Rape and the uncertain world for the Girl child
Every day when you hear of rape cases, you wonder whether the world has gone bananas; what has come of humanity that it now preys on its own, the womenfolk? …
Save-our-soul: Change the narrative
When we were younger, we were told, as girls, to sit a certain way, crossing our legs, poised daintily, making sure not to take up too much space on the…
Worse than Covid19: Rape, leadership failure and institutional tolerance.
Covid19 may be the global epidemic identified by the WHO, but in some countries, it could be facing worse epidemics than the disease. The past weeks have been extremely overwhelming…
Nigeria and patriarchy – Mabel Olow Sibi Agbenyo
The patriarchal system in Nigeria has eaten so deep that even some acclaimed Feminist and Womanist don’t know when they are being patriarchal. That is why they would be advising…
The strenght of a woman: A Eulogy
Women are strong. They are strong in itself. Men cannot endure half of what women do, with a smile on their face and a gait and grace in their stride.…
#istandwithher: orange the world
Today, I stand with her, she who was regarded as a person of no consequences nor importance, on the basis of sex. Today, I stand with her, she whom the world…
Period poverty: A challenge for Africa
More than 800 million girls and women menstruate daily around the world. Yet, all thiese while, girls are facing unnecessary adversity dureing mesnturation times. Yet, no one is talking about…
Dr. Hadiza Balarabe- First in line
Today, Nigeria stepped into another 4 years democratic dispensation of the same people at the helm of affairs (it is always hard to defeat an incumbent- NO). Except for some…
FCDA and its war on women – Jibril Ibrahim
There is an open war against women in Abuja. And the justification is a moral crusade against so-called prostitutes but not their male customers who are apparently considered the moral…
Women; complex creatures – men
The eternal cry of men: “I don’t understand women!” Women are mysterious to men: they do not understand why we take so long to dress; the number of shoes we…
Saluting the women in my life
Women are the reason for life, undermine women; you suffer damnation. Women rule the world and there is no doubt about that. Women make the world and can mar it.…
A celebration of womanhood
A celebration of womanhood
Only a woman can be a woman. You can change sex and take the hormones and wear the wig, you can't stand the heat of the hormones ..... The world…
Right to Education
Educating the Girl Child: Ocholi O. Ibilola
By now, every one knows that education is a determinant in building up of tomorrow's leaders for a brighter future. Yet, it still seem ollusive for the Nigerian child; especially…
Long past its time: Ocholi O. Ibilola
As long as it exists, child marriage will stand the way of gender equality. Its driven by socio-cultural beliefs that accord girls little value, we need extensive legal and social …
Culpability in Silence: Tawakalit Kareem
Silence- Is the magic wand that we wave in the hope that what has been done can be undone. The inaction we exhibit to somehow dull the deafening noise that…
#Rant1373: Fix yourself Woman- Joy Isi-Bewaji
I’ve heard of things they do to juniors in same-sex schools. Let’s take all-girls’ School, for instance. So you are running away from Patriarchy, you want your daughters to experience…
We; are enough
There are people whose expectations we will never meet. There are people whose moods and emotions we can not keep up with. There are people whose frames of the world…
Oh Mother!
Our mothers, just like their mothers' mothers lovingly place in our hands an invaluable gem as we embark on our journey into matrimony. They place in our hands their gem…
Born Female and Ibo- Ella Umeh-Ezeadilieje
Being born female and Igbo is both a blessing and a curse. Our society holds the girl child to moral standards that even the angels will aspire to....and we are…
We; are Ochanya of Ugbokolo
‘His voice husky and groggy from too much alcohol, he grabbed my arm fiercely and pulled me to himself whispering into my ear ‘I love you, I will be your…
