Written by Sylvia Anim Before I was even asked to write about power dynamics, I was already deep into watching *The Polygamist*. This Netflix series has been living rent-free in my head ever since. I sat down expecting to switch off for the evening yet found myself analysing nearly every interaction. What kept drawing me in wasn’t the relationships themselves. It was watching how power was held, wielded and normalised. How one person’s influence quietly shaped the choices, behaviours and …
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Rami couldn’t help but notice that he hadn’t sounded drunk during most of their conversation. He sounded normal in a way that she had never witnessed since she met him. In fact, she had never thought …
Rami stared at Peter, doubting what her ears had just heard. “Did you just say blood sacrifice?” Lilian asked. Peter gulped more water. “That is the only thing that makes sense. He was acting suspicious after …
Most women cannot orgasm from just penetration alone, yet many people still believe otherwise. One study found that only 18.4% of women reported that intercourse alone was enough to make them orgasm, while more than a …
The justice system in Nigeria is nothing to write home about. Women hardly ever get justice, especially in cases of femicide or sexual assault. According to Amnesty International Nigeria, more than 11,000 rape cases were reported …
To back up or prove a fact, especially one that is likely to be challenged, we turn to statistics. We say “according to statistics”, cite numbers, and reference reports to show the extent of a problem, …
Lilian was back in ten minutes, and they both waited anxiously for Peter to arrive. Time was crawling too slowly for Rami. Twenty minutes had never felt so long. They didn’t speak as they monitored the …
Written by Anluma Ocran The nature of my present job requires me to visit homestays and familiarise myself with each host family with whom our exchange participants will be staying during their visits to Ghana. Although …
“Mom, are you saying that you didn’t identify Aba’s body yourself?” Rami asked her mother. There were a few seconds of silence, and then she responded, “We agreed not to tell anyone. They did it for …
Thirty minutes later, Rami was on her way back home. Nobody had been able to tell her anything new. The only intriguing piece of information was the one Seth had given her. Before she fell asleep …
Pray tell, when you look at other women, do you see a reflection of yourself in them, or do you feel like you are someone else entirely? The time is 1:32am and I am at the …