[Vanguard] Ikorodu (Lagos) A trader, Temitope Folorunso, on Wednesday asked an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, to dissolve her 12-year-old marriage, alleging attempt by her husband to use her for ritual.

[Daily Trust] Lagos - A Federal High Court in Ikeja Wednesday declared as illegal and unconstitutional the provision of the Police Act that forbids a woman police officer from marrying a man of her choice without the approval of the Commissioner of Police in the command where she is serving.

[Daily News] ITS seven years now since Mary Sikongwa (not her real name) has been in confrontation with her husband.

[Vanguard] Players and officials of the U-20 Women National Team, nicknamed Falconets, on Wednesday departed for Kinshasha, Congo DR ahead of this weekend's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying match between both nations.

[Vanguard] Lagos - The provision of the Police Act, which prohibits a female officer from marrying a man of her choice without the permission of the Commissioner of Police in the command where she is serving, has been declared illegal and unconstitutional by a Federal High Court in Ikeja, Lagos.

[The Star] The Meru County Women Forum has said it will spearhead the acquisition of national IDs to prisoners in Meru county. According to chairperson Joyce Muriuki, there is need for those privileged with better positions and endowed with resources to support those in prison regardless of their situation. Muriuki said those in prison need not to be left in the key decision making activities of the nation such as participating in voting.

[The Star] A woman from Garissa county yesterday declared interest in the women representative seat in a region where politics remain purely a man affairs. Maryan Hussein, an employee of Garissa Municipal Council launched her campaign in a hotel in Garissa town attended scores of women representatives from professionals ,youth groups and women groups from various parts of the county.

[The Star] Women have been urged to stand up and be counted as ambassadors of peace as the country approaches the general election. Addressing more than 500 women from Garissa, Modogashe, Ijara and Daadab districts during a meeting dubbed "women for peace and development," North Eastern Maendeleo ya Wanawake chairperson Zahara Shurie urged the women not to be 'tribalized" by any individual or group.

[The Star] THE government's investment in the education sector seems to be bearing fruits with the number of primary and secondary enrollments rising significantly with more girls now enrolling in schools than boys.

[Accra Mail] Ghana Commercial Bank, GCB is yet to find replacements for two of its female board members who resigned last month.

[New Era] Windhoek - The Namibia Football Association (NFA) Women Super League will resume on the 26th of this month when action gets underway in both round three and four of the championship.

[Heritage] The United Nation Women Gender Response Budgeting Initiative have developed an Action Plan to ensure the Government of Liberia(GOL) commitment on gender response budgeting. The commitment by the GOL is contained in the National Gender Policy, which amongst other things, requires Gender budgeting as a key strategy to achieving gender related commitments. Civil Society Organizations and Ministries government crafted the action plan, amid a report of lack of compliance by government on its 30% commitment to e

[SAFA] The South African Senior Women's National Team (Banyana Banyana) will travel to Tanzania on Friday, 18 May 2012 to face their East African counterparts in an international friendly match to be played in Dar Es Salaam.

[The Herald] A visiting Iranian professor has urged the Government to prioritise education for women for them to make just decisions about their families and communities. Professor Sheida Nikooravin, whose visit falls within the Women's Day commemorations back in Iran, said educating a woman was like educating the whole nation.

[Daily Trust] Uyo - Chairman, Senate Committee on Women and Youth Development, Senator Helen Esuene yesterday said she has finalised arrangements to build a hall in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State in honour of the women who died during the 1929 women riot.

[The Herald] WOMEN play a vital role in winning elections due to their numbers and enthusiasm. Many politicians all over the world have realised the importance of the women voters. In the US, politicians go out of their way to promote those values that women identify with.

[Daily Trust] And so it came to pass yesterday when Kano State Government delivered on its promise to marry off 100 out of the state's estimated one million widows and divorcees to suitably screened men who turned up at the Hisbah Office to seek a wife out of the multitudes.

[Daily Observer] Various institutions across the country Tuesday gathered at the Office of the Vice President and minister of Women's Affairs at State House, to present their contributions to the commemoration of the International Women's Day, slated for May 19th, 2012, in Janjangbureh, on the theme 'empowering rural women'.

[Namibian] THE Namibia Football Association (NFA) Women's Super League will resume with Rounds 3 and 4 of the championships on 26 May.

[Namibian] THE Affirmative Action Act should be amended to force the public and private sectors to employ more women.