From the road side to the classroom: Aisha’s journey
On 15th August 2020 when schools were all still closed due to Covid-19 pandemic, a photo of Aisha reading a storybook on the roadside while still fraying Awara (tofu) for…
The Burden of Expectations
‘I wasn’t born an avatar to fit your expectations’ That was a dialogue from a movie that I watched during the week, which was a statement from a depressed daughter…
The price of seeking for knowledge
Fatima is a disabled Class Two Pupil of Dan Shayi Primary School in Rimin Gado Local Government Area of Kano state. Even the scorching sun will descend upon her mercilessly,…
Kano Women demands Mental Health Centres Not Psychiatric Hospitals
Dr Amina Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has called for the establishment of mental health centres instead of psychiatric hospitals in Kano state. This she said will go a long way in…
Standing up against GSBV is a collective responsibility.
As we round up the 16 days action against GSBV, I reflect on my relationship with domestic abuse and GSBV. I have always felt domestic violence deeply because I was…
Aisha Yesufu during the #endsars protest
How Aisha Yesufu made BBC 100 Women 2020 list
The BBC has selected one of Bring Back Our Girls conveners, Aisha Yesufu among the most influential women in 2020. Aisha Yesufu, a successful businesswoman came to prominence when she…
Save-our-soul: sign the petition
Rape: Grandfather and Gang
70-year-old man, Hunsu Sunday has defiled and impregnated his own granddaughter in Ogun State. The matter was reported to the Ogun State Police Command by a relative of the victim,…
Islam, Feminism, and Culture
Growing up as a girl, I have seen a lot of injustices committed against women. With time, I began to ask questions as to why women are considered vulnerable, voiceless…
Women in Northern Nigeria Need to Be Their Own Voice
For over half a century, women in northern Nigeria have been bearing the brunt of institutional neglect, domestic violence and stifling campaigns against any female activist who dares to speak…
The Nigerian Child; Rights, Violation and Abuse.
Child rights are about the protection of the fundamental and essential rights and dignity of the child, who according to the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)…
Favour Okechukwu: One of many Girls
Favour Okechuku was reported to have been gang-raped to death in Ejigbo area of Lagos on 4th October 2020. Favour was an 11-year-old Junior Secondary School year 3 student who…
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Holds the Key to Peace
"In the last decade, Nigeria has witnessed an unimaginable upsurge in killings due to insurgency and instability. Northern Nigeria has been especially affected by violence as the Islamic fundamentalist group…
Tuesday Quote: Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
I ask no favour for my sex. All I ask for our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks. -Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Monday Quote: Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
A gender line helps to keep women, not on a pedestal; But in a cage. -Ruth Bader-Ginsburg.
SARS, Patriarchy and misogyny
It's silly that men think that feminists are trending #NotAllSars as a "retaliation" or because we are "happy" that men are killed. Not at all, we are just taking a…
Dr. Priye Iyalla Amadi and the NIS
Until some few years back, married Nigerian women were required to have a letter of consent from their husbands before they could be issued an international Nigerian passport, but Dr…
Notorious RBG – Shirin Dalaki
I learned about Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the Autumn of 2018 when her documentary came out on CNN, I was in awe of what a remarkable woman she was and…
Save-our-soul: sign the petition
Save-our-souls- Gaining traction
It is said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, that was exactly how this journey started, the journey to save the souls of women…
Monday Quote: Aisha Kabu Damboa
If Boko Haram with their guns can't stop girls from going to school; Who are social media street guys with 50mb? Aisha Kabu Damboa
Aisha Kabu Damboa: The young Matriarch of Maiduguri
Being a woman in Nigeria is no child’s play. It comes with a pre-installed package of ‘blatant discrimination, social, religious and economic inequality, misogyny, sexual and gender-based violence. Being a…
