“What happens in this house stays in this house.” I must have heard that phrase a thousand times growing up. It was supposed to protect our...
Beyond entertainment, Colleen Hoover has a history of tossing her audience into utter shock with the style she tells her stories. It Ends With Us is...
Domestic violence has been a recurring incidence in Nigeria, and there have been many conversations about the need for victims to leave abusive partners and the...
The conversation on abusive relationships is one everyone needs to have knowledge of. From the forms abuse may come in and the understanding that abuse is...
There is a buzzing behind my temples. I can almost hear it, like the sound of a mosquito hovering around, making its presence known but remaining...
I recently shared my story from eleven years ago, of how I was in a relationship that was emotionally, psychologically, and physically abusive. I became a...
Since the news broke out about Osinachi Nwachukwu‘s alleged cause of death, I’ve been heartbroken and overwhelmed, especially with the permanence of death. The fact that...
Lovers’ tiff or lovers’ quarrel, just as petty as it is sweet, ends with a reconciliation for souls within. But that was not what I had...
Many people, especially parents, do not know where to draw the line between disciplining a child and abusing a child. Discipline is the practice of making people...
The first time I met Aunty Toun, her eyes held stories deep seated and untold while her lips, although pressed tight, looked ready to spill them....
That night, while he took his bath, you entered the bathroom, took the sponge and scrubbed his back gently. Then you gently turned him to face...
One thing about Kosi was she couldn’t hold the truth for long, not from me though. I am her friend and confidant and she would eventually...
A huge majority of child sexual abuse cases are usually swept under the rug as most children do not speak up when they are being abused...
Perhaps, you will forever have walls in your head. But maybe you don’t have to live in there forever.
‘’It happened,’’ Big Aunty’s voice eventually ends the silence, ‘’It definitely happened.’’A loud shriek tears through the room. ‘’My daughter oh, my daughter! I am finished!’’...
Hannah's mother said while bathing her daughter she noticed the little girl was in pains. She asked what was wrong and little girl made her promise...
So while we celebrate women this month, let's ask ourselves what biases we have that will not make us and the future generation better.
Arewa women are changing narratives and this time it’s on sexual assault and harassment. Men in northern Nigeria have always had it easy and the patriarchy...
When the #MeToo movement was at its strongest, in 2017, many a powerful men were brought down in the US, made to face the consequences of...
Despite it being a crime under Chapter 21 of the criminal code, there is still a prevalence of sexual abuse, sexual violence and rape in Nigeria....
Recent Comments