Rising Launches Visibility Series for Women Leaders
Despite being half the world’s population, women appear in only 26% of all news subjects and sources across broadcast, radio, and print. UN Women In a bold step to amplify…
Nigerian Physicist Francisca Okeke Immortalized via Asteroid Naming
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has named Asteroid 149831 'Okeke' after renowned Nigerian physicist Professor Francisca Nneka Okeke, honoring her groundbreaking contributions to atmospheric physics and her trailblazing role in…
ABUJA: Woman Murdered After Accepting a Lift
A woman was given a lift by unidentified persons and subsequently killed in Abuja Ngeria. The woman's corpse, who was identified as belonging to Dorcas Yohanna from Askira UBA Borno…
Kenyan Femicide: Family of Naomi Wangari Demands Justice
Naivasha woman Naomi Wangari has been found dead at Nairobi City Mortuary. Family seeks justice, boyfriend missing, and DCI criticised for sluggish investigations. A family in Naivasha, Nakuru County, is…
Gates Foundation Donates $2.5 Billion Donated to Women Health Research
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a historic $2.5 billion investment in women’s health research and development (R&D), to be rolled out between now and 2030. The initiative targets…
Gender Visibility and Women Representation in News & Media
Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, women still remain nearly invisible in global news, making up just a tiny fraction of voices and representation. The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP)…
School Gateman Assaults Pupil
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 26-year-old school gateman, Josiah Ayomide, accused of defiling a four-year-old pupil in an Ibadan school. The Police Public Relations Officer…
Children Rescued from Trafficking Ring in Adamawa State.
In July 2025, the Adamawa State Government received intelligence on child trafficking after earlier reports in April when women rallied in Jambutu, Yola North, over missing children. Acting swiftly with…
Nigeria passes first menstrual rights bill
This week on Sheroes Rising….. Last week, the Federal Government of Nigeria adopted its first National Policy on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management. The policy, funded by WaterAid Nigeria with…
Sheroes: Call 4 Writers
Are you a writer, student, or aspiring journalist that believes in Gender Equality/Equity Advocacy and a violent free world for women and girls? Do you have a story that…
Sheroes.NG publisher goes into politics
The Founder of Sheroes Rising Development Initiative and Publisher of www.sheroes.ng has thrown her hat into the political ring. Hawwah Abdullahi Gambo made this known via a press release she…
NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON GBV
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG)is the most widespread human rights violation with a recorded every 1 in 3 women having experienced some form of violence in their lives. This…
Presidential declaration: KHADIJAH Okunnu-Lamidi
As the 2023 elections draw near, Nigerians and the entire world are looking forward to what everyone agrees is a defining moment for the country. It is in view of…
