The conversation about the themes that make up our flywheel on the nonbinary blog are constantly evolving. We collate a weekly list of interesting tweets we saw from Nigerians on faith & spirituality, gender, sexuality, mental and emotional health, and disability. Enjoy, add to the conversation or simply expand your worldview. Shame remains one of... Read More

Christianity, emotional abuse, Faith, gender-based violence, Mental Illness, physical abuse, shame

March 14, 2021

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Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter

As public discourse in Nigeria continues to find its way to topics hitherto considered taboo, we continue to document it. This week, find below some of the tweets we saw from Twitter on a number of non-binary topics – sexuality, faith and spirituality, disability, gender rights and mental emotional health. It should be no surprise... Read More

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autonomy, gay, Gender equality, LGBTQ Nigerians, patriarchy, physical abuse, Sexual assault, sexual harassment

August 22, 2017

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R. Kelly faces new allegations of underage sexual and physical abuse

Another woman has accused American singer and songwriter, Robert Sylvester Kelly known professionally as R. Kelly with explosive allegations in the wake of claims that he manipulates every aspect of life for several women who live with him. Jerhonda Pace, 24, told Buzzfeed she was 16 when she began a sexual relationship with the singer, whom she first met... Read More

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Jerhonda Pace, physical abuse, R. Kelly, Robert Sylvester Kelly, sexual abuse

September 11, 2014

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“He beats me everyday with belt” || “I have no apology” – 26-year-old woman saved from abusive marriage

by Azubuike Azikiwe A 26-year-old resident of Ilorin, Zainab Usman, has successfully gotten out of a physically-abusive marriage. On Wednesday, 10 September, an Ilorin Area Court in Kwara, dissolved her three-year-old marriage with Lawal Usman, over claims of constant beating. Zainab pleaded with the court to end her marriage to Lawal, saying he was too... Read More

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Abusive marriage, battery, beating, court, dissolved, Ilorin, Lawal Usman, physical abuse, union, Yusuf Abdulkareem, Zainab Usman

April 23, 2014

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Watch it! 5 signs your lover is checking out of the relationship

by Anna Bella If you are put down more often than built up, especially in front of others, this shows blatant disrespect for you. Teasing in moderation is always fun, and a good way to teach you to laugh at yourself. But when it becomes insulting, it’s not fun and it becomes hurtful. All relationships... Read More

November 22, 2013

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#DivorceDrama: “My wife beats me whenever I asked for anything” – Husband, 75, laments in court

by ‘Jola Sotubo An elderly man in Lagos has begged a court to separate him from his much younger wife who he claims has repeatedly abused him physically. Fashola Fakorede, 75, pleaded with a customary court sitting in the Igando area of Lagos, to effect a dissolution of his marriage to his 49-year-old wife, Funke.... Read More

49 year old wife, 75 year old man, Customary court, dissolution of marriage, dissolve marriage, divorce, domestic abuse, Igando, lagos state, old man, physical abuse, wife, wife beats husband

July 13, 2013

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‘Battered wife syndrome’: Woman hacks husband to death for trying to force her to get drunk

by Rachel Ogbu A 40-year-old woman in the Philippines has been charged with parricide after she hacked her husband to death because he had allegedly tried to force her to get drunk with him, the authorities said Saturday. Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Regional Police Office, said: “The victim was under... Read More

Domestic violence, hacks husband to death, physical abuse

Emotional abuse, Shame | Top non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week

Benevolent patriarchy, sexual assault | Non-binary tweets we saw this week on Nigeria Twitter

R. Kelly faces new allegations of underage sexual and physical abuse

“He beats me everyday with belt” || “I have no apology” – 26-year-old woman saved from abusive marriage

Watch it! 5 signs your lover is checking out of the relationship

#DivorceDrama: “My wife beats me whenever I asked for anything” – Husband, 75, laments in court

‘Battered wife syndrome’: Woman hacks husband to death for trying to force her to get drunk

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