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Women and Politics

PROCREATION IS SELFISH!

Y’all, they’ve started praying for God to bless me so I can have my own kid(s)! šŸ˜‚šŸ¤²šŸ½   “Kai, and this aunty is really nice o, I sincerely hope she has her own kids soon. She’s so sweet.”   Yesterday, this woman (I like her too, she’s a good person) in all sincerity prayed for […]

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CONSENT ISN’T JUST ABOUT SEX – IT IS POLITICAL

When we hear the word consent, most people immediately think of sexual relationships. While it’s necessary to talk about consent in that regard, we often look past the fact that consent goes far beyond the bedroom. In reality, consent is deeply political. It is a valuable tool in how our societies function—or fail. In Nigeria

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FEMALE STUDENTS SHOULD PARTICIPATE IN POLITICS ON OAU CAMPUS

There is this stereotypic and patriarchal view of the fear or demeaning interpretation of the participation of young women in politics. This view has generationally been the bedrock of the sociopolitical subjugation of women in matters that affect them as much as the men in the society. Historically, the woman has been through numerous restrictions,

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

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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Women in Politics, and The Case Against Akpabio

Women in Politics, and The Case Against Akpabio Back in July 2024, Senator Natasha tried to clarify her position on a bill beyond the Aye/Nay Dichotomy of the Nigerian Senate and the lower chambers, and the response she got from Senate President Akpabio was ā€œWe’re not in a nightclub.ā€ Let’s not mince words: Senate President,

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

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

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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I HAD FOUR ABORTIONS, ƓYƁ ARREST ME!

This book contains raw passion, unfiltered anger, and a daring boldness at the gross injustice of enslaving women with their own bodies!   Are you curious about anything related to abortion?   Are you sexually active?   Do you have a sense of justice?   Do you hate being told what you can and cannot

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