Nigeria

One Billion Rising (OBR) Nigeria Statement

Published: 18 October 2021 > Nigeria

Nigeria suffers a variety of complex political problems including inequality, pastoralist herder violence, deepening regional divide, corruption, armed banditry, oil disputes, national disunity, communal pastoral conflicts, retributive colonial legacy, and the Boko Haram insurgency. These have emanated from a faulty federal system of governance which has not strategically stabilised from the independence…

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OBR NIGERIA RISING THROUGH HEALING AND STORYTELLING

Published: 4 January 2021 > Nigeria

(Shared by Omodele Ibitoye Ejeh – OBR Nigeria Coordinator) Empowerment and Healing through story telling. OBR Nigeria is working with Virtuous Progressive Women and IRISE in communities in Nigeria to empower and introduce the 2021 ‘Rising Garden’ OBR Global campaign and prepare women for Leadership.

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OBR Nigeria Launches #RisingGardens #EndSARS

Published: 17 November 2020 > Nigeria

View this post on Instagram A post shared by One Billion Rising (@one_billion_rising) #RisingGardens #OneBillionRising #IRISE #EndSARS #UntilTheViolenceStops

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One Billion Rising Nigeria Launches 2021 campaign, in unison with the Global One Billion Rising Call “RISING GARDENS”

Published: 6 November 2020 > Nigeria

Theme: RISING GARDENS! Topics:  Exploitation of Women’s Bodies in Connection to Land and Resources Inside Africa Feminism in Nigerian Context Nigerian Women’s Influence in the #EndSars Movement Women and Leadership in the 20th Century Southern Kaduna Genocide, and Southern Kaduna Women’s Protest Date: Sunday 8 November, 2020 Time: 2 –…

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ONE BILLION RISING CALLS FOR THE NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT TO #ENDSARS AND FOR ACTIVISTS EVERYWHERE TO RISE IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE NIGERIAN PEOPLE AND DEMAND #ENDSARS NOW

Published: 21 October 2020 > Nigeria

One Billion Rising calls upon the Nigerian government to end SARS, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, which has a brutal history of unlawful arrests, kidnapping, harassment, extortion and killings.  As the government sought to end two weeks of marches against police brutality that have mushroomed into broader nationwide demonstrations, thousands of…

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Northern Nigeria Women Protest Southern Kaduna Genocide: Statement from Omodele Ibitoye, One Billion Rising Nigeria Coordinator

Published: 1 August 2020 > Nigeria

Hundreds of women ravaged by killings, rape, and displacement in Southern Kaduna communities in Nigeria. On Wednesday, 22 July 2020, a protest was held to demand justice from the government of Nigeria for genocide and atrocities committed in their communities, including the wiping out of human lives in certain villages…

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WATCH: Amy Oyekunle – “Make A Resounding Noise Wherever You Are!” #BringBackOurGirls

Published: 9 May 2014 > Nigeria

Amy Oyekunle, Executive Director of Kudirat Initiative for Democracy in Lagos and One Billion Rising global coordinator for Nigeria, along with local students created this important video calling for global solidarity and action to #BringBackOurGirls this Sunday, 11 May (Mother’s Day in the U.S. and other countries). The Kudirat Initiative for…

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We Are Not Going Anywhere

Published: 7 May 2014 > Nigeria

by Barbara Mhangami-Ruwende, Global Coordinator for Southern Africa Two weeks ago, 234 teenage girls were kidnapped in the Nigerian city of Bornu while taking their exams. It is assumed that the girls were taken by Boko Haram, a local Islamic extremist group whose name means “western education is forbidden.” It…

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RISE FOR OUR SISTERS IN NIGERIA

Published: 2 May 2014 > Nigeria

(Photo : Twitter/WomenGirlsLead) Dear One Billion Rising and V-Day Activists, Two weeks ago, 234 teenage girls were kidnapped in the Nigerian city of Bornu while taking their exams. It is assumed that the girls were taken by Boko Haram, a local Islamic extremist group whose name means “western education is…

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