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Nigeria is home to lots of ethnic groups who lend the country rich traditions, languages and other aspects of culture like; food, music, oral poetry and clothing. Underneath the beauty of most Nigerian cultures, a lot of ethnic groups nurse discriminatory and dehumanizing practices specifically targeted at women. In the first…
Growing up in Nigeria, I accepted some things as truth even when they made me uncomfortable. One of such was the idea of underage house helps, most of whom were often female children brought from the village. Even though I didn't like the fact that some of my family members had underaged help and even…
Nigeria, like most African nations, can be described as a very marriage centric country. It is often the belief that women, in particular, must marry not only as a rite of passage but also as a way of securing intergenerational wealth and an eventual status upgrade from being a Miss to a Mrs.
However, going…
Every year on May 30th, numerous Igbos and those whose families suffered in the Nigeria-Biafra War of May 1967-January 1970 often share stories to encourage one another and to remember that war is not a thing that should take place again. As an Igbo person and especially an Igbo woman, I have often wondered why…
In case you missed it, a 20-year-old man, Uduak Akpan lures University of Uyo graduate Ini Umoren with a job offer, rapes and kills her before burying her remains in a shallow grave. Uduak later turned himself in to the police and confessed to the rape and murder of Ini Umoren.
Following her death, protests…
In June 2020, there were series of women-led protests across Nigeria following the rape and murder of a 22-year-old student of the University of Benin, Uwavera Omozuwa, who went to read in a church during the lockdown. The protests were majorly organized by Women Against Rape Nigeria(WARN). Their protest was also inspired by a week-long…