In a trending video which surfaced on Sunday 23rd January, thugs believed to be from Borno Lawmaker Satomi Ahmed, were captured as they beat up a lady called Fadila Abdulrahman.
According to a report done by Punch, the youths slapped and beat Ms. Abdulrahman up because of a Facebook post where she criticised Satomi Ahmed.…
The terrorist group Boko Haram has, in a fresh attack, abducted more than a dozen girls in Chibok.
According to a report by Daily Trust, Boko Haram insurgents broke into the town on the night of January 20 after shooting sporadically.
Pemi village near Chibok was the central point of the attack as not less…
In a trending video which surfaced on Sunday 23rd January, thugs believed to be from Borno Lawmaker Satomi Ahmed, were captured as they beat up a lady called Fadila Abdulrahman.
According to a report done by Punch, the youths slapped and beat Ms. Abdulrahman up because of a Facebook post where she criticised Satomi Ahmed.…
During the 2019 Nigerian presidential campaigns, some names of Nigerian women stood out for their participation in the largely male-dominated field of Nigerian politics.
Although that election saw President Muhammadu Buhari re-elected into office, names of women like Remi Sonaiya, Oby Ezekwesili, and Eunice Atuejide were a constant in the public and social media discourse…
In Nigeria's recent feminist movement, there is hardly any doubt that social media and in particular Twitter, continues to influence how movements concerning women's wellbeing occur.
From movements like MarketMarch, Operation Legalise Abortion, #SayHerNameNigeria and the creation of groups like Feminist Coalition, the role of social media in Nigerian feminist organising cannot be understated.
However,…
MJ Rodriguez, an American trans actress popularly known for her role in the hit TV show Pose, becomes the first trans woman to win a Golden Globe.
On Sunday, Rodriguez took home a Golden Globe award for best actress in a TV Drama for her role as "Blanca" on Pose. In the series, Rodriguez plays…
Dolly Parton, the American singer, has notably contributed to the research efforts of scientists working to create the Moderna vaccine.
At the onset of the pandemic in early 2020, Parton collaborated with the Vanderbilt University Medical Centre to create awareness about the search for a vaccine, safety measures and the importance of wearing facemasks.
The…
The Brunel International Poetry Prize will now be known as The Evaristo African Poetry Prize, in honour of poet, writer and literary critic Bernadine Evaristo.
Founded by Bernadine Evaristo in 2013, the formerly called Brunel Poetry Prize had as a primary aim the discovery of new and emerging voices on the continent with the general…
As we kiss and hug family into the new year, spare a thought for Mrs Vivian Akpagher whose daughter was assaulted at her boarding house in June 2021 and lost to death as a result of complications from the assault. For the mother of Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher, this holiday was spent fighting for justice and…
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Last year during the lockdown, on-air presenter Sandra Ezekwesili kick-started a very important conversation around widows and the need for it to be socially acceptable for them to re-marry. The responses were as shocking as they were sad.
Incase you guys are in denial about how harmful being the…