Category: Society & Culture
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The Prevailing Issue of Child Abuse in Nigeria.
There is a prevailing crisis of child abuse going on in Nigeria and by extension, the whole of Africa. It is a crisis that began as a way of upholding the morals and culture in the society. However, this supposed protection and upholding of imminent good has in turn turned out to be dangerous itself.…
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Why Men Should Have Empathy.
Dear men, you are allowed to have empathy for people. I was having a conversation with a guy yesterday and I was telling him about some of the struggles I have been experiencing lately. As I began to speak, it dawned on me that I was only wasting my time. I honestly do not know…
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Female Serial Killers.
There is a certain stereotypical order to how serial killers are regarded. The widespread assumption is that men serial killers are more ruthless than their female counterparts. There isn’t as much information and data on female serial killers as it is with male serial killers. This is perhaps because the statistics of male serial killers…
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End Sars, Our New National Anthem.
The Oppressed must not, cannot be neutral in the struggle of the oppressed against the oppressor. -Kwame Nkrumah The last couple of days has been characterized by an uproar in the Nigerian society. Many Nigerians including celebrities have now taken their demands from just the social media platforms available to them to the streets demanding…
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I Wanted a Voice and I Found One by Writing.
My Journey So Far. “Your voice is the mantle that illuminates your path”- Oluwapelumi Okeh. I wanted a voice and I found one. Here I am, looking back a year and thinking of how far I have come. Its been officially a year that I began writing professionally. I remember making the decision, telling my…
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Unravelling life as a 20-something.
Being a 20-something can be very challenging. Having to deal with various challenges and situations in life is no child’s play. The pressure is enough to overwhelm or cripple anyone. As a 20-something myself, I have sometimes looked at life and questioned a lot of things. I have asked questions such as do I have…