The Woman, The Soul, The Worshiper
the Woman woke up one clear night under the spell of a mighty cough it scratched her throat until it bled sore raw red and in one enormous blow […]
Tag Archives: by Chika Oduah
10 Stories I Want to Write In The Near Future
I’m always looking for a good story. I already have a lot of ideas on my brain shelf that I want to pursue journalistically. It’s just a matter […]
African Superheroes
You Don’t Have To Be White To Save The World I borrowed the title of this post, “African Superheroes, You Don’t Have To Be White To Save The […]
Life or Death: Investigative Reporting In Nigeria
A few weeks ago, a Nigerian journalist uncovered alleged cases of rape and sodomy in a boys’ school in Kano, northern Nigeria. Reporting on a sensitive cultural taboo, the journalist […]
The widows of Boko Haram
Despite efforts by women’s groups, thousands of Nigerian widows struggle to survive because of Boko Haram’s insurgency. Maiduguri, Nigeria – For four months and 10 days, Falmata Gana never […]
In The Land Of Nigeria’s Kidnapped Girls
On Monday morning, May 12, I sat in the backseat of a Toyota Corolla, headed to Chibok. With a satin abaya draping my body in a sheath of black, and […]
Gay Nigerians targeted as ‘un-African’
Despite evidence of homosexual customs pre-dating the colonial era, intolerant laws are flourishing across Africa. Abuja, Nigeria – Fourteen years ago, at the age of 19, Ifeanyi Orazulike could no […]
Becoming Nigerian Part 1: One Year In
This is part 1 of my series ‘Becoming Nigerian’ I flew into Abuja, Nigeria on a Lufthansa aircraft in December 2012. It’s been one year, a year of profound personal […]
After God Is The Condom: Sexual Health In Nigeria
Bassey Ngehaje does not have a problem using condoms. When that moment approaches, when he’s aroused in the company of an alluring woman, Bassey pulls out a condom and puts […]
Nigeria’s Ethiopians Protest Abuse In Saudi Arabia
While thousands are decrying the reported abuse of Ethiopian migrants in Saudi Arabia, one woman hopes to stir more activism in Africa “I couldn’t sleep. If you see the pictures… […]
Afrocentric Confessions 