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 in Nigeria in a single year, yet many survivors were denied justice due to different reasons like poor investigations, stigma, victim blaming, corruption, and failures within the criminal justice system. Sexual assault cases rarely make it to court, and when they do, they are …
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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 …
“Fuckkkkkkkkkkk,” Malik groaned as he came on her stomach. He was still on top of her, with his hands planted firmly on either side of her body. His chest heaved as he tried to catch his …
Rami spent most of Sunday confused and anxious. She couldn’t talk to anyone about this because she didn’t know who to trust. Besides, everyone would think that she was crazy. Could she speak to the police? …
Last year while working on a documentary film project in Accra, I met a very interesting middle-aged woman named Naa who I discovered is a Priestess and the leader of a group of middle-aged queer Ghanaian …
Written by Oladoyin Alana Precious* met Wale* on an evening train to Lagos. The conversation that ensued between the two of them was enough. She was convinced that Wale* was going to be the love of …