The presence of Uncle Jide in Tori’s house means different things to different people in the house. For Tori’s father, it means endless gist about politics and football, coupled with work and childhood memoirs and escapades. For Tori’s mother, it means another supply of fresh fish and sea animals from the Niger-Delta. For Tori and […]
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Hours after she was arrested by the men of Nigerian police’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), #ArewaMetoo campaigner and writer Maryam Awaisu has been released Amnesty International (AI) confirmed her release via twitter on Wednesday morning after she was arrested in Kaduna on Tuesday evening . AI wrote that her arrest was a plot to intimidate
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Post by: Lolo Cynthia When we talk about FGM, we talk about it only from the angle of abuse and a way to control a woman’s sexuality but with research, we have seen that a lot of mothers cut their daughters so they aren’t regarded as outcasts in their community. This means that even if
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Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a practice mostly found across Africa, Asia and the Middle east. FGM is deeply rooted in old beliefs that in some way, cutting women will ensure “acceptable sexual behavior”, premarital virginity and marital fidelity. Many communities still hold the belief that FGM will control a woman’s sexual libido. FGM is
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As a lady, you must have asked your male counterparts the reason for the ‘Cheating Culture’ at some point in the past and you most likely got one of the following responses – “It’s a man’s world”, “It’s in our DNA”, “It’s different with men, it doesn’t stop us from loving our partners” or “Men
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Food insecurity, malnutrition and hunger remain serious threats especially in developing nations. As many as 850 million people are food insecure and 70% of people living on less than a dollar a day in sub-Saharan Africa are in the rural areas. The agriculture sector will play important roles in solving these challenges through increased food
Photo: (Eduardo Soteras/AFP/Getty Images) In the last week of October, the Ethiopia’s parliament appointed Sahle-Work Zewde as the president of the country making her the first female president in the country’s history and the second in Africa. Ellen Sirleaf Johnson became the first female president in Africa after winning the Liberian general election in 2006
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About 52% of Nigeria’s female population is of reproductive age & menstruating. But a large number of these women including over 10 million rural & internally displaced girls & women cannot afford to buy disposable sanitary pads every month, on average these pads cost about 250 -400 naira per pack, and most women need at
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My friend only approached Dr A. to complain about her abysmal exam score for she was sure beyond a reasonable doubt that she did far better than her results showed at semester end. Like University regulation allows, my friend, resolved to call for her paper and approached our lecturer to kick-start the process but instead
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“When we left, we couldn’t believe we could reach this level and we’re so glad we got this far in the tournament”, says Asteria Robert, the 14-year-old captain of the Tanzanian girls’ football team, leading her team to the podium to collect their medals at the Street Child World Cup at the Sapsan Arena in Moscow. Organised by
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