Report Women

By Olutosin Oladasu Abedowale TRIGGER WARNING: the following article describes female genital mutilation and male circumcision in detail. Oyo State – Western Nigeria We sat on a long bench amongst Baba Oloola’s clients-in-waiting. This is…

By Ojoma Akor In recent years there has been increased incidences of sexual violence against women and girls, particularly rape and child sexual abuse, in Nigeria.  The attacks occur in the streets, in schools and in the work place, and…

By Nsikan Edak Port Harcourt the Rivers State  Capital is a highly populated city of the oil- rich state in Niger Delta, South-South, Nigeria. As an industrial city of the ''Treasure base of the Nation”, with great  economic potentials,…

The Nigerian government has promised to clear an eight-month arrears owed midwives employed under the Midwives Service scheme. The payment will be made by May, according to a communique signed by the Executive Director, National Primary…

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…