Author: Ado Aminu
SOS: Nigeria’s legal system is still behind in protecting victims of sexual assault
In July 2012, news media widely reported the death by sexual molestation of wealthy businessman, Uroko Onoja. He is reported ...
Corrective rape, the price of misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigerians last week
With its avowed conservatism and self-proclaimed devotion to traditional values, Nigeria’s public discussion landscape is seeing an increase in conversations ...
‘I am Gay AF:’ More than anything else, Nigerian parents should be bothered about the shame of terrible parenting
“Yes I am Gay AF 🌈🌈” That’s the caption under a topless image posted by Bolu Okupe on his Instagram ...
3 Nigerian men open up about feeling unlovable when they are broke
The designation of men as ‘providers’ is as old as human civilisation, and while the cost of this on men’s ...
Visa denial: Where justice reigns, homophobia must have consequences
What happens when a homophobic Nigerian gets denied a visa to an inclusive developed nation for their harmful view on ...
How Nigeria’s ‘special needs’ population continue to live a life of unrealised aspirations
In a recent interview with host of #WithChude and founder of human flourishing company, Joy, Inc. Chude Jideonwo, popular Nigerian ...
The Hijab-wearing woman’s experience that could help us better understand one another
Nigeria’s cultural landscape is still taking shape, we are caught in the thick of this process daily in the conversations ...
Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good
If you have used public transport for any sizeable amount of time in Lagos then ‘the tale of the evangelising ...
The tussle between some Christians and the LGBT+ for the right to the rainbow is a needless distraction
A conversation about the claim of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, trans and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBT+) community to the ...
3 Men share why they chose silence after they got sexually assaulted
Victims of sexual assault have a hard time coming forward, whether they are male, female or non-binary. The reason for ...
“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity
Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. ...
What we learnt from the touching experience of 3 Nigerian men suffering from mental illness
A frantic search for Digital Strategist, Ayodele Bandele – known simply as Dele, which lasted barely a day has turned ...
The Chronicles of Tunde Ednut; punished at the ‘mark’ | The #YNaijaCover
Celebrity blogger, Tunde Ednut, has been suspended by Instagram for the second time in the space of a month. He ...
Why Toke Makinwa is a poster girl for feminism of a different sort
Toke Makinwa is no stranger to controversy – many might even argue her brand is built mostly on that, and ...
Here’s why more men channelling their energy rightly will benefit boys
“If it was a girl that was raped now, feminists will be all over this trend,” is a phrase anyone ...
You can hate LGBT without inciting violence on the community
Few human groups are as talked about, dissected, vilified and dismissed nowadays as the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and other ...
Labour Prefect, Apologies; Deputy Labour Minister launches Special Public Works Programme | The #YNaijaCover
The term ‘tone-deaf’ might very well have been forged in the same cauldron that produced Nigeria’s perennially dysfunctional leading class. ...
Pope Francis updates Cannon to allow women to be formally installed as Lectors and Acolytes
An edict issued and personally signed by Pope Francis will finally see women, ‘recognized for the service already carried out ...
Meet Oluwatobiloba Ajayi; one of the powerful voices among Nigeria’s 25 million-special needs population
There are a number of voices speaking for the rights of the Nigerian people, few of those remember to speak ...
Nigeria is too poor a country for the amount of ‘poverty shaming’ that goes unchecked
If anybody knows the human behind the famous meme showing a person lying face down on a bare mattress with ...
Where the gays gather and it is holy
For Ace (not real name) Christmas was never the joy-filled celebration his siblings swear to the heavens it has always ...
Saudi Arabia bans underage marriage – a move that protects the rights of children
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has taken a step in the right direction, like its neighbours, with an unspoken caveat. ...
Amotekun reminds us of #EndSARS in a negative way
In the din of the collective uproar of Nigerians against the brutality of Nigeria Police Force Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), ...
Bridget Bema is a content machine we hope never stops
In the face of the emerging threat of a new wave of coronavirus, Nigerians have found solace in Bridget Bema ...
Amid a second wave of the pandemic, Nigerians troop to register for NIN
If Nigerians were hoping that the Federal Government will see reason and do what every right-thinking person has been asking ...
Tems and Omah Lay post-release statement says nothing about learning to do better
Nigeria’s fast-rising music acts, Tems and Omah Lay, are back home. The duo, who were arrested and detained in Uganda ...
#COVID19 vaccine – mark of the beast or just biology?
2020 has been a peculiar year and has definitely taught us many things. But, one thing asserted itself so forcefully ...
Netflix has stirred the pot again by hailing Satan and there is a lesson for Christians
Every so often, conservative Christians will publicly ponder boycotting one global brand or another. Today it is streaming giant Netflix ...
Nigeria is either playing the long game or gambling with border reopening
In the typical about-turn traipse that signifies most of this administration’s policy decisions, President Muhammadu Buhari has okayed the immediate ...
The latest NCC directive is thoughtless and will only end in tears
One of the many questions Nigerians are asking following the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announcement, instructing all network providers to ...