WHEN SHALL WE LEARN TO WALK AGAIN? Who shall save us from the chasm of this life? Who shall heal our wounds? Masking of faces, bruised and shattered Brute beauty and paralyzed bodies It was in the dark hours of the dusk When our murderers came Old women with their blotched bent hands Sharpening their […]
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SHALL WE TALK ABOUT RAPE? Nothing exposes the backwardness of a country more than the prevalence of rape, backed by religious and cultural sentiments that relegate and subjugate women. The Nigerian society which arrogantly hinges itself on the tenets of morality has been thrown under the weight of sexual perversion. UNICEF reported in
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I AM A FEMINIST WITH A DIFFERENCE! It is easy for the diverse public I meet daily to understand what I do for a living as a lawyer, but it’s a little bit difficult to grasp the reality that by the strength of my choice, profession and training, I advocate for women rights. No thanks
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If I MUST LEARN HOW TO COOK I wrote an article last year titled “if I must learn how to cook …” the article generated more negative responses than I could ever have imagined. I wrote about my secondary school experience where I struggled with cooking especially ‘amala’ mainly because the ONLY reason Iya
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It was an interactive session with young school leavers at Women Development Centre, Alausa, Lagos. It’s up to us to guide these students and show them the right path. We spoke to them on career choices, choices of institutions and scholarships available to be granted to them. We are lighting the corner
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Radio is a powerful medium for celebrating humanity in all its diversity and it constitutes a platform for democratic discourse. It, therefore, presents the unique ability to inform, reform, educate and shape the society. The first time I spoke on a radio station was at TAO FM, during my service year at Okene, Kogi
As a man leads his favorite oxHe leads him with a rope His heart cries out withinLike blind bats flying from the skyHe flies with himA shoulder so big ne’er was seenA voice so commanding ne’er was heard.What is the essence of correction?Breaking the inner peaceAll alluring acidic admonitionCan there be healing for this wound?Is far
I was preparing to travel on one fateful Thursday, when one of my brothers called me, he wanted me to help in his engagement ceremony which was to take place the following week, and there I was with my plans. What do I do? If I didn’t go, there were people who could do it
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I find it disconcerting that whenever you are doing something or working on a particular project, people are quick to tell you what exactly you should add to it, or what you should remove. Perhaps, this might not be entirely bad, if the advice is offered as a suggestion or constructive criticism but what I would rather frown at is destructive criticism and imposition of responsibility and work.
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Today February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, set apart by the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. The day is to promote full and equal access to participation in science for women and girls in science and technology. International days are occasions to educate and sensitize the
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