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September 12, 2026

The Long Road To Power: How 14 Nigerian Women Rewrote The Rules Of Political Participation

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By JOANNA ILUSANMI From Ransome-Kuti to Kudirat: The Women Who Fought Their Way Into Nigeria’s Political History NIGERIA’S political history between independence in 1960 and the return to civilian rule in 1999 is often narrated through the names of male presidents, military rulers, party leaders and political giants. Yet that account leaves out an important […]