The New Face of Widow Oppression in Nigeria
We often boast about our progress from the dark days when widows were forced to drink their deceased husband’s corpse wash water to prove their innocence. Yet, have we truly…
We often boast about our progress from the dark days when widows were forced to drink their deceased husband’s corpse wash water to prove their innocence. Yet, have we truly…
On Feb. 19, 2025, the news hit the internet that Pastor Shyngle Wigwe decided to take his own granddaughter to court to contest her father’s will and ensure that the…
“And still I wonder how much harder it would be to get straight women to accept the reality of marriage if they were not first presented with the fantasy of…
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and burned alive during a jailbreak in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, according to the United Nations (UN). The attack occurred on…
Taliban has suspended operations at Afghanistan’s only women’s radio station, Radio Begum, after raiding its premises in Kabul on Jan 4, 2025. The Ministry of Information and Culture cited reported…
In early November 2024, news of a 16-year-old girl who allegedly killed five men went viral on TikTok and took the entire internet by storm. The news had it that…
In another case of femicide, Obiozor Nwake, a middle-aged man, burned his wife, Chioma Nwanna, to death. This incident which occurred on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025, took place at Njikoka…
December 8th, the International Day of Women's Solidarity, demands an honest conversation about how patriarchy continues to divide and conquer us. Our mothers and grandmothers understood the power of female…
I remember anchoring at a relationship hangout in 2022. The men were asked if they would prefer their wives to have more money than they do– the responses were shocking!…
Politics in Nigeria is almost like a game, but this game is no child’s play, and many women are still waiting for their turn at the table. Despite the incredible…