Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Nigeria's Politics of Denying Women, By Toyin Falola

Nigeria: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Nigeria's Politics of Denying Women, By Toyin Falola

Since 2023, multiple expressions of indignity have pervaded Nigeria's legislative chambers. These conducts are beyond the simple attribute of being a rubber stamp; they are symbols of a deep-rooted disregard for responsible, accountable leadership. Yet, I have not penned this to decry every indiscretion of the Nigerian Senate. I am writing to decry a particular one -- the raw mistreatment of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Far from being an iso…

Reminiscences: Between Benazir Bhutto And Natasha Akpoti – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

Natasha Akpoti is just a woman like Benazir Bhutto. Benazir was a passionate, brilliant woman who loved her coun­try, her people, her family and friends. She was the daughter of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, Pakistani Prime Minister, who was executed by the state of Pakistan. It’s difficult to describe Benazir Bhu­tto in words. She was a […]

When Bhutto told Benazir, “I will be hanged tonight

By Latafat ALI sIddiqui In my book, Hazaron Inkishafaat (A Thousand Disclosures: Conspiracies, Dark Nights, and Stories of the Killers and the Killed), I recount one of the most painful and revealing interviews of my journalistic career – an emotional conversation with Benazir Bhutto many months after the execution of her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, on the night of April 4, 1979. Their faces were pale, their eyes hollow with grief. As I spoke wi