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Gynaecologists Condemn Culture of Labour Pain, Advocate for Pain Relief During Childbirth
Debunking the cultural belief that labour pain is a punishment for women from God and must be endured, gynaecologists have called for the abolishment of this unfounded medical theory and encouraged the use of pain…
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Survivor-Led Innovation: KnoNap Empowers Women to Prevent Drug-Facilitated Assault
In ancient Greek and Roman Kingdoms, the monarchs always had food tasters known as edeatroi and praegustatores; their main job was to taste the food or drink of the monarch for poison, which was usually…
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A Cry for Help: One Woman’s Journey to Break Free from Domestic Abuse
For over a decade, Jumoke Balogun has been trapped in a toxic relationship with her husband, Jamiu. The abuse began just months into their relationship in 2011, but after the first incident, Jamiu begged for…
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June 12: The Women Who Built Nigeria’s Democracy
Today is June 12. Democracy Day. A day meant to honour Nigeria’s return to civilian rule, and the people who made it possible. But for many women, democracy has never meant power. It has meant…
