Unsuspecting ʌnsəˈspɛktɪŋ/ (Of a person or animal) not aware of the presence of danger; feeling no suspicion. Synonyms: unwitting, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful. On Twitter,...
Have you said these prayers recently: “In nine months’ time…”, “This time next year…”, “Ti e naa a de laipe (yours too will come shortly)”? Have...
Originally, “Slay Queen” meant a woman doing amazing in life. A woman who is slaying. Remember Beyoncé’s “Formation”? She repeatedly sang “I slay, I slay!” There...
World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1st to 7th. The aim of this is to create more awareness, encourage breastfeeding and improve the...
I was having a conversation with a female on social media and she made a comment that really took me aback. She said, “Women should always be...
According to Collins dictionary, Chivalry has different definitions. It is the polite, kind, and unselfish behaviour, especially by men towards women. In the Middle Ages, chivalry...
Menelaos Apostolou in his “ground-breaking” “magnum opus” declared that female queerness is an evolutionary trait. “A lot of men indicate a desire to have a partner...
No one understands a woman like a woman! This is why we women have to stand together and stop fighting ourselves. It is often said that...
Sometime last year, I was talking with two of my male colleagues about how men are susceptible to rape. “Men can’t be raped,” one of them...
In the last days of the year 2011, the people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria decided to stage a mass protest against a planned fuel...
We have heard of how we (women) are encouraged to tighten our vaginas via steaming. From the requirements (ingredients) and procedure, it would seem as though...
A few weeks ago, the Internet was buzzing over an interview by world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua with British GQ magazine. “Are you a good dad?”...
Men are such wonderful beings! For those of us who date men: do you wake up at night to stare at the man you are sleeping...
There were so many lessons learnt in 2017! Aside experiences with people and situations, reading and a little bit of travelling have contributed to my education...
Other than poor electricity, unfortunate roads, and a lousy government that delights in playing politics at the expense governing the masses, there are other problems that...
BellaNaija is always looking for ways to empower and uplift women. We sometimes do this by drawing your attention to conferences aimed to inspire women, or...
Gender roles have made female subjugation a cultural universal. A cultural universal is a trait or element different human societies (cultures) have in common. Most cultures...
They thought we were like our mothers: they never saw us coming. We are the expression of the suppressed aspects of our mothers – sexually, physically,...
Last time I was with a dear friend, I told him, “I want a patriarch, a benevolent misogynist. You that is a feminist, who you epp?”...
“If Celie were singing, she would be like Mamie, Bessie, and Ma Rainey, all of whom were abused. Those women were abused by men. (…) And...
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