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NFM Weekly Digest: Women, Power, Violence and the Stories We Refuse to Ignore
For this week’s news edition, we reported on the continued underrepresentation of women in political decision-making, the violence women face in their homes and online, and the staggering gap between femicide cases and accountability in…
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“I Knew My Marriage Would End” — Halima Kazaure Opens Up on Divorcing Bashir El-Rufai
Nigerian lawyer Halima Kazaure, ex-wife of Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has opened up about her life after divorce, writing about single parenthood, falling in love again, heartbreak, and navigating…
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NFM Weekly News Digest: 50% of Girls’ Sexual Abusers Are Fathers and Other Shocking Stories We Covered
For this week’s news edition, we cover religious enabling of convicted sex offenders, a government disclosure on child sexual abuse in the home, sexual coercion in academia, the hidden costs of marriage for Nigerian women,…
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Religious Enabling: Genesis Global City Church Platforms Convicted Sex Offender Baba Ijesha
The video of Baba Ijesha, who was convicted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, leading praise and worship at Genesis Global City church in Lagos, shows how religion enables violence against women and girls. How?…
