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THE MILITARY TAKEOVER OF RIVERS STATE WILL ONLY INCREASE SOCIAL INSTABILITY – FIGURE

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The FIGURE Feminist Movement stands against the installation of a military administrator in Rivers State by the Federal Government in a Presidential Address.   We want to state frankly that President Tinubu’s approach to governance in this Rivers state crisis is nothing short of reckless, as is his usual approach to governance.   This declaration […]

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FEMALE STUDENTS GROUP CONDEMNS NANS FOR SUPPORTING THE VICTIMIZATION OF SENATOR AKPOTI

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National Female Students Association of Nigeria Press Release 11/3/2024 This Injustice Against Nigerian Women will not be Sustained My attention has been drawn to a protest held in Abuja by the National Association of Nigerian Students, ostensibly designed to silence women who dare challenge the status quo, as Natasha courageously did against Akpabio’s alleged sexual

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THE HIDDEN COST OF MINING IN NIGERIA (REVIEW EVENT FOR KOLA IBRAHIM’S CLIMATE IMPERIALISM IN AFRICA)

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THE HIDDEN COST OF MINING IN NIGERIA (EVENT REPORT) THE FIGURE Workspace and Bookspace at OAU Campus Gate, Ile-Ife, Nigeria on Friday March 7 held a book review in collaboration with Indigenous associations from the Obafemi Awolowo University campus. The event which had at least 15 students, socialists and book enthusiasts in attendance commenced at

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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A LOWLIFE AND A DEEP PERSON: A CASE STUDY OF MUYIWA ADE-JOBBER 

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The fact that I am writing this rejoinder does not mean that I have failed to recognize Police PRO Muyiwa Adejobi for what he is – a glorified propagandist for one of the most violent and corrupt police institutions in the world. It does not mean that I don’t know that Muyiwa Adejobi’s words about

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THE DRC ATROCITY — And Why Prisons Alone Cannot Heal The Wound of Systemic Misogyny and Rape Culture 

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The recent reports of 150 female inmates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) being raped and burned to death are not just a tragedy – they are grotesque manifestations of the global pandemic of misogyny.   This act of unspeakable violence is not an anomaly. It is the logical endpoint of a world that

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THOUGHTS ON ABORTION IN NIGERIA

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I read about an Instagram model that was ready to file a lawsuit against Aubrey Drake Graham, a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor who allegedly had poured hot pepper in a condom after use to kill the sperm. She (the model) went to the bathroom to take some sperm for her use only to feel

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