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The “MusikJuana Songwriting Contest,” organized by the Philippine Commission on Women, aims to make music as an advocacy for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Music pieces must focus on BPfA’s 12 areas of concern which are: poverty, education and training, health, violence, armed conflict, economy, power and decision-making, institutional mechanisms, human rights, media, environment, and the girl and the child.
The contest is open to all Filipino composers and songwriters who currently reside in the Philippine.
Each entry must be an original work of the contestant and all rights, including copyright, must be owned exclusively by the contestant.
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By Bamikole Omishore
After an article which I wrote and had published a few weeks ago “on the road to 2023”, in which I expressed disappointment at the abysmal representation of women in leadership positions in political parties and government, I was challenged by some concerned Nigerians to list women who have got the needed mettle and pedigree to be President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Before going into the listing of names, l would like to touch on the needed elements in the making of a 21st century Nigerian president. To run a country as complex as Nigeria, we need people with sound mind, passion, vision, strong character, competence, courage and capacity, which unfort