Year: 2024
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Intersectionality
Under the Taliban rule, women can no longer speak to one another
In a drastic escalation of restrictions, the Taliban has banned women from speaking to one another or hearing each other’s voices, marking another step in its attempt to enforce a strict interpretation of Islamic law…
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Featured
President Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle reveals Nigeria’s gender imbalance, with 3 women fired but 8 men reassigned
In a recent shake-up of Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reassigned, dismissed, and nominated several ministers in a bid to “reinvigorate the administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant to his (President Bola…
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Featured
Nigeria’s Displacement Crisis: Hajara’s Survival Story on Lagos Street After Ethnic Conflict
Hajara Muhammad, a 30-year-old mother, sits on a bustling corner of Lagos. Her children, Aisha, 10; Umar, 8; and Zainab, 2, are gathered around her. Far from their northern home, she watches the crowd drift…
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Misogyny
PwC Lawyer Opeyemi Mabawonku batters wife, Nigerians calls for his termination
Nigerians have requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) terminate the appointment of their lawyer Opeyemi Mabawonku after footage of him beating his wife surfaced online. In the footage that lasts 1 minute and 55 seconds, Opeyemi was…
