Why Nigeria’s Proposed NGO Bill Threatens Citizen Freedom Imagine a scenario where a local church or mosque cannot hold a Sunday or Friday collection for a family in need without clearing it through an administrative office in Abuja. Imagine a village savings group needing a federal license just to rotate funds among its members. This […]
Beyond the Photo Op: Why the Fight for Hon. Alice Tangi Allen Belongs to Every Nigerian Woman Women advocacy groups assemble in Abuja for democracy and mandate protection. Source: The Sun Nigeria In the 30-year history of Bayelsa State, only two women have ever been elected to serve as local government chairpersons. Today, only one holds […]
Beyond the Headlines: What the Sagbama LGA Crisis Teaches Us About Political Power and Rule of Law in Nigeria When civil society organizations (CSOs) and women’s advocacy groups gathered in Abuja to demand the reinstatement of Hon. Alice Tangi Allen, the ousted Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, it wasn’t just a […]
WE SPOKE. WE STOOD. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. The Women For 35% of the AJU MORGAN ELUMELU FOUNDATION (AMEF) stood together in solidarity with Hon. Mrs. Alice Tangi Allen, the elected Chairman of Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa State. We did not gather for violence. We gathered for justice. We gathered for democracy. We gathered to […]
WE SPOKE. WE STOOD. WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. The Women For 35% of the AJU MORGAN ELUMELU FOUNDATION (AMEF) stood together in solidarity with Hon. Mrs. Alice Tangi Allen, the elected Chairman of Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa State. We did not gather for violence. We gathered for justice. We gathered for democracy. We […]
Women for 35% Demands Immediate Reinstatement of Alice Tangi Allen By Women for 35% | August 26, 2026 Women Stand for Justice, Democracy and Political Representation Women for 35% has joined civil society organisations, women’s groups and activists in demanding the immediate reinstatement of Hon. Alice Tangi Allen as Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area […]
The Bayelsa state governor and his deputy executed a coup against the constitution, sacked an elected chairman, surrounded her office with police and military tanks Democracy in Bayelsa State has suffered a devastating blow. In an overzealous, unscrupulous act of total lawlessness, the governor and his deputy have executed an unconstitutional coup against the democratically […]
PRESS RELEASE AJU MORGAN ELUMELU FOUNDATION’S WOMEN FOR 35% INITIATIVE CONDEMNS THE IMPEACHMENT OF HON. MRS. ALICE TANGI ALLEN The Women for 35% Initiative of AJU Morgan Elumelu Foundation strongly condemns the impeachment of Hon. Mrs. Alice Tangi Allen, the Executive Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, and the only female Local Government […]
Naomi Asogwa Appointed as Abuja Female Students’ Representative for the Women for 35% Initiative Leadership isn’t about waiting for tomorrow; it is about stepping up today. In a powerful and moving address, 18-year-old Naomi Asogwa was officially appointed as the Representative for Abuja Female Students under the Women for 35% Initiative, spearheaded by the Aju Elumelu-James […]
Partners in Progress: Why Women Belong at the Decision-Making Table Have you ever looked around a room where major decisions are being made and wondered, where are all the women? A decision-making table occupied only by men isn’t a democracy; it’s a habit. Likewise, a table occupied only by women isn’t a revolution; it’s a reaction. […]
