Gender Equality
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Feminism
Prison Abolitionism criticises systemic racism but overlooks women’s need for justice
On September 1, 2024, a 15-year-old boy broke into his neighbour’s house and assaulted his 14-year-old neighbour. As this news went viral among Nigerians on Twitter, certain activists called for the rehabilitation of the perpetrator,…
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Mainstream
23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye’s kidnap & murder of his female ‘friend’ unveils femicide crisis
The arrest of 23-year-old Ayomide Adeleye, a Philosophy student at Olabisi Onabanjo University, for the shocking kidnap and murder of 21-year-old Christiana Idowu has highlighted Nigeria’s growing epidemic of femicide. Christiana went missing on August…
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Female Supremacy
With Gender Equality, African Artistes will make more wave
African artistes are making waves in the global music industry which is currently estimated at $25.9 billion. A recent study by Music in Africa showed that Tanzania and Kenya are the biggest exporters of music…
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Intersectionality
Man, Dickson Ndiema, snuck into intimate partner’s home, Uganda Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, to set her ablaze
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, Dickson Ndiema, intimate partner of Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, snuck into her home and murdered her by setting her ablaze. The incident reported by the police is said to…
