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 of the way. I have watched the worry sit in her face. I have listened to a friend narrate the questions society has started asking her, the same tired ones, asked with the same fake concern, and I have wanted to tell both of …
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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 …
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 …
Written by Precious Nwosu “When someone repeatedly feels dismissed or unheard in medical settings, it doesn’t just stay about that one appointment. It becomes a pattern that the nervous system starts to recognise,” says Amari Leaphart, …
Written by Vivian Oluchi The orgasm gap, also known as the pleasure gap, can be defined, according to Wikipedia, as the difference in sexual satisfaction between heterosexual men and women. Studies have found that the orgasm …