“When we left Ile-Ife in Osun State, South-West Nigeria for Ibadan to hustle, it was not that work she told me on the phone. It was ashawo work.” – Faith,
Today, September 8, is International Literacy Day, which is usually about reading and writing. But literacy is more than the ability to recognise letters on a page. It is also
Society painted motherhood as a woman’s ultimate joy. But for Nnu Ego, that joy is unattainable, replaced by endless suffering and sacrifice. Perhaps, a better title for the novel would
The first time Naomi Pilula had her most viral post on Instagram wasn’t because of her unique arguments in court or winning a landmark case. It was because of her
“At the end of the day, your wife is not your relative,” said a young man from Oshogbo. “My father taught me that if I ever get married and have
In preparation for the anticipated Grand Finale of Nigeria’s first Albinism Advocacy Pageant, ten amazing finalists came together for a two-day boot camp on August 23 and 24, 2025. The
I felt triggered when the new national anthem was sung. This was the first time I really listened to it, and it reeked of religious and sexist undertones. Words like
Seventeen-year-old Folake woke up one morning to her body exhibiting unfamiliar symptoms. Expected of a teenager, she panicked but could not gather enough confidence to ask questions. Raised a conservative
In Nigeria today, it is not unusual for the infamous ‘Next of Kin,’ who is usually a parent or sibling, to disinherit wives. All this is predicated on a completely
Aiwanose’s debut novel, Tomorrow I Become A Woman, explores Uju’s abusive marriage and systematic injustice toward women. Its sequel, We Were Girls Once, paints a picture of female friendship, sisterhood,
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