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Stopping Babies From Being Ritually Killed in Nigeria

December 28, 2017by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

    In 2016, I learned about a community in the outskirts of the Nigerian capital city of Abuja that was practicing a generations-old cultural ritual that involves killing babies. […]

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Culture, Religion, Society, Spirituality, Violence, Young People

Muslim & Queer

December 13, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

I started wearing hijab when I was around three years old. It was both cultural and religious, so I never questioned it and wore it on and off until I […]

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Religion, Sexuality, Spirituality, Women

Zin’naariyâ! (‘The Wedding Ring’)

October 30, 2016by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

It’s a beautiful new film by the Nigerien journalist and film director, Rahmatou KEÏTA, which explores the themes of longing, love and travel. The film is called Zin’naariyâ, which means the […]

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Art, Culture, Gender, Society, Women

Preserving a ‘Poor Man’s Sport’

May 5, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

  Recently, I became quite interested in a sport called dambe. It’s a martial art derived from the Hausa people of West Africa. It’s akin to boxing, or kickboxing, actually, […]

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Culture, Poverty, Society, Sports

Remembering #IfAfricaWasABar

April 17, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

  One of the best hashtags ever! Remember?   The hashtag grabbed the attentions of millions of people. I was certainly one of them. It all started in July 2015. […]

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Culture, Innovation, People, Society, Young People

The lost children of Nigeria: Boko Haram orphans thousands

February 10, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

      Thousands of youths orphaned or separated from their parents by Boko Haram’s campaign of violence face ongoing trauma YOLA, Nigeria — Rose Wakulu is exhausted. Yet the 25-year-old […]

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Human Rights, Security, Young People

In Nigeria, neglected women bear the shame of fistulas

February 10, 2016by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

At least 500,000 women have vaginal fistulas, largely as a result of lack of medical care during pregnancy and labor   JOS, Nigeria — After giving birth five times, all Amina […]

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Culture, Health, Society, Women

Miss Jill Scott, Black History Month

February 3, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

Miss Jill Scott. I love you. Not because you have a beautiful face and a wonderful body and a delicious voice, but because of what and who you represent. You […]

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Music, People

The Afro-German Experience Under Hitler

February 3, 2016by Chika Oduah Leave a comment

January 27 is the UN’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Commemorated to remember the liberation of Auschwitz, largest of the German Nazi concentration camps and extermination centers But I am writing this […]

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Activism, History, Human Rights, People, Race, Society, Violence

Life or Death: Investigative Reporting In Nigeria

November 3, 2015by Chika Oduah 1 Comment

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 […]

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Journalism, Media

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I am a journalist, capturing the stories and experiences of Africans. Journalism, anthropology, Africa, these passions keep me alive. Afrocentric Confessions is a space for me to share some of what I find interesting: musings on spirituality, politics, culture, art, activism, social trends and history. And, some of my observations and rantings on where I’ve been and where I am and where I’m going. I like receiving email. chika.oduah@gmail.com

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