Story from Cara Gift and Maryam Sulaiman, Abuja Conference of Traditional Leaders in Africa (COTLA), a non-governmental organisation under United Nation Women, has appointed the Emir of Fika and Chairman of Yobe State Council of Traditional Rulers, His Royal Highness, Dr Muhammad Abali Ibn Idrissa, as the National Convener that would oversee all its activities in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. COTLA is an initiative under UN Women to champion the fight against gender-based violence which threatens the health, productivity and rights of women and girls in Nigeria. Speaking to Neptune...