My mother told me to be respectful of my elders. She taught me to always use sir and ma and show elders I was well brought up. I don’t know if that has now become a problem because it was…
After raping me, Mustapha says he wants to marry me
Mustapha is a liar and there will be no aljannah for him! He claims to be my boyfriend? Aunty, I don’t even have a boyfriend, I have never had one and if I did, I would settle for someone that…
Why do women say one thing when they mean the other? Tara Aisida
I first learnt of quarving from my then teenage daughter. She had come home from school complaining that no one had quarved her and seeing my puzzled face, she explained that it meant being given a gentle slap on the…
Enugu records 25 rape cases in 3 months
No fewer than 25 rape cases were recorded in Enugu State from January to March 2021, the Centre Manager, Tamar Sexual Assault Referral Centre (Tamar SARC), Mrs Evelyn Onah, said. Onah disclosed this on Saturday in an interview with the…
Ntombesintu Mfunzi: A South African athlete’s fight against rape
The hilly and winding trail routes near Mhlakulo village in Eastern Cape, South Africa are challenging for even the most elite runners. In some parts, reaching the summit requires crawling up the rugged gravel paths on tiptoe. Ntombesintu Mfunzi, a…
My wife was raped but I am the one suffering
I love my wife and I will choose her in the next life if allowed to do so. But something happened that changed a lot of things. We had been married for almost 10years when the incident happened. Cult boys…
Wait o, who says Abortion is not good? – Peju Akande
I was still in school when I saw my first aborted fetus! I still have the image in my head. It was in the bathroom of a female hostel. There was so much blood. I’ve never seen that much blood…
Are we breeding Ireti boys in our homes?- Peju Akande
Without necessarily regurgitating what has been said over and over again by everyone outraged by the happenings a few years ago that involved school Boys from Ireti high school who attempted or even ended up raping school girls in broad…
Funmi Iyanda discusses the police’s reaction to rape cases in Episode 3 of Public Eye
“There is no point having a Family Support Unit but asking survivors to fund investigations. It’s better not to have the unit.” SP Bala Elkana on Public Eye. On Sunday, November 15, 2020, Funmi Iyanda sat with the CEO of…
I divorced my wife because she was moaning while being raped
My wife is a young woman, she is in her thirties and she has been a good woman to me, let’s speak the truth and shame the devil. But I have divorced and the reason I divorced her is because…