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...
I recently realized that my brain has this coping mechanism where it either buries or camouflages memories I find excruciatingly painful or severely embarrassing. It hides...
"Who touched you Temisan? Was it Haruna our gateman? Biko, tell me" I pleaded with a racing heart, desperately craving a different name from the one...
It becomes different when you explain to your kids that education is a journey, one that will help them achieve their dreams and future plans. Rather...
When next you are tempted to conclude that rape and sexual assault occurs because women are "indecently dressed", remember that Yul Edochie's 15-year-old daughter was covered...
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...
Poverty and cultural norms, like early marriage, contribute a great deal to this huge problem and with Nigeria having the highest number of child brides in...
If you can take children off the streets by empowering their parents financially, then, by all means, do so.
Drunk from the celebration, Alhaji welcomed me into our matrimonial room. Immediately the doors were shut he pulled his cloth, first his top, then his singlet. He walked...
According to data from the United Nations International Children Emergency fund, one in four girls and one in ten boys have been victims of sexual violence...
‘’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...
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...
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....
“Leaving Neverland,” the documentary detailing the alleged abuse Michael Jackson inflicted on Wade Robson and James Safechuck, screened in Sundance on Saturday. A lot has been...
One person for sure didn’t tune in to the Lifetime special “Surviving R. Kelly,” and that’s the man himself, the singer R. Kelly. And although the singer...
Dapo Adegboye was one of the hosts of the Rave TV show where sexual abuse, parenting and dressing was discussed. Speaking on the show, he mentioned...
Child rape is rampant in this society of ours, no matter how often we try to deny it. It’s too present. What’s even scarier is how,...
France has decided to set its legal age of sexual consent at 15. This means that under the law, sex between an adult and anyone younger...
Elizabeth Ochanya Ogbaje was 13 years old when she passed last week Thursday following “severe health complications” including Vesico Vaginal Fistula (VVF). The story is that Ochanya,...
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