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…
Call for Applications: 10000 Voices
1000 voices is a coalition of more than 1,700 women’s rights advocates in 128 countries that work to provide backup to frontline women rights activists and to secure a treaty…
Amina J Mohammed Gets Second Term As UN DSG
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been reappointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations for a second term. Prior to her appointment in 2017, Ms. Mohammed served as Minister of Environment…
Defining moments for gender equality in 2021
Let’s reflect and look back on 2021. Let us look at both our wins and failures that formed the major moments for gender equality and women’s rights. From women at…
Muhammadu Buhari endorses global treaty against VAWGs
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari became the first sitting president to call for a global treaty to end violence against women and girls at the UN General Assembly in September 2021.…
Call for WRITERS
In the bid to strengthen gender advocacy, women and child rights issues, press for structural, institutional, and policy changes, www.sheroes.ng is opening up its platforms for public contributions. We are…
44th Miss Nigeria. Shatu Garko
Hijab model, 18-year-old Shatu Garko, has emerged winner of the 2021 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant. Shatu, whose real name is Aisha, is an 18-year-old horse-riding lover that represented the North-West…
16 Days of Activism 2021
A violent FREE world; begins with compassion and respect. The 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children Campaign (16 Days Campaign) is a United Nations campaign…
