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Education Policy: Should Age or Academic Merit Determine University Admission?

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Policies are pertinent decisions that can aid or mar a country’s development. This is why, when a country makes new policies, it is not enough for there to be effective channels for implementing them. It is also crucial to consider the effects these policies may have on citizens’ well-being, particularly children and young people […]

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TRAORE – FAKING A REVOLUTION!

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There is a reason I don’t take people who post pictures of this guy (Captain Ibrahim Traore) on social media serious. People who have not done anything substantial to make a revolution in their own country will post a photo of Traore to feel like they are part of something. That picture they have posted

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FEMINISM IS ESSENTIAL

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This week, a 14 year old Pakistani TikToker living in the west was lured back to Pakistan and unalived by her father and uncle. Her crime? She dared to be on tiktok!. But there are Pakistani boys residents in Pakistan who are active on TikTok and social media as a whole. Yet, nothing has or

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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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OAU ICT CENTER: AN HISBAH POLICE STATION

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Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has long been celebrated for its staunch commitment to freedom of expression. Over the years, Great Ife students have vigilantly upheld this principle through steadfast resistance against any encroachments on their freedom of expression. With the growing and recurring stabs to the historical prestige of this great citadel of learning

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MARRIAGE AND FEMINISM

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If it were up to me, marriage would have been disbanded until we have proper policies/ laws to protect women. Earlier on, I was listening to a certain woman narrating how her ex husband chopped her hands off and almost burnt her to death. What really annoys me is the fact that she’s been seeking

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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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WOMEN CAN WEAR WHATEVER THEY WANT

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Conversations around women’s bodies and the idea of the ‘perfect victim’. … Last week Sunday, a medical students’ association WhatsApp group I am on had a discussion about a video of a young woman who on dressing “indecently” was harassed by a group of men while one guy tried fending off her harassors and she

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WOMEN’S SEXUAL RIGHTS INCLUSION WRITING CONTEST

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CALL FOR FEMINIST WRITERS! ✨🌟 FigureFeminists.com is excited to invite passionate feminist writers (irrespective of your gender identity) to contribute to our International Women’s Day initiative! We’re seeking critical commentaries (1500+ words) from a pro-sexual rights perspective on one of the following ten crucial topics (and each category attracts a #10,000 cash prize for

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