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...
My weekend was a hit! I was in the company of five amazing women, and from our discussions, I learnt many things. Two of them are: There...
Recently, I saw a story in a newspaper titled: “FG Laments Increase in Homosexuality and Wearing of Dreadlocks.” What a wonderful time to be alive! In...
You have to develop a layer of tough skin Skin so tough that nothing Can get past to break your heart within. Sometime in December 2016,...
Scrolling through my Twitter timeline last week, I saw tweet. “I don’t like women with makeup.” Something amusing like that. I laughed. There’s always that average...
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” Have you ever seen...
Our patriarchal society nudges men into hyper-masculinity. “Men are not meant to cry.” “Men should always be strong.” Most times, men experience ridicule when they show...
An achievement is “a thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage”. It can also be defined as “a great heroic deed or feat; something accomplished...
Your body has become a canvas of red, blue, and black. Your mind has become a wasteland wrecked by cruel words that fall like hail. Yet...
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