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Imrana Buba30 March 2025
In 2018, Dapchi, Yobe State, was thrust into global headlines after Boko Haram terrorists abducted 110 schoolgirls. Today, women in the community are leading grassroots efforts to counter radicalization and build peace, transforming their roles from victims to protectors.
Ayomide Ladipo23 March 2025
While many countries have successfully increased female representation in governance through legally binding quotas, Nigeria remains resistant, masking inaction with policy jargon and superficial interventions.
Azeezat Adekanye23 March 2025
From feminism to body positivity to mental health, self-care has become yet another concept commodified by capitalism. In a world that constantly thrives on profiting from women’s exhaustion, self-care must become a radical act of reclaiming control over one’s body, mind and soul.
Angel Nduka-Nwosu9 March 2025
To celebrate Women’s History Month, Nigerian writer and editor, Angel Nduka-Nwosu, compiles a list of books by Black women that belong on your reading list this month and beyond. These books capture the multifaceted experiences of Black women.
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CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
WHERE ARE THE BODIES #EndSARS
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
WHERE ARE THE BODIES #EndSARS
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
WHERE ARE THE BODIES #EndSARS
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
A Yoruba Woman’s Notes On Language as a Barrier, Bridge and Bedrock
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
CHIKA JONES OCTOBER 9 2025
WHERE ARE THE BODIES #EndSARS
I knew policemen as neighbours, as fathers of schoolmates, as bullies, as murderers. Even though the protest was my first, it was nothing new. They were killing and harassing young boys; we needed to speak. Everything was the same until DJ Switch went live on Instagram that night.
