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Gloria Steinem: The Icon Who Forged Alliances with Black Feminists, Shaped Feminist Journalism
There is something slightly surreal about discovering Gloria Steinem through Mrs. America. In the FX miniseries, she appears in the middle of one of the most important political battles of 1970s America: the fight over…
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NYSC Member Arraigned for Raping 6-Year-Old Girl at Private School in Delta State
A 31-year-old serving National Youth Service Corps member and teacher at a private school off Jakpa Road in Delta State has been arraigned before High Court 1 in Effurun and remanded at Warri Correctional Centre…
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When Adults Fail the Girl Child Multiple Times
As a Nigerian girl born in Nigeria, you are already minus 100 against life. You have to hope you are not born into a family where female genital mutilation is the norm. If you escape…
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“I was Denied Job because I’m Woman with Albinism,” Lady Recounts
Summary: Nigerian women with albinism have recounted how they were bullied, discriminated against, and denied job opportunities due to their skin condition. One of them narrated the terrifying threat of ritual attacks, challenges of dating…
