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Ready to Serve; the women in President Jonathan’s Cabinet by Toyin Ajao

Ready to Serve; the women in President Jonathan’s Cabinet by Toyin Ajao

If you had picked up the paper-print of  This Day Newspaper especially on July 17th, 2011 with the cartoon characters of the recently appointed 13 female ministers in President Jonathan’s cabinet spreading across with Goodluck Jonathan in the middle with the caption ‘President Jonathan’s 13 Women: Can They Deliver?‘ , you can feel your mind [...]

MS. Ebiti Ndok Jegede; 2011 female presidential aspirant interview with free2run…by Toyin Ajao

Ms. Ebiti Ndok Jegede, a fearless, bold and determined Nigerian woman, who believes in equal representations of women in all spheres of life, was a 2011 presidential aspirant in the April elections in Nigeria. The vigorous and intelligent woman whose concern for the change necessary and needed in Nigeria motivated her to take a stand [...]

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WOMEN IN POLITICS: PLANNING AHEAD OF 2015 ELECTIONS by Toyin Ajao

The role of money in political pariticpations especially for the female politicians was so glaring in the just concluded 2011 elections. The lack of strong financial based for many female politicians hindered the large coverage of campaign and their popularity. No one is advocating for blood money or fraudulent resources but hard earned money or [...]

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Meet the Candidate – Yemisi Ransome-Kuti (SDMP Senatorial aspirant, Lagos State) by Toyin Ajao

              Ms. Yemisi Ransome-Kuti (YRK) is vying for the post of Senator of Lagos Central Senatorial District on the platform  of  the Social Democratic Mega Party (SDMP and dishes on her motivation, agenda for Lagos State and of course her opponent H.E. Remi Tinubu. There is long standing history [...]

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