Womens Rights

AWLA Nigeria Extols NBA’s Unprecedented All-Female Committee in Spearheading 64th AGC Planning

On behalf of the Africa Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) NIGERIA, I take this opportunity to express our profound appreciation to Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, the esteemed President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), for his revolutionary decision to appoint an all-female committee to plan the 64th Annual General Conference. This historic move not …

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AWLA NIGERIA CONDEMNS ILLEGAL RAID AT RESIDENCE OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MARY ODILI

The African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) wishes to condemn in the strongest terms, the illegal raid conducted recently at the residence of Hon. Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, JSC, by yet to be identified members of our security forces. Apart from the obvious threat this abominable act portends for our democracy, we utterly condemn this type …

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Goodwill Message By Efe Etomi President, AWLA Nigeria

I believe that any day that celebrates and uplifts women is one of the most important days of the year, because women deserve it. Women are often quick to be lauded as many things: superheroes, homemakers, game changers. When it comes to describing women, we have heard every buzzword in the book. It is widely …

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AWLA celebrates International Widows’ Day in Ajiran Town

To mark this year’s International Widows’ Day (IWD), African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA) commemorated the day on the 2nd of July, 2021 with widows drawn from different backgrounds and communities in Ajiran town. This year saw a new dimension to the day’s usual celebration of giving out hand-outs to indigent widows. Read more here

The Rights and Protection of Widows in Nigeria by Efe Etomi

President, African Women Lawyers Association (NIG) As we mark International Widows Day 2021 all over the world, I would like to use this opportunity to send my best wishes to all widows in Africa and especially those in our country, Nigeria. The International Widows Day is a United Nations day of action to highlight and …

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