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Exclusive Interview: Founders of PadHer, Siren and Herbode Share their Dreams for the Future of Feminism
In a time when women are being ignored, ostracised, underappreciated, and murdered, these women have stood up, ten toes down, and said “no more” to the world that we live…
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5 Reasons Why Every Nigerian Should Be a Feminist
Feminism is described as the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes. Feminism aims to combat the persistent systemic injustices that affect women's lives on a…
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The slow progress of gender parity may be because men are not listening to women
A heated exchange between friends on the merit of men’s allyship in the fight for gender equality concluded thus over the weekend; “You people should go and do your ‘love and…
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Yes, witchcraft accusation is a prosecutable offence in Nigeria
Nigerian feminists have been at the receiving end of accusations of witchcraft for a very long time. It didn’t start with a popular influencer tagging them ‘coven members’ – a…
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A jail-break card in perpetuity for abusers | Dissecting the Pete Edochie interview
Unless you have not been paying attention lately, you must have come across the recent spike in nuggets of ancient ‘wisdom’ shared by Nollywood veteran, Pete Edochie. Whether in the…
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Religious persecution, Male privilege | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week
More often than not, the delight of Twitter conversations is in the comebacks original tweets attract. We collated some very interesting tweets from Naija Twitter on conversations that matter in…
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“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity
Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. The nobility of purpose is however, not enough to hoist…
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Why Toke Makinwa is a poster girl for feminism of a different sort
Toke Makinwa is no stranger to controversy – many might even argue her brand is built mostly on that, and while that may be true at face value it is…
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Women need room to be fully human
Women are forced to live by a never-ending list of deadlines that when carefully scrutinised, what one sees are only phantoms created by a system that first strips them of…
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We must expand the boundaries of what we consider feminist issues
The concept of feminism has redefined too many other concepts, change mindsets and upturned stereotypes across the world. You could define feminism as advocacy for equal rights and be on…
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#YNaijaNonBinary: Is a feminist christian an oxymoron?
Since the beginning of time, humans have been obsessed with labels. It makes it easier to put people in a box and label them in a category. Oftentimes, some group…
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Genevieve Nnaji’s brand of feminism shouldn’t offend anyone, but here we are
Nollywood star actress and producer, Genevieve Nnaji has been a celebrity favourite for years now - from star appearances in Nollywood movies to her chic style in fashion, her social life…
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All you need to about the Feminism trend on Twitter
Nigeria Twitter is currently flooded with conversations addressing feminism as many have shared their various meanings to the idea. This trend is largely in reaction to parts of Pastor Enoch…
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#YNaijaNonBinary: Feminism from the margins
A few months ago, at a commemorative event for the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, I introduced myself to a room full of Nigerian feminists aged 18 to 80…
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Noble Igwe’s recent tweets will tell you where we are with the patriarchy
In the ever pulsating conversations around gender-equality that happen on social media, domestic responsibilities i.e cooking has been passed around as one of the most primal parts of the conversation.…
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For Nigerian men, dark humour means trivialising women’s oppression
So here's the thing for many Nigerians (read men) on social media spaces: clout reigns supreme. Nothing else really matters if one isn't able to draw attention to themselves, mine…
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If Governor El-Rufai could do it, then Nigeria should get ready for more women in government
The face of politics in Nigeria has and continues to be male. Brutishly male, older and viciously stagnant. With a significantly minute representation of women in both low and top…
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It’s Basketmouth today but are Nigerian comedians ready to take notes on accountability?
For the Nigerian entertainment industry, accountability is a relatively new concept. The idea that endorsing, promoting and even reaping off certain toxic world views, thoughts, sentiments and opinions could cost…
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Lady Donli has told everyone on Twitter that she’s a feminist, even if she loses fans
In the era of Nigerian female creatives denouncing feminism (which utterly makes no sense), and social media erupting accordingly, Lady Donli tweeted that she was a feminist yesterday and it…
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Nigerian feminists are speaking out against homophobia among feminists and elsewhere – as it should be
It's almost as if the world is just learning about the existence of LGBTQ people. Recently, a 9-year-old boy in America took his life after coming out to his mum…
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This female presidential aspirant insists she’s not a feminist and we are still not over it
On Wednesday, presidential aspirant Eunice Atuejide and founder of the National Interest Party (NIP) declared on Twitter that she's not a feminist. Which is bitterly funny, and ironic, and also…
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Throw the Twitter debate series #NoDragMyGender into the fire and let it burn
What have we done to deserve this kind of social media hazard? Back in May, popular social media influencer Paul Ezeudoh aka Tweet Oracle announced the then-upcoming #NoDragMyGender, a Twitter-based…
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#YNaijaEssays: Feminism is radically different today from its predecessors, and that’s a good thing
It is important to note that women have always fought against oppressive social structures. It is the very nature of humans to rail against perceived injustice and to act accordingly…
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Opinion: The economics of African Feminism
A Ghanaian actress Moesha Boduong went viral on social media a few weeks ago for an interview with CNN’s Chief international correspondent, Christiane Amanpour. In that interview, Moesha stated that…
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LONG READ: Does the Nigerian society hate women?
The recent death of South African icon and Apartheid activist, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has thrown up interesting conversations about a woman’s place in the context of African society. These conversations aren’t…
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Opinion: Let’s tell the truth, Anthony Joshua was slaughtered on the altar of pseudo wokeness…. the future of women is next
New babies are the biggest threat to the planet, so some unified system is necessary for controlling them. Our faith in humans using their reason to handle this is turning…
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The Thread: “Marriage is not an achievement” | Nigerian man charges single ladies
In these parts, marriage is viewed as the ultimate— for women. As young ladies move a little past their teenage years, parents begin to mount pressure on them. If time…
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The Thread: “I’m actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual harassment allegations” | When feminism goes wrong
Teen Vogue Columnist Emily Linden, who's also the founder of the Unslut project went on a rampage yesterday. She effectively said she did not care that innocent men suffer consequences…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Can we talk a little more about male entitlement?
For the last few days, these tweets from an American social media user has been making its rounds around twitter. A woman's idea of "Let just be friends" is "Hey…
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[The Sexuality Blog] Joss Whedon is the latest male feminist to get outed as a misogynist
For years, American filmmaker Joss Whedon has been praised for his portfolio which is filled with layered three dimensional female characters cast in films that pass the Bechdel test. Whedon…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy