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By Nnenna Ibeh When 27-year-old Emmanuella Okoli graduated from Midwifery College, and landed a job with a Nigerian government health agency three years ago, her top concern was the pay. She had grown tired feeding off her mother who sent…

By Nicholas Ibekwe When Blessing, a 300-level undergraduate female student of the Sociology Department, University of Lagos, approached one of her lecturers for extra tutorial on a problematic module, she did not bargain to be the object…

Women and children are the two most vulnerable groups affected by harmful traditional practices. These beliefs, according to ISIOMA MADIKE, who concludes this three-part series of the dilemma widows face in the South-east region, reflects…

Culture, tradition and law have been identified as the bane to safe widowhood practices in most Igbo communities. This is the findings of ISIOMA MADIKE, who combed some of these neighborhoods in a two-week tour Indeed, widowhood is a…

The dilemma widows in some South-eastern neighborhoods face is dreadfully pitiable. They are condemned to a life of rejection, trauma, deprivation and poverty. However, the sufferings vary from quarter to quarter. ISIOMA MADIKE, who is on…

By Blessing Ibunge Female children in the eastern part of the country, Nigeria, have suffered so much neglect and exclusion from being involved in their family inheritance due to cultural beliefs and tradition of the Igbo people that women…

By Emmanuel Osodi Here is the pictorial story of Nigerian rural women in agriculture, especially in Ondo and Delta states The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) recently gave a grant for a project to investigate and…

By Abiose Adelaja Adams The cutting of the total or part of a woman’s external genitals continues in most parts of Nigeria despite legislations against Female Genital Mutilation. Abiose Adelaja Adams reports on the uphill task of stopping…

By Abiose Adelaja Adams Shao town in a Kwara State is a tourist site known for its annual mass wedding festival, but little is said or known about the children among the scores of young women married off at a single event. During a recent…