Posts By Sola Abe
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1.7KReportMenstruation: I Wish I Was Told Not To Be Scared Of It
“I was scared and started crying. I stayed away from others all through that day. When I got home, I still didn’t...
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3.0KInterviewEthel Olomu Survived Breast Cancer Against All The Odds
“My breast was swollen to the size of the biggest watermelon you can imagine, and the bed was soaked with blood, puss...
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1.1KOutspoken5 Life Lessons I Learnt From Cutting My Hair
It helped me discover some things about myself. I never knew I was a spontaneous person until I cut my hair. Some...
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5.0KLessonsWhat I Have Learned About Life From Nkechi Harry Ngonadi, Jodie and Adenike Oyetunde’s Stories Of Pain And Healing
When they were called to the podium, they catwalked with a smile plastered on their faces - a genuine smile, a smile...
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4.0KReportThe Little-Known Disease That Causes Stillbirth And Miscarriage
After losing three pregnancies to miscarriages, Kemi was advised by a birth attendant to go and do a particular test. Although, she...
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4.7K11InterviewAn Interview With Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale – The Woman With So Little But Can’t Stop Giving So Much
The last time I sold an elephant (artwork made from ankara fabric) , I gave the money, N160, 000, to one woman,...
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Nigerian Women Avoid Family Planning Amid Fears, Misconceptions
“There is nothing anybody can tell me about family planning that will make me do it,” Patience Onyinke said, with her mouth...
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3.4KReportTeenage Mothers In Struggle For A Second Chance…
Most of them did not actually plan for this kind of life. I know a girl who got pregnant because she needed...
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5.1KReportWhy Fight Against Rape In Nigeria Has Not Been Effective
“For example, you have victim that goes to court and the clerk says that, ‘At your young age, you want to send...
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12.3K61InterviewA Day With The Oldest Woman Living With Sickle Cell Disease – Mama Asiata Onikoyi-Laguda
I would walk from here to Mushin, Oshodi and everywhere...I never gave up, even when the crisis used to be bitter. Sometimes,...
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5.1K9ReportFemale Genital Mutilation: Why Won’t I Cut My Daughter?
Oftentimes, girls are cut in unsanitary conditions, with unsterilised equipments and no anesthesia. According to Hammed Hamzat, the shell of a snail...
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2.9K1ReportShould Brides Still Expect Wedding Gifts From Friends Who Bought Their Aso-ebi?
“For me, the rule is, if I buy your aso-ebi, then I’m not buying you gift. Simple.”
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4.4KMovie/Book ReviewsA Review Of Ufuomaee’s New Book – The Church Girl
Is it possible for a man who cheated on his wife to be totally forgiven and enjoy his marriage like nothing ever...
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3.5KReportShall We Talk About Damilola Adegoke, Patience Akpan, Ariyibi Ayomide And The Increasing Reports Of Suicide In Nigeria?
Although there is no official data to back it up, but based on recent media reports, it seems suicide rate may be...
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2.0KReportWomen Lament The Rising Cost Of Garri
“I have a friend who sells garri to me in Benin. He also has customers who buy garri and export it and...
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1.7KOutspokenShall We Talk About Women Who Shame Other Women Into Silence About Domestic Abuse?
These celebrities are humans too. They make mistakes, they cry, and talking helps them ease the pain. In as much as they...
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6.1K3Personal StoriesThis Photo Of Mr Macaulay And His Five Daughters Reminds Me Of Something My Father Told Me 8 Years Ago
“These girls will end up in the kitchen even if they have a degree; just let them learn a skill and marry...
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8.8KReportWhy Many Nigerian Women Are Embracing Wigs And Shunning Salons
A hairdresser, Iya Bola said, “ women don’t come to make their hair like before again. What they do now is buy...
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8.5K3ReportHow The Rising Costs Of Sanitary Pads Affects The Well-being Of Young Women
Because of the increase in the price of this essential commodity, some young women have resorted to other unhygenic and unsafe alternatives...
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7.0KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti – The Woman Who Led The Egba Women’s War That Led To The Abdication Of Alake Of Egbaland In 1949
Olufunmilayo Ransome Kuti was a powerful force to reckon with during her time. She was one of the most prominent women...
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34.9K3InterviewAn Interview with Anja Ringgren Lovén – The Danish Woman Helping Vulnerable Children And Making A Difference In Akwa Ibom
My body was filled with goosebumps and my eyes with tears as I looked straight into the eyes of the many children...
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11.8K2Personal StoriesThe Struggles And Resolutions Of A Single Naija Woman
In fact, the last one was so bad that I cried to my pastor in church, telling him how Bambo had broken...
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21.3K18Nigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Mama Janet Ekundayo -The Woman Who Opened Her Doors To Over 500 Orphans And Abandoned Children
When the gift came, I was brought to tears… she sent a photograph of herself and had knitted the exact green and...
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22.8K71Profiles“I Am Africa’s First Female Admiral Today Because My Husband Let Me Be. He Said If You Are Not Happy, I Can’t Be Happy. He Didn’t Feel Threatened By My Success” – Itunu Hotonu
I am Africa’s first female admiral today because my husband let me be. He said if you are not happy, I can’t...
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6.3K1OutspokenOne Thing Every Ambitious Single Nigerian Woman Must Look Out For In A Man
I have an uncle who stopped his industrious wife from her job because he wanted her to join him in full-time ministry...
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3.6K4MotherhoodNigerian Couple Welcome A Set Of Twins After 12 Miscarriages And 20 Years Of Waiting!
Such an AMAZING testimony!
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15.4KNigerian Women In HistoryA Brief History Of Adunni Olorisa – The White Priestess Of An African goddess
The turning point for Susan came, when she was seriously ill with tuberculosis and there was no doctor to treat her. She...
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9.8K2Nigerian Women In HistoryHow Nwanyeruwa Ignited The Igbo Women’s War Of 1929
On the morning of November 18, Emereuwa arrived at Nwanyereuwa's house and approached Nwanyereuwa, since her husband Ojim, had already died. He...
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2.4K2OutspokenShall We Talk About Tobi Medal, Izien And Chioma Ezenwoye?
In our society today, rape affects both the young and old. The most heartbreaking part is that even babies, as innocent as...