Written by Precious Nwosu “Mommy is in the kitchen cooking food. Daddy in the parlour, watching film…” Like many children’s songs, Nigerian children could sing this with wide grins without realising the full picture it painted. Mummy was in the kitchen, cooking and taking care of the home, while Daddy was in the parlour, watching television. Beneath the simplicity of the song was a familiar picture of family life: the woman takes care of the home, while the man is …
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Written by Angel Nduka-Nwosu I have always loved the cinema. Some of my favourite memories as a child and teen involve going to Silverbird Cinemas with my parents and siblings after church. I also have fond …
Written by Precious Nwosu It’s 10:50 pm, and you should be asleep, but instead you are awake on TikTok watching Certified Sex Educator Elizabeth Adewale discussing sex and pleasure on the Glitch Africa Studios podcast. Yesterday …
Written by Ifeoluwa. I have watched my mother burn the midnight oil, praying at the top of her voice for our marriages, asking that any spiritual hindrance keeping her daughters unmarried be taken up and out …
Written By Shawn O. There are many ways to establish communication between people. I have always just thought “communication” meant opening your mouth to talk with another person. But I have come to understand that communication …
A short story by Angel Nduka-Nwosu I The Bible says that out of the belly of those that believe in God shall flow springs of living water. But when I, Pastor Mrs Karinate Cole (née Fubara), …
Written by Ifeoluwa Suleiman My mother had a dream that I would get pregnant by a man far older than me. She never told me about the dream. She just started treating me like it had …
Written by Ylang Ylang When I met the person I had been sexting with online, whose words of affection had been numbing the voice in my head that tells me I’m unloveable, my stomach dropped. He …
Written by Precious Obiabunmo I had just finished having sex with my partner when I came across a Facebook post of a woman sharing her experience with sex toys. The comments section overflowed with images and …
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 …
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 …