The Danger of Online Romance
Bilkisu Ahmed Shekarau The shock never wears off, especially when the tragedy could have been avoided with a little caution and curiosity. Not long ago, in the heart of Abuja’s…
Self-Defense Is a Life Skill, not a Luxury
‘From grappling and close-quarter combat to the uncomfortable yet necessary discussions around acquaintance sexual assault, manipulation tactics, and emotional boundary-setting, every session peeled back layers of our understanding of what…
#BreakTheBias
March is women’s month. It is the month in which a day was picked and dedicated to focusing, discussion, conversing and talking about gender equality, its impact in society and…
Break The Silence to #breakthebias
There is no better day, time, and occasion to remind us all that to achieve gender equality and break the bias, we must put a stop to all forms of…
PLEASE BREAK THE BIAS – Hajia Zainab Maina
On this day, International Women’s Day 2022, I send warm felicitations to all women in Nigeria for being among the most hardworking, resourceful, and resilient gender in the country. As…
Awakened Female
According to science, the worst pain any human can experience is the pain of being burnt alive, the next in line is the pain of childbirth (some school of thought…
The Silent Pandemic of Domestic Abuse
Is one of the cancers ravaging our society; yet remains one of the highly neglected and unacknowledged issues. I have always wondered why and how something so prevalent and destructive…
Silent Voices of Parental Alienation
This project is needed at this time due to the increasing growth rate of parental alienation, the mental and psychological harm it causes to both child and alienated parent, the…
Women, Girls, and the Power of Technology
“I always say the future is female, but indeed technology is the future.” On this International Day of the Girl Child, I urge all of us to look for ways…
Patriarchy kills men too
Perhaps, the fundamental challenge women like me face is that we were raised to be perfect for partners for themselves are not perfect. However, these men do not most likely…
Tonto Dike: Parental Alienation is Child Abuse
Every celebrity’s life is everyone’s business; hence they are always in the news for even the clothes they wear much less their relationships. Hence almost everyone had an opinion about…
Embrace body confidence: Shun body shaming
Every woman I know or have heard of has been body-shamed at one point in her life. That is why the majority of women suffer from a lack of body…
Inspiring women and Girls
Every day we show up and do our work is an opportunity to inspire the upcoming generation. We have a lot of work to do to change the existing narrative…
Who is an EMPOWERED woman?
An EMPOWERED Woman is not a Woman who has gone to school. Education without the proper FACILITIES for implementation is still SLAVERY. An EMPOWERED Woman is NOT a Woman who…
Dying while sleeping: The truth about sexual aphrodisiacs
Some time back, a relative came to me with what she thought was outrageous news; her elderly uncle had just passed away in a small village in Jalingo. The old…
Feminism & Women in Finland
Finland is one of the nordic countries in Europe. It is today the country with the highest degree of women's equality in the world. The women of Finland became the…
The weakness in her strength
When people see a strong woman, they think that she does not need anything or anyone, can bear everything, and overcome every situation. They think a strong woman does not…
The ‘MYTH’ of strict African parenting
The idea that gentle, sensitive, and respectful parenting will damage, spoil, or weaken children is a myth perpetuated by the belief or fear that children will lack resilience if they…
My take on Early Marriage: Yushau Shu’aibu
In preparation for the 2021 edition of the International Women’s Day, Hawwah Jiddare, a vocal feminist from Northern Nigeria and Chevening Scholar requested if I could recommend any person to…
The Northern Woman’s life of violence and domestic abuse
From being deprived of access to equal education, work and a free reign to effectively compete with their male counterpart, Northern Nigerian women are going through steady assaults on both…
