The Media Blog: So, basically, this stupid ThisDay story blames ‘feminism’ for Ireti Doyle’s marital issues

You have to read the stupidity to believe it. They even blame Mo Abudu for giving Ireti Doyle new roles. According to this Thisday story, “Then came media mogul, Mo Abudu, into the mix. Also a broadcaster with stints in NTA Network and STV, Ireti starred in some of the Ebony TV founder’s productions like... Read More

The Media Blog

feminism, ireti doyle, Mo Abudu, The Media Blog, The Wedding Party

July 10, 2017

Opinion: Stop putting limitations on women

by Samuel Chiaba Yesterday, I stumbled on an interesting quote that aroused my interest. This quote, credited to a woman, addressed what women should do or aspire to. It stressed the implications of not pushing for greatness and self–empowerment. Initially, I thought this quote was brilliant and perhaps, on some other day, I would have... Read More

Opinion

feminism, misogyny, opinion, women, women empowerment, Women in Africa

June 3, 2017

We just cannot forget Beyoncé’s Push Party in a hurry

Bootylicious Bey! Aren’t you the best? Hosting and glamorising something as obscure as a Push Party. This, after she had released the most iconic of pregnancy reveal photos. The flower crown theme not only feeding into her “African narrative” but also carrying along the young and Snap-obsessed. Then she did this: Oh dear, Mother of Wowzas!... Read More

Thinking Through

Beyoncé, Carter Push Party, feminism, pregnancy, Push Party, Still on the Matter, womanism

May 26, 2017

Twitter is trash: We know 4 things you won’t learn about feminism from TwitterNG

When Beyoncé released Flawless and featured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2013, it was a small step for humanity but a big step for Nigerian music and literature. A simple excerpt from Chimamanda’s TED talk about teaching our girls to shrink themselves was heard by the great Beyoncé and her god status transferred to Chimamanda by... Read More

Reviews

Beyoncé, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, feminism, takeaways, twitter.

May 19, 2017

Ololade Ajekigbe: No, men are not trash

Ololade Ajekigbe “Yoruba men are demons” “Short people have an inferiority complex” “Feminists don’t make good wives” “Ijebu people are stingy” “Northerners are dirty” “Whites hate Blacks” …and now “Men are scum/trash” All of the above statements are only a few of the popular generalizations many of us are familiar with. They probably started as a... Read More

Opinion

battle of the sexes, Domestic violence, feminism, Men are scum, Men are trash, nigeria, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion

April 26, 2017

UgoTalksAlot: Why ranting may be stopping the mental change we need

I’m a firm believer that how we pass information across is more important than the information we’re passing across. The former, I believe, is partly responsible for the brick walls that debates on social issues keep hitting. Whenever the issue is rape, sexual assault, Kemen, feminism or even Biafra, people understandably get angry. The anger... Read More

Opinion

assault, conversation, feminism, nigeria, rant, rape

April 17, 2017

Racism is America’s original sin | Chimamanda Adichie says in interview with CNN (WATCH)

by Dolapo Adelana Nigerian author Chimanda Ngozi-Adichie has said she actually finds it surprising that many people in America are surprised that racism is a problem in the country. Adichie, who said this in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour said racism is America’s “original sin”. Chimamanda said, “I think that race is America’s original sin and... Read More

The News Blog

Chimanda Ngozi-Adichie, Christiane Amanpour, cnn, donald trump, feminism, Interview, Original sin, Racism, Video

March 18, 2017

The Thread: We will continually have double standards over men and women issues

Earlier on today, a Twitter user told how a lady approached him and offered to perform a BJ on him in exchange for t-fare. He refused her both requests and caught major flak for it. It even devolved into a women’s rights issue. Chidi Okereke has explained why society will continue to react differently to... Read More

Opinion

double standards, feminism, nigeria, sexual favours, The Thread

March 17, 2017

Opinion: Big talks, jamborees and conundrums from the International Women’s Day 2017

by Opeyemi Oriniowo The 2017 international women’s day (IWD) celebration has come and gone but not without leaving its fair share of big talks, jamborees, camaraderie and conundrums; at least from the perspective of a young man carving a path in Africa’s social sector of complex problems. Over the past week and in... Read More

Opinion

Dr. Abiola Akiode, feminism, gender issues, International Women's Day, Matriachy, patriarchy, Professor Chioma Agomo

March 13, 2017

The Thread: “There’s no universal experience of gender ” | Laverne Cox responds to Chimamanda

The conversation about gender, the policing of it, feminism and privilege has been ongoing on social media, thanks to Chimamanda’s interview on Channel 4. Laverne Cox chimes in on it: 1.I was talking to my twin brother today about whether he believes I had male privilege growing up. I was a very feminine child though... Read More

Opinion

chimamanda, feminism, Laverne Cox, The Thread, Transgender

March 13, 2017

The Thread: “Transgenderism has taken centre stage and actual women’s issues are on the back-burner”

Chimamanda stirred a storm over the weekend with these statements about transgender women. https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840341791312351235 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840342388291850241 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840343095828975617 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840344682957819904 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840345986228715521 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840346593907900417 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840347868728815617 https://twitter.com/VOICEOFCHID/status/840353481546436609 Hmmm.

Opinion

chimamanda, feminism, nigeria, The Thread, Transgender conversation

March 11, 2017

The Thread: The different ways women are held backwards

Rinsola Abiola, media aide to Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara shares her views on feminism. She chops to bits the notion that feminism ’emasculates’ men. Do see below: https://twitter.com/MemeIwara/status/839483287127085058 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839743603471679488 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839744205660520448 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839744696184422400 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839745102574669824 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839745452673224704 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839745637918846976 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839745945097076736 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839746169148424193 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839746578185392132 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839746828002275328 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839747030738210816 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839747473316974592 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839747720738926592 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839747987593117696 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839748152186007552 https://twitter.com/Bint_Moshood/status/839748420004950017 Good talk.

Opinion

Equal Rights, feminism, Gender superiority, Male emasculation, nigeria, norms

March 9, 2017

The Thread: Powerful African women in history

Yesterday, we marked International Women’s Day. This thread captures the impact of African women in the world. They were scientists, activists, artists, feminists. They changed the status quo in extraordinary ways. This here is our salute to the women who have gone before us. Do see below: https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839504062789738497 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839506096259649536 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839506676881354752 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839507978315157504 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839510101144784896 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839512122119749632 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839514074073292800 https://twitter.com/Christiana1987/status/839517084212027392... Read More

Opinion

African history, AFrican Women, Esther Malangu, feminism, Funmilola Ransome Kuti, International Women's Day, Nashwa Eassa, Phillis Wheatley, Sarah Forbes Bonetta, The Thread, Wangari Maathai

March 2, 2017

The Thread: Much ado about questions by customer care personnel

Twitter is threads and threads are Twitter. At least that’s what this tweep (@Sasen_Aro) thought about Twitter’s utility when she used the medium to pour out her heart about some of the ‘irrelevant’ questions asked by customer service personnel. Do see her query below: https://twitter.com/Sasen_Aro/status/836547784799055872 Reactions Storm in a teacup? https://twitter.com/BATTLETIDE/status/836683939767017472 i mean, you... Read More

Opinion

Customer service, feminism, irate customers, MTN, nigeria, The Thread

February 4, 2017

Harmony Levin: Nigerian, male and feminist [NEXT]

by Harmony Levin In the past few years since I took up the fancy title of being called a feminist, or better put, an unapologetic feminist. I usually get eerily happy when someone asks “So you are a feminist?” or “Abi you support feminism?” And I would go on to give a long convincing lecture... Read More

Opinion

chimamanda, feminism, Harmony Levin, Male feminists, NEXT, nigeria

January 27, 2017

Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

by Wilfred Okiche My first encounter with Buchi Emecheta’s work was as a secondary school student growing up in Lagos, anxiously waiting for my sister to be done with the novels and plays in her Literature syllabus so I could take my turn with them. Shadowing my sister like so, informed my eventual decision to... Read More

Opinion

Buchi Emecheta, feminism, New Voices, nigeria, Wilfred Okiche, Women liberation

January 7, 2017

The Thread: No, your cunning mother was not a feminist

Many hide behind the cloak of feminism to push wrong agendas. @Chude has something for those who force people into a closet. He insists that people should be allowed to express themselves how they deem fit. What say ye?

Thinking Through

Chude, feminism, grandmother, manipulation, men, potential, women

January 3, 2017

The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

“Men are scum”. Sometime in 2016 on Nigerian Twitter, that phrase became a catch-all to explain away Yoruba demons, misogynists, wife beaters and the men whose silence in matters of oppression enable these other men. Often used humorously (and sometimes in vehement anger) by many women and a good number of men, it was the... Read More

Thinking Through

feminism, instagram, Men are scum, nigeria, twitter., Yoruba Demons

December 1, 2016

Eketi Edima Ette: International interviews versus Nigerian interviews

by Eketi Edima Ette Interview on BBC. My name is Adam Greene and this is Focus on Africa, on the BBC world service. Today, we have as our guest, Eketi Edima Ette from Nigeria. Eketi is an author, a blogger, farmer, business woman and philanthropist. She’s the CEO of For the Love of Words Inc.... Read More

Adam Green, cluelessness, feminism, journalism, life, nigeria, patriarchy, women

November 22, 2016

The Thread: Twitter clapsback at Molara Wood

Writer, journalist, literary editor and critic, Molara Wood waded into the matter of the Nigerian President’s daughter- Zahra Buhari’s marriage- and Twitter Nigeria came back for her, with delight and no regrets. Zahra Buhari will be getting married to Nigerian billionaire Ahmed Indimi. Talk about a power couple. But Molara Wood reckons Zahra and her... Read More

Ahmed Indimi, Aisha buhari, feminism, Marriage, molara wood, nigeria, Politics, Power

November 13, 2016

The Thread: Don’t make yourself smaller for any man

Nigeria is patriarchy-central. On any given day, any random person will give you advice on how to talk to a man, because well, men are superior to women- even the Bible says it’s so. Single, successful career women are usually told not to buy a car of their own, houses, land, etc, because then men would... Read More

feminism, men, nigeria, patriarchy, Religion, The Thread, women

November 12, 2016

Ifeoluwa Adedeji: Radically speaking [NEW VOICES]

by Ifeoluwa Adedeji The feminist movement has acquired so much importance globally, owing largely to the work of popular women who stand at the center of their careers and have committed to speaking out about the plight of women in a world ordered by men. Indeed, different public personalities have taken note of this campaign for... Read More

Featured

Beyoncé, Chimamanda Adichie, feminism, hegemony, Lemonade, New Voices, nigeria, oppresion, patriarchy, Radical Feminism

November 11, 2016

Reuben Abati: The sad news of Trump’s triumph

“Democracy is tricky; it sometimes ends up as a parody of itself. When the people clamour for change, they can vote with their hearts, and prove impervious to plain sight reason, and overlook likely pitfalls. We can only hope that Donald Trump does not become the symbol of the change that Americans are seeking. That... Read More

America, American 2016 elections, bernie sanders, democracy, feminism, Hillary Clinton, patriarchy, President Trump

November 8, 2016

Omar-Farouq Edu: Woman [NEW VOICES]

by Omar-Farouq Edu A trophy is made of metal and I want you to imagine your body as a trophy. Exposure is not your friend, it’s your enemy that dims your shine because you start to rust and your beauty begins to fade. Where is your pride? At the very moment when an actor wins... Read More

Featured

feminism, New Voices, nigeria, patriarchy, Power, women

November 5, 2016

The Thread: This is why some women do not contribute to the family purse

Gender roles are a source of contention for a number of reasons: culture, upbringing, patriarchy, or religious beliefs. One of such touchy gender role issues is who pays the bills in the home- the husband, the wife or both? @Batarhe put out a poll on his timeline yesterday asking men if their wives should help... Read More

culture, feminism, Gender Roles, nigeria, patriarchy, Philandering, The Thread

November 3, 2016

The woman in the other room

by Olufemi Babalogbon When she is raped, it’s for nudity No judgment for the villain himself She gets pregnant in school, lost sympathy Of people who aren’t holier than her-self Why should a girl be impregnated? She must have invented the semen! Why should a girl be violated? She must have been the one... Read More

Buhari, donald trump, feminism, Nigerian Voices, patriarchy, women

November 3, 2016

The Thread: Is this a case of female entitlement?

Whilst Malak (@mangoes_marxism) was advising ladies to discard double standards in relationships, @ _Alexis T had an altogether different concern, and was curious to hear from the men. Here’s what she asked and what men had to say: https://twitter.com/__AlexisT/status/793500609152290817 https://twitter.com/6Foot_Ant_Man/status/793738342651297792 Because when God made women, he gave them the same amount of legs as men, for comfortable... Read More

abroad, Entitlement, equality, feminism, nigeria, patriarchy

November 2, 2016

The Thread: Women, hold men to the same standards to which you hold yourself

This mini lecture by Malak (@mangoes_marxism) is one worth reading and chewing over. In most parts of the world, particularly in Nigeria, a double standard exists between men and women. Do see below: https://twitter.com/mangoes_marxism/status/793446740187877376 50/50 c’est possible?

double standards, feminism, men, oppression, patriarchy, women, World maters

November 2, 2016

Thou shall not live | A woman’s guide to avoiding rape

by Ogechi Nwobia Sometime last year, I was wrapping up work for the day when an ex hit me up to check in and ask what I would be doing after work. I said I was going to see a male friend who lived close to my office. Said friend had invited me over to... Read More

feminism, nigeria, opinion, patriarchy, rape, Victim shaming, women

October 31, 2016

The Thread: A lady can’t pay for her man’s drinks again?

Nigeria is fraught with a large scale of sexism and patriachy issues, woven around religion and seeped in culture, it’s doubtful we’ll ever come out of it. Still, we have not lost hope. Brick by brick, with a sledge hammer and bull dozer, we’ll tear those walls down. This here is the story of Nene.E (@N_Word_),... Read More

feminism, nigeria, night out, patriarchy, Sexism, The Thread

The Media Blog: So, basically, this stupid ThisDay story blames ‘feminism’ for Ireti Doyle’s marital issues

Opinion: Stop putting limitations on women

We just cannot forget Beyoncé’s Push Party in a hurry

Twitter is trash: We know 4 things you won’t learn about feminism from TwitterNG

Ololade Ajekigbe: No, men are not trash

UgoTalksAlot: Why ranting may be stopping the mental change we need

Racism is America’s original sin | Chimamanda Adichie says in interview with CNN (WATCH)

The Thread: We will continually have double standards over men and women issues

Opinion: Big talks, jamborees and conundrums from the International Women’s Day 2017

The Thread: “There’s no universal experience of gender ” | Laverne Cox responds to Chimamanda

The Thread: “Transgenderism has taken centre stage and actual women’s issues are on the back-burner”

The Thread: The different ways women are held backwards

The Thread: Powerful African women in history

The Thread: Much ado about questions by customer care personnel

Harmony Levin: Nigerian, male and feminist [NEXT]

Wilfred Okiche: On Buchi Emecheta and the joys of motherhood [NEW VOICES]

The Thread: No, your cunning mother was not a feminist

The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

Eketi Edima Ette: International interviews versus Nigerian interviews

The Thread: Twitter clapsback at Molara Wood

The Thread: Don’t make yourself smaller for any man

Ifeoluwa Adedeji: Radically speaking [NEW VOICES]

Reuben Abati: The sad news of Trump’s triumph

Omar-Farouq Edu: Woman [NEW VOICES]

The Thread: This is why some women do not contribute to the family purse

The woman in the other room

The Thread: Is this a case of female entitlement?

The Thread: Women, hold men to the same standards to which you hold yourself

Thou shall not live | A woman’s guide to avoiding rape

The Thread: A lady can’t pay for her man’s drinks again?

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