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Franca Afegbua, Nigeria’s first elected female senator, is dead

Franca Afegbua, the first elected female senator in Nigeria, is dead. The Afegbua family announced her passing in a statement issued on Sunday. Afegbua, 79, was a native of Okpella,

Reps vote in favour of bill to create more n’assembly seats — for women only

A bill seeking to create additional seats for women in the national assembly has passed second reading at the house of representatives. The lower legislative chamber voted in favour of the

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