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Perception of Feminism in NigeriaÂ
You know that moment at a poetry reading when the poet reads a line, and it hits you at the right spot in your chest, such that you begin to
Amarachukwu Nnoli
August 24, 2025
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Remembering the Slave Trade Without Women Is a Lie
It’s International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, a day meant to recall one of the greatest crimes against humanity, yet remembrance has become predictable,
Oluwafunmbi Ogunsola
August 23, 2025
Sports
Bench by Culture: The Struggles of Female Football Fans in Northern Nigerian Universities
Bello Rokeebat, a 300-level Social Sciences Education student at the University of Ilorin, has loved sport from her earlier days. Growing up, she often snuck out to watch football matches,
Umar Maryam Ayomide
August 6, 2025
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Period Syncing Among Women: Sisterhood or Statistical Myth?
If you have ever lived in a female dorm, spent lots of time with your girlie besties, or worked in a women-dominated workplace, chances are you have experienced menstrual cramps,
Nusiroh Shuaib
July 23, 2025
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The Middle Daughter— Chika UnigweÂ
Set in the eastern region of Nigeria, specifically Enugu, The Middle Daughter tells the tragic story of Nani, a woman who was subjected to gender-based violence. The Nigerian author takes
Nusiroh Shuaib
July 13, 2025
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Cleaning Up or Messing Up? Morning Fresh Ad Sparks Gender Role Debate
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, Morning Fresh Nigeria launched the #MyNameMyBottle campaign, inspired by Coca-Cola’s “Share a Coke” initiative. However, unlike Coca-Cola’s inclusive naming approach, Morning Fresh exclusively used female
Kosisochukwu Ani
June 6, 2025
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Manipulation and coercion: A pipeline from abuse to femicide
One of the biggest misconceptions of the century is that femicide happens as a singular event and not as a coalesce of a series of abusive behaviours over time. Often,
Jenifatu Yakubu
April 15, 2025
Economy
Nigeria’s Harsh Economic Climate Frustrates Women-Led Businesses
When the sun was golden brown at its apex, Oluwakemi Adeyemi, a hairdresser at Aguda-Ogba, Lagos, had her first customer on a weekend. She told me that in previous years,
Simbiat Bakare
April 11, 2025
News
100 Women In Nigerian History You Probably Don’t Know But Should
What did the women before us do? We don’t know enough about them because Nigerian history has habitually underrepresented women. They are rarely the main characters in the stories that
Muhammad Bello
March 11, 2025
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International Women’s Day Must Go Beyond Performative ActivismÂ
Today, on International Women’s Day, Nigeria will again witness an outpouring of solidarity. Social media will be flooded with hashtags, organisations will roll out themed flyers, and politicians may deliver
Oluwafunmbi Ogunsola
March 8, 2025
