On Obiamaka Orakwue’s Rape & Murder
The Orakwue’s buried their 14-year-old daughter at the Berger cemetery in Lagos amidst pain and anguish because some street boys felt they had a right to what she had initially…
“If You Tell Anyone About This I Will Stop Paying Your School Fees”
“If you tell anyone about this, I will stop paying your school fees.” For people with options, education is a choice. You will hear the average Nigerian on social media…
Rape Came Before Mini Skirts
Zaynab Uthman “Stay at home, don’t get raped” “Cover your body, don’t get raped” No. Just No. Clothing or the lack of it in your opinion isn’t an invitation to…
Teach The Children About Consent !
Princess Ilonze What is 2 +2 ? What letter of the alphabet comes after “L”? What is the 6th word of the Nigerian national anthem? Who was the First Prime…
Scents
Lola Ogunnupebi The day your rose is stripped of its redness, Is the first time you will lose color. Your heart will remember, like it happened a blink ago Your…
Sisters.
Zaynab Uthman You saw the confusion on your sister’s face. But you didn’t understand – You didn’t ask. When your sister approached you, And said your father wanted you, you…
Violated.
Fatima Adeiye “If you scream for help, other boys in the hostel will just come & take turns. Just stay still & let me do what I want to do”…
Gather Round, Let’s Take A Look In The Mind Of The Abused.
By: Mercy Kwabe I must confess that before I became very aware of the severity of sexual violence, I often misunderstood the effect it had on abuse victims. However, my…
This Is How Most Women Were Born
By: Samiat Alamutu My body turned, It changed. My legs, Forced open, Before they really hit home – In my spine, Or my brain, And. On that day, A woman…