"We empowered the women in vocational skills and agriculture related enterprises like poultry, fisheries, irrigation farming. The government after training them also supported them with soft loans to start the businesses of their own."

"There was a need for capacity building to enhance women’s skills and knowledge on how to participate in political activities."

"Each woman will receive N5,000 as start-up capital to enhance her business. Our motive is to empower them economically to enable them to kick start their petty businesses or build on what they have started."

"I’m a woman of compassion. I can never take what’s meant for the people and even before I became a member in 2019, I have always touched people’s lives."

"Ramadan is for Muslims to put themselves in the position of those that are hungry so they can know how it feels to be in need."

"We need to begin to orientate our young people. They are high on drugs all the time, most of them."

"They go to social media and do all sorts of things. I’m even scared to give my young children phones because I am scared of what they may see on social media. It is that bad."

"I never mentioned Amuwo Odofin in my statement. I said parents should also be blamed for some of these things going on as it is their duty to train up a child because the family is the smallest unit of a nation. We were talking about hoodlums at the time, not Nigerian youths."

"The just concluded presidential election has further exposed the inability of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rule this country fairly and justly; a President that has never shied away from spitting on the laws of the land that have been entrusted to him to serve, and to protect."

"He is the President that has led the most inept and corrupt regime in the history of Nigeria; a President that promised us free and fair elections after putting Nigerians through the most hardship recorded in the history of this country, only for him to fail to deliver on his electoral promises; a President that will openly and brazenly raise his ballot paper before the public to show the world who he has voted for."

"I sat with him for two hours in London; when you talk of green, he will give you an answer of red. He can’t even decipher. He has very serious dementia; I believe he has Alzheimer’s because he cannot even hold a cup of tea."

"But when you talk of the leadership of over 200 million people, you know that if you remove tribal sentiments, you know that he is incapable; those that will rule are those around him. This is the reality. He is mentally deranged – I said it."

"I call on all women traders backed by their male counterparts to vote massively for the Wike/Banigo ticket. This is the first time since the creation ofRivers State in 1960, that a woman will have the opportunity to serve as deputy governor. I am pleased to also inform you that our incoming administration will ensure that traders get business grants to improve their businesses."

"There was a slight delay, the voting process eventually commenced and was conducted smoothly."

"This on the heels of a motion brought to the floor of the Senate by Akintunde Abiodun and two others that in the last 10 years, billions of naira has been spent by senators in the procurement and installation of transformers in their constituencies. He pointed out that such equipment have become registered properties of electricity distribution companies (Discos) without electricity supply, leaving consumers in perpetual blackout, unjustifiable billings, as well as lack of prepaid meters."

"We would like to state categorically, that there is no iota of truth about Governor Wike’s alleged sidelining of his deputy, Banigo, as regards COVID-19 or, indeed, any programme or policy of the state government."

"I contested as Miss Kaduna and I won. I was living in Kaduna then. I contested a few beauty contests and I won."

"There is a bill currently in the Senate on sexual violence against women. It is supposed to address the issue of rape, to make it easier for victims to come out to report."

"Our clients stated that construction works had started on the land almost immediately, but later suffered some delays occasioned by inadequate funding. The lease agreement between the Federal Government and our clients on the project was however recently renewed and/or extended, sequel to which massive construction works on the land resumed."

"We have ideas that we can ‎contribute to the success of this party. If we get the convention right, PDP has come back. We must avoid imposition which has brought the party to where we are now."

"I was confused because I never thought such could happen, especially in my area."

"I think it is possible that a woman can be a governor of any part of this country."

"This strategy must involve critical stakeholders in the non-oil export value chain playing their roles effectively as state and non-state actors."

"This is coupled with the removal of fuel subsidy, the purchasing power of Nigerian citizens for goods and services has been greatly diminished, plunging more people into the poverty net."

"Our currency is devalued daily, as we have continued to rely heavily on imports, thus, resulting in an imbalance of trade."

"It was essential to create an enabling environment that facilitates the growth of non-oil exports."

"The firm will first understand and work together with the in-house team of the service."

"A corrupt free society will foster peace, unity, and security for all citizens"

"I am very happy today to be recognized by the state government for this achievement. But success belongs to all of us, most especially my teachers and my parents. They stood by me to achieve this today. I can’t thank them enough. May God reward them all."

"I expected opposition so it was not a surprise. I just ignored it and went ahead to do what I wanted to do. I was able to get the party ticket the same way as everybody else. I was able to persuade people to vote for me by telling them why I was going into politics which was to represent my people and be a voice for them. I answered any question anyone asked. I was also up against other women and youths."

"First, I saw that my section of the country where I belonged, my people were not well represented and had nothing to show for what they do, so I decided to go in and help."

"It’s not every day you find people that have a love for the motherland and want to showcase our talent."

"The best part of my job is the friendship i create with my clients and never knowing who would walk through my door. It is always a joy an honor to serve."

"If I were a politician, I would make sure to spread love among my people but eliminating tribalism."

"As a Nigerian singer, people don’t need to understand a word of what you are saying to enjoy your music."

"I am not sure if there is much difference in music anywhere in the world. The world is a small place now with information technology."

"You cannot forget your roots. Africa is like mother and child; you can’t separate them."

"She campaigned against the marriage of underage girls and the use of forced labor."

"Politics is not only for men. Women have a duty to shape the future of our nation."

"I knew that if women remained silent, nothing would change for us."

"she advocated against the poor state of the prisons and this got her arrested again!"

"[She] would not allow anyone to cook for her. She had particular favourites, the Nupe traditional dish of Dukuno, and also Tuwon Shinkafa or Sakwara [popular northern Nigerian dishes."

"Throughout her life, she maintained an open-door policy that saw friends, associates and ordinary members of the public come to the house,” Bilikisu explains."

"My earliest memories of her when I was growing up was she was fully engaged and involved in civic politics alongside her friends,” Bilikisu recalls"

"She was also a great advocate of Western education in the North."

"If I don't know book, I know rights, I have not been a member of any House of Assembly (legislature). I have not held any office except that I was a member of the House of Prison."

"Moremi is an important figure and a great warrior worthy of emulation. With the pageant, we are trying to globalise and make the world know about a very important person."

"She (Moremi) was a heroine, who liberated the people of Oodua land from faceless invaders who sought to enslave them"

"The indelible and heroic legacies of Queen Moremi will continue to endure in the chronicles of both Yorùbá and world histories."