10 Facts From #BokoHaram Report
10 Facts From Amnesty International’s Latest Boko Haram Report To coincide with the one-year commemoration of the April 14, 2014 mass abduction by Boko Haram of almost 300 […]
Tag Archives: Nigeria
Nigeria’s Woman Problem
In my city, Abuja, an NGO called the Society against Prostitution and Child Labour has been collaborating with the city’s Environmental Protection Board to round up any woman found on […]
Niger Delta’s retired militants warn of new violence
Five years after ceasefire, Niger Delta’s retired militants warn of new violence Young combatants who handed their guns over to the government in 2009 say oil-soaked corruption and […]
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 […]
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 Beyond the Headlines
Nigeria Beyond the Headlines: Population, Health, Natural Resources, and Governance “Nigeria is a country of marginalized people. Every group you talk to, from the Ijaws to the Hausas, will tell you they are […]
Nigerian State Raises Tabs To Curb Divorce
If you live in the northern Nigerian state of Kano, it will cost you $300 to divorce your wife. The new law has been introduced to curb the rocketing divorce […]
Nigeria Urged To Reduce Child Marriages
Activists believe women’s education and stronger laws will improve life in Africa’s most populous nation. Child marriage – defined as a marital union with a person under the age of […]
Facing Child Marriage In Nigeria
The Nigerian Senate is reeling in the backlash of a sweeping outpouring of public protests. Activists and protesters are rallying on streets, tweeting and hashtagging #ChildNotBride, sharing editorials in the […]
Fish Soup As Love Potions
The River Oyono is like a smoky-grey cloak animated by a strong wind. It is, in fact, only a small conceited river that embraces the Atlantic Ocean for a passionate […]
Afrocentric Confessions 