On Women
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Against All Odds: Zanaib’s Hard-of-Hearing Victory
In the heart of Minna, Niger State, lives 19-year-old Zainab Yahaya, a bright and determined young woman with dreams as big as the sky. Zainab was born with a hearing impairment. Her world has always…
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Romanticising Submission Reinforces Patriarchy
The whole “I just want to be soft and submissive” thing isn’t happening in a vacuum. The problem isn’t that a woman expresses a preference for it. It’s that those words are not neutral. They…
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Women Making Waves: Kauthar Opeyemi Leads Maternal Health Advocacy in Nigeria
Kauthar Opeyemi is a public health professional, midwife-nurse, advocate, and maternal health visionary with decades of experience. She is the Executive Director of Lok Natal Care, a leading maternal health organisation. She is also the…
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Book Review: Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo
In Nigerian society, women are often blamed for infertility. She is accused without evidence of the couple’s childlessness. Ayobami Adebayo’s debut novel, Stay With Me, explored the often-ignored truth that a man could also be…
