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Clicks Before Clinics: Nigerian Women Rely on Social Media to Navigate Sexual and Reproductive Health
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 girl child, speaking to her…
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Widows Rights in Nigeria: Can a Next of Kin Bar a Widow From Inheritance?
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 erroneous definition of next of…
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Book Review: We Were Girls Once by Ainawose Odafen
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, and the transition from girlhood…
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Lagos Girls Trapped in Street Trading Cycle Despite Laws and Interventions
In the bustling streets of Lagos, young girls can be seen weaving between traffic with trays of goods balanced on their heads. Despite Lagos State’s ban on street trading and hawking under the Street Trading…
