It has become a normal practice to expel pregnant schoolgirls while the boys responsible for the pregnancy are left to continue their education. However, the First lady of Ekiti state, Bisi Fayemi during a meeting in Ado-Ekiti with wives of
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A Facebook user, Lucia Thioma, has identified what she believes to be fault-lines in how children are raised, especially with regard to the kind of books that they are entertained and groomed with. The Nigerian woman who is obviously intolerant
Inspirational Speaker, Mind Shifter and Girl Child Educator, Chidera Natasha is a certified Girls/ Women Rights Advocate with over 2 years experience in activism and advocacy. Natasha grew up in an Igbo dominated community, an environment that was hostile to
Education is one of the most critical areas of empowerment for the girl-child and women in general. It is also an area that offers some of the clearest examples of discrimination women suffer. Among children not attending school there are
Health experts and advocates have named “period poverty” as the main reason that young girls routinely stay away from school, especially in developing countries. Period poverty is when a girl cannot afford menstrual products during menstruation, which is approximately four
Nigerians are asking about the whereabouts of the parents and especially mother of Success Adegor, the little schoolgirl who literally walked into fame a few weeks back after her “dem go flog tire” line won sympathy and admiration from social
A Nigerian man, Amagbor John has taken to his Facebook page to berate Nigerian government for not publicly celebrating his wife, Chinelo Stella Emelife‘s achievement after the latter broke a record to win 20 masters gold medals in Chemistry at
A Nigerian dad, Olayinka Fagbuaro, is blowing hot and has vowed to set his daughters’ school’s management straight for asking his undergraduate daughters to loosen the braids on their head. The furious dad -who shielded the said school’s identity- questioned
Mom, Casey Teller says she didn’t always know she wanted a big family; but all that all changed once she started having kids. She enthused: “Each one brings so much joy to our family.” And that joy is now times
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the National Centre for Women Development, has commenced education programmes on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for physically-challenged girls and women at the centre. The NCWD Director-General, Dr Mary Ekpere-Eta, confirmed the ICT training
In these day and age, with the level of civilization and knowledge of how it works, a man can still abandon his wife because she could not give him a male child?! According to Twitter user, Adda Fatee who narrated
It is a crime when the very person who is charged with the duty to protect you turns out to be the one you need to be protected from. This is the horrifying story of Gabriel Ogba, a father who
A Facebook user, Tope Boyede has taken to same to tell on a neighbour of his whom he claims is fond of physically violating her 2+ year old daughter. Unable to look the other way any longer, Boyede shared touching
When the story of the ill-arranged marriage of Anambra child bride, Chinwe broke out on the internet, many Nigerians threw caution to the winds and spoke against such a barbaric action. The news which first broke out on social media
More facts have emerged about the story of the teenage girl that was traditionally married off to a supposedly demented man in Anambra. (Read Here) According to facts published on Facebook by activist, Prince Gwamnishu Emefiele Harrison, who visited Ihiala
In the ongoing “O jewa ke eng ?” (What’s eating you up?) on Twitter, a young Nigerian woman, Morolake Carter, 25, has opened up on how her mom’s mistrust led her to give up her chastity before she was ready
A 56-year-old South African mother of five girls, Thembeni Khuboni who has been living happily with her husband, Simon is left heartbroken after her husband of 30 years suddenly walked away from their marriage with an excuse. Thembeni, from KwaMancinza in KZN
The place or a girl child through out history has been at a disadvantage. In Africa especially, not much was thought of the girl child and her future. Nigerian Facebook user, Daniel James, is still holding on dearly to the
Grown ups need to know where to draw the line when references are being made to and about children, and parents also need to know when to speak up; especially if an utterance seemingly ‘wears’ a paedophilia garb. Nigerian stand-up
A woman who was doused in acid by her father when she was just two-months-old has put behind her horrors and is helping other young girls be more confident and accepting of themselves by sharing her life’s story and enthusiasm.
An alleged serial rapist, Solomon Imhontu and his wife have been arrested by the police in Delta state. 45-year-old Solomon in police custody confessed to the crime and gave the most embarrassing details of his unfair dealings with the little
Recall the video that went viral about two men on a show with Nigerian Social activist, Lolo Cynthia’who argued that a 5-year-old girl-child on bum short is a sexual being? (Read Here) Do you also recall that many celebrities have
More Nigerian celebrities are lending their voices to the absurdity of the viral video in which two men- one of which has been found out to be Onyema Chiwete, argued that a 5-year old dressed inappropriately can be sexualized. (Read
Nigerian TV personalities, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Kemi Lala Akindoju-Fregene and Banky W have reacted to a talk show viral video sexualizing a random 5-year-old girl due to her choice of clothing, by male guests on the show. Recall that recently, TVC
Edet Okon Asim, former commissioner for Information and the Special Adviser on Biodiversity to the governor of Cross-River state, Ben Ayade, has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 15 year-old girl in Calabar. Asim, who was also former Chairman of
